Problema Solution

Yadira's mom is buying hot dogs and hot dog buns for the family barbecue. Hot dogs come in packs of 12 and hot dog buns come in packs of 9.

The store does not sell parts of a pack and Yadira's mom wants the same number of hot dogs as hot dog buns.

What is the smallest total number of hot dogs that Yadira's mom can purchase?

Answer provided by our tutors

The Least Common Measure for 12 and 9 is:

LCM(12, 9) = 36

The smallest total number of hot dogs is 36.