Question

Mrs.Anderson wants to purchase notepads in packages of 8 and pencils in packages of 12 for her class. What is the least number of notepads and pencils she can purchase so that there is one notepad for every pencils with no notepads or pencils left over

Answer 1

The least number is 3 packs of notepads and 2 packs of pencils because there would be 24 notepads and 24 pencils.