Question

Marco is making beaded bracelets. Each bracelet will have the exact same number of red and blue beads. If red beads come in packs of 8 and blue beads come in packs of 6, what is the least number of beads of each color Marco can buy to have equal colors of beads?

Answer 1

Answer:

24

Step-by-step explanation:

Find the LCM of 6 and 8 to get 24

So the prime factorization of 6 is 2x3 and for 8 its 2^3

so we can say

6=2x3

8=2x2x2

Cancel out the 2 in 6 and a 2 in 8

then multiply everything left behind

u get 24