Question

The science club is ordering caps and shirts for the boys and girls in the science club. There are 45 science club members. If the caps come in packages of 3 and the come in packages of 5, what is the least number of packages of caps and shirts that will need to be ordered?

PS: LCM, 2 answers

Answer 1

There are 45 students in all.
Each cap package has 3 caps.
Each shirt package has 5 shirts.

Caps = 45/3
Caps = 15

Shirts = 45/5
Shirts = 9

The club needs to order at least 15 packages of caps and 9 packages of shirts.