Question

By coincidence, Kimberly’s Paint Supplies sold equal quantities of two paint colors yesterday: yellow and blue. All yellow paint comes in 9-liter containers while blue paint is sold in 12-liter containers. What is the smallest amount of each paint color the store must have sold?

Answer 1

Answer: The answer is 9.

Explanation:

Because I got it right on ixl.

Answer 2

36 liters

Explanation:

Yellow paint = 9 liters containers

Blue paint = 12 liters containers

Kimberly’s Paint Supplies sold equal quantities of two paint colors yesterday

What is the smallest amount of each paint color the store must have sold?

Find the Lowest common multiple of 9 liters and 12 liters

9 liters = 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, 63, 72, 81, 90, 99

12 liters = 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108

The Lowest common multiple of 9 liters and 12 liters is 36 liters

Therefore, the smallest amount of each paint color the store must have sold to have equal quantities of two paint colors yesterday is 36 liters