Hot dogs are sold in packages of 8, and hot dog buns are sold in packages of 12. What's the smallest number of each that could be bought so that the customer has the same number of hot dogs and buns?

48

16

32

24

Question

Hot dogs are sold in packages of 8, and hot dog buns are sold in packages of 12. What's the smallest number of each that could be bought so that the customer has the same number of hot dogs and buns?

48

16

32

24

rcp031 · Answer

Any Ideas?

rjtrain1 · Answer

24

roguehamster2073 · Answer

ah this is simple

rcp031 · Answer

Yes! he is indirectly askin u to find LCM of 8 & 24.

roguehamster2073 · Answer

Yes it is asking you to find the lowest common multiple

rjtrain1 · Answer

ya

rcp031 · Answer

U don't need to check every option it consume alot of time instead the phrase "What's the smallest number of each" means Least common multipe LCM of 8 &12 which i 24

roguehamster2073 · Answer

So 8 x 2 = 16

12 cant really by multipled to make 16, so thats not it

roguehamster2073 · Answer

8 x 3 = 24

roguehamster2073 · Answer

can 12 be multiplied to make 24? yes

rjtrain1 · Answer

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roguehamster2073 · Answer

lol omg lets see

rjtrain1 · Answer

2nd down

rcp031 · Answer

LCM of 8 & 12 is 
multiples of 8 are 8, 16,24, 32.,,so on...,
multiples of 12 are 12, 24, 36, so on...,
therefore Least common multipe LCM  is 24. our solution.