Question

Anna is planning a birthday party for her brother Juan. She is planning on serving hamburgers to her guests.

Hamburger patties come in packs of 12 and hamburger buns in packs of 8.

Anna wants the same number of hamburger patties as hamburger buns.

What is the smallest total of hamburger patties that Anna can buy?

(LCM)

Answer 1

the least amount of hamburger patties anna could buy would be 24 and that is 2 packs of 12. this is because the LCM of 12 and 8 is 24