Question

Hamburger buns are sold in packages of 8. Hamburgers patties are sold in packages of 6. If Lynn wants to have enough to serve exactly 24 people, how many packages of hamburger buns and hamburger patties must she purchase.

Answer 1

First we know that one hamburger bun package is 8. so we multiply that by 3 to get 24. BUT, you need 2 pieces for a hamburger bun, cause each patttie needs two buns: 1 on top and one on bottom. We multiply 3 by 2 = 6. and you need 2 for That is 24 people. However, we still need patties. We multiply 6 by 4 to get 24. Thats 24 people. 4 + 6 = 10. So 7 packages in total.

Answer 2

The least common multiple of 8 and 6

burgers: 6, 12, 18, 24
buns: 8, 16, 24

You make 24 burgers which is 4 packages
of meat patties and 3 packs of buns.