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Mrs. Brandt is buying markers and crayons for her preschool classroom. Markers are sold in packs of

12
, and crayons are sold in packs of
8
.

What is the least number of packages of each that Mrs. Brandt must buy to have the same number of markers and crayons?

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For the markers you need 2 packs and for the crayons you need 3 packs. The least common multiple of 12 and 8 is 24
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