Question

Norma is buying hot dogs and hot dog buns for a street party Hot dogs are sold in packages of 8 and buns in packages of 12 what is the least number of packages of hot dogs and hot dog buns that Norma can buy to have an equal number of hot dogs and buns?

Answer 1

24 packages

Explanation:

We solve this question using the Least Common Multiple Method

We have :

Hot dogs are sold in packages of 8 and buns in packages of 12

We find the multiplea of 8 and 12

Multiples of 8:

8, 16, 24, 32, 40

Multiples of 12:

12, 24, 36, 48

Therefore,

LCM(8, 12) = 24

The least number of packages of hot dogs and hot dog buns that Norma can buy to have an equal number of hot dogs and buns is 24 packages