Question

Peter's Party Zone sells cups in packages of 6 and plates in packages of 8. Shaniya is hosting a birthday party for her little sister and wants to have the same number of each item. What is the least number of packages of plates Shaniya needs to buy?

Answer 1

Shaniya needs to buy 3 packages of plates.

Step-by-step explanation:

To have the same number of each item, Shaniya needs to find the least common multiple (LCM) of 6 and 8. The LCM of 6 and 8 is 24. This means that Shaniya needs to buy 3 packages of plates in order to have the same number of cups and plates for the party.

Answer 2

the least number of packages is 4 packages of cups and 3 packages of plates

this is because 8 and 6 are both factors of 24