Question

Mr. Martinez is buying hot dogs for a barbecue. Hot dogs are sold inpackages of 12 and hot dogs buns are sold in packages of 8. If he wants tohave an equal number of each, what is the LEAST number of hot dogs andbuns that Mr. Martinez will have to buy?

Answer 1

the batch of a hot dog contains 12 hot dogs

the batch of buns contains 8 buns

for equal no. of buns and hot dogs

so it will be the LCM of 12 and 8

4 x 2 x3 = 24

he has to buy 24 packets