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Edna and Jamal ended up making the same number of cookies for a bake sale at school, even

though Edna made them in batches of 11 cookies and Jamal made them in batches of 8
cookies. What is the smallest number of cookies each must have baked?
cookies

Edna and Jamal ended up making the same number of cookies for a bake sale at school-example-1
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88 cookies because when Jamal makes 11 batches of 8 cookies and Edna makes 8 batches of 11 cookies then they will have a even amount which will happen to be the smallest amount.
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Answer:

88

Explanation:

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