Question

Jodie bought some shirts for $6 each.  Marge bought some shirts for $8 each.  The girls spent the same amount of money on shirts.  What is the least amount they could have spent?

Answer 1

$24

$8 and $6

8x1 = 8 ; 8x2 = 16 ; 8x3 = 24
6x1 = 6 ; 6x2 = 12 ; 6x3 = 18 ; 6x4 = 24

$24 dollars

Answer 2

The least amount of money they could have spent is $24

Step-by-step explanation:

To get the least amount of money they could have spent, we will need to get the lowest common multiple of both numbers (6 and 8).

This means that we need to find that least number that is found in both multiplication tables

Multiples of 6:

6 * 1 = 6

6 * 2 = 12

6 * 3 = 18

6 * 4 = 24

Multiples of 8:

8 * 1 = 8

8 * 2 = 16

8 * 3 = 24

Noticing the two multiples, we can note that the lowest common multiple is 24.

This means that the lowest amount they could have spent is 24

Hope this helps :)