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Plastic cups comes in an 10-pack, but paper plates come in a 12 pack. What is the smallest number of plastic cups and paper plates you can purchase if you want to have the same number of each for an upcoming
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Plastic cups comes in an 10-pack, but paper plates come in a 12 pack. What is the smallest number of plastic cups and paper plates you can purchase if you want to have the same number of each for an upcoming BBQ?

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The answer is 60. You can find this out by finding the least common multiple of 10 and 12, which is 60 because 10x6=60 and 12x5=60. Hope this helps :)
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