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Anna is holding a party for six children. She buys cupcakes which come in boxes of four. The children eat all the cupcakes and they all get the same number. What is the fewest number of boxes that Anna could have bought?

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3 because 12 is the lowest multiple of 6 and 4
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Anna could have bought 3 boxes, which would serve 2 cupcakes to each child.
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