Question

Annabelle and Amberly went to the amusement park. They bought the same number of ride

tickets, but Annabelle bought them in packs of 5, and Amberly bought them in packs of 3. What
is the smallest possible number of tickets they each bought?

Answer 1

The smallest number of ride tickets Annabelle and Amberly each could have bought is 15, which is the least common multiple (LCM) of 5 and 3.

Step-by-step explanation:

The problem needs us to find the smallest number of tickets that both Annabelle and Amberly could have bought, which can be divided both by 5 and 3.

This involves finding the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5 and 3. The multiples of 5 are 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and the multiples of 3 are 3, 6, 9, 12, 15.

The smallest number that appears in both lists is 15, which is the LCM of 5 and 3.

Therefore, the smallest possible number of tickets they each bought is 15 tickets.