Question

cups are sold 6 in a pakage and plates are sold 8 in a package.if you want to have the same number of each item for a party.what is the least number of packages of each you need to buy ?

Answer 1

Answer:

ANSWER IS 24    SO 4 PACKAGES OF CUPS AND 3 PACKAGES OF PLATES

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Given: cups are sold 6 in a pakage and plates are sold 8 in a package.if you want to have the same number of each item for a party.

To find: The least number of packages of each you need to buy.

Solution:

First, the total number of cups and plates to be bought is calculated. In order to do so, the L.C.M. of 6 and 8 is taken which is 24. This means that there will be 24 cups and 24 plates.

One package of cups consists of 6 cups, so to buy 24 cups the number of packages to be bought is

$\frac{24}{6} = 4$

One package of plates consists of 8 plates, so to buy 24 plates the number of packages to be bought is

$\frac{24}{8} = 3$

Therefore, the least number of packages of each you need to buy is 4 cups packages and 3 plates packages.