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Cups are sold in packages of 8. Napkins are sold in packages of 12.

What is the fewest number of packages of cups and the fewest number of packages of napkins that can be purchased so there will be the same number of cups as napkins?

User Rashada
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Answer:

3 packages of cups and 2 packages of napkins

User Kinkajou
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Answer:

2 Packages of Napkins, 3 Packages of Cups

Explanation:

12 * 2 = 24

8 * 3 = 24

User Tomasz Mularczyk
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