Question

Jasmine wants to have an equal quantity of forks and spoons, what is the least number of packages of forks jasmine should buy to have an equal quantity of forks and spoons ? Forks are 2.25 for 10 and spoons are 2.50 for 12

Answer 1

6 packages of forks

Explanation:

If Jasmine wants to have an equal quantity of forks and spoons, we need to list the multiples of each quantity and determine the least common multiple (LCM).

Forks: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90

Spoons: 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96

The LCM in this example is 60. In order to have exactly 60 forks and 60 spoons, Jasmine will need to buy 6 packages of forks [60 ÷ 10 = 6] and 5 packages of spoons [60 ÷ 12 = 5].