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Jodie bought some shirts for $6 each Marge bought some shirts for $8 each the girls spent the same amount of money on shirts what is the least amount they could have spent

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$28 because they both most likely got the same shirt of each price
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You have to find the LCM of both 6 and 8. The LCM of 6 & 8 is 24 because 8*3 is 24. 6*4 is 24, also. That is the LCM of both, so they both spent $24.
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