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Susan is buying supplies for a party. Spoons only come in bags of 6 and forks only come in bags of 22.

What is the least number of spoons and the least number of forks she can buy so that she has the same
number of each?
The least number of spoons and the least number of forks she can buy, so that she has the same number
of each, is forks and spoons.

User Trutane
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Answer:

11 bags of spoons and 3 bags of forks

Explanation:

figure out what common number that multiples of 6 and multiples of 22 share

that number is 66

6x11 = 66 spoons total

22x3= 66 forks total

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