Problema Solution

Peter's Party Zone sells cups in packages of 6 and plates in packages of 8.

Shaniya is hosting a birthday party for her little sister and wants to have the same number of each item.

What is the least number of packages of plates Shaniya needs to buy

Answer provided by our tutors

Since LCM(6, 8) = 2 we find the answer:

Shaniya needs to be 24:6 = 4 packages of cups and  24 : 8 = 3 packages of plates.