Math, asked by Shi14209, 1 month ago

Pencils come in packages of 10. Erasers come in packages of 12. Phillip wants to purchase the smallest number of pencils and erasers, so that he will have exactly 1 eraser per pencil. How many packages of pencils and erasers should Phillip buy?

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Answered by vineetaprakash0802
4

Answer:

Jason should buy 6 packages of pencils (60) and 5 packages of erasers (60).

Step-by-step explanation:

Here are two ways to find the LCM (Least Common Multiple) of two numbers:

 

[1] list all of the multiples and choose the least common number

of 10:   10  20  30  40  50  60  70  80  90  100

of 12:   12  24  36  48  60  72  84  96

 

[2] find a number that shares all the prime factors of the two numbers

(thus, is divisible by both of the numbers)

prime factors of 10:    2, 5

prime factors or 12:    2, 2, 3

LCM = 2*2*3*5 = 60

Answered by piyush3050
3

Answer:

he should by 12 packages of pencils

=10X12

=120.

&he have to buy 10 packages of erasers

=12X10

=120.

he get 120 pencils & 120 erasers.

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