Question

Sarah's Shipping and Ryan's Mail Services both ship packages. Sarah's trucks will only carry loads of 18 packages. In contrast, Ryan's trucks will only carry loads of 11 packages. If both businesses end up shipping the same number of packages this morning, what is the minimum number of packages each must have shipped?

Answer 1

The minimum number of packages each must have shipped is 198.

Explanation:

Sarah's trucks will only carry loads of 18 packages.

Ryan's trucks will only carry loads of 11 packages.

To find the minimum number of packages each must have shipped, we will find the LCM.

18 = 2 x 3 x 3

11 = 11 x 1

LCM = 18 x 11 = 198

Hence, the minimum number of packages each must have shipped is 198.