Question

Torrance is shopping for a school party. His donation to the party is snack bags and juice boxes. Snack bags come in packages of 12, and juice boxes come in a package of 10 . What is the fewest number of packages of each product Torrance must purchase so that he has the same number of snack bags and juice boxes?

Answer 1

5 snack bags and 6 juice boxes.

Explanation:

The least common multiple of 12 and 10 is 60. If he buys 5 snack bags and 6 juice boxes, he will have 60 of each. 12 goes into 60 5 times, and 10 goes into 60 6 times.