Question

reptile stickers come in sheets of 6 and fish stickers come in sheets of 9. Antonio buys the same number of both type of stickers and he buys at least 100 of each type. What is the least number of sheets of each type he might buy?

Answer 1

All you have to do is find the LCM. Least common multiple which would be 18

Answer 2

Answer: 108

Explanation:

Given : Reptile stickers come in sheets of 6 and fish stickers come in sheets of 9.

To find : The least number of sheets of each type he might buy.

We first find the L.C.M. of 6 and 9.

Since ,
`6=2*3` ;
`9=3*3`

Then,
`\text{LCM (6,9)}=3*3*3=18`

But he buys at least 100 of each type, then we recall the multiples of 18 to find the least number which is nearest to 100.

Multiples 18=
`18,36, 54,72,90,108,126,.....`

Here 1908 is the least number i.e. both more than 100 and nearest to 100.

Therefore, the least number of sheets of each type he might buy = 108