Question

Scissors come in packages of 3. Glue sticks come.in packages of 10 Martha wants to buy the same number of each . what is the fewest glue sticks martha can buy

Answer 1

The fewest she can buy is 30.

Answer 2

To find fewest glue sticks that Martha can buy so that he buys same no of glue sticks & scissors, find the least common factor of 3 and 10
i.e,
↪LCM=3×10=30
=3×1 packets glue
=3 packets of glue➡ANS

Hence, the fewest glue sticks Martha can buy is 30 glue sticks or 3 packets of glue sticks.