Problema Solution

hot dogs are sold in packs of 10. Buns are sold in packs of 8. What is the least number of buns?

Answer provided by our tutors

10 prime factors to 2*5

8 prime factors to 2*4


...ok, the wording in this question is ambiguous... the problem should probably end with "What is the least number of buns such that every hot dog has a bun and every bun has a hot dog."


multiply the unique prime factors together:

2*5*4 = 40


40/8 = 5 packets of buns

40/10 = 4 packs of hot dogs