Question

Tom would like to stock groceries for his shop. The wholesaler where he buys his stock sells sugar in packets of 10 per carton, flour in packets of 6 per carton and rice in packets of 5 per carton. How many cartons of each item should Tom buy so that there are equal number of packets of sugar, flour and rice. ​

Answer 1

Answer: Sugar = 3 cartons, Flour = 5 cartons, Rice = 6 cartons

Step-by-step explanation:

Sugar = 10 packets/carton

Flour = 6 packets/carton

Rice = 5 packets/carton

10, 20 30... sugar

6, 12, 18, 24, 30... flour

5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30... rice

30/10 = 3 cartons of sugar

30/6 = 5 cartons of flour

30/5 = 6 cartons of rice

For all the number of packets to be equal.

Answer 2

Sugar cartons, 3
flour cartons, 5
rice cartons, 6