Question

the science club sponsor is ordering caps and shirts for the boys and girls in the science club. there are 45 science club members. if the caps come inpackages of 3 and the shirts come in packages of 5, what is the least number of packages of caps and shirts that will need to be ordered?

Answer 1

Well if you need 45 of each, just divide 45 by 3 and 5. You'd get 15 packages of caps and 9 packages of shirts. I hope this helps! Funny, someone just asked the same question as well and this is the response I gave to them!

Answer 2

The club sponsor needs at least 15 packages of caps and 9 packages of shirts.

Explanation:

We have to find the least common multiple of 3 and 5.

The LCM of 3 and 5 is 15.

There are 45 science club members in all. The caps come in packages of 3 and the shirts come in packages of 5.

So, the least number of packages of caps and shirts that will need to be ordered are:

caps =
`(45)/(3)=15`

shirts =
`(45)/(5)=9`

Therefore, the club sponsor needs at least 15 packages of caps and 9 packages of shirts.