Question

Mr kamau wishes to buy some items for his son and daughter the son items costs sh 324 while the daughter item cost sh 220 each Mr kamau would like to give each of them equal amount of money

Answer 1

`Amount = 17820`

Explanation:

Given

`Son = 324`

`Daughter = 220`

Required [Missing piece]:

Least he can give each

To do this, we simply calculate the LCM of 324 and 220.

`324:=> 2*2*3*3*3*3`

`324:=> 2^2*3^4`

`220:=>2 * 2*5*11`

`220:=>2^2*5*11`

So, the LCM is:

`LCM = 2^2 * 3^4 * 5 * 11`

`LCM = 17820`

Hence, the least amount he can give each is: #17820