Question

A candy store makes strawberry cream chocolates every 8 days and white chocolate truffles every 12 days. The candy store made both kinds of chocolates today. How many days from now will the candy store make both types of chocolates on the same day?

Answer 1

on the 24th day they both will make chocolate the LCM of 8 and 12 is 24

Answer 2

24 days

Explanation:

You need to find the least common factor of 8 and 12

8x1=8 12x1 =12

8x2=16 12x2 =24

8x3=24

The candy store made both kinds of chocolates today

From now, every 24 days the candy store will make both types of chocolates on the same day