Ms Everett found Birthday cards in packs of 6 and envelopes in packs of 9. If she wants to have the same number of cards and env

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Solnce55 [7]

4 years ago

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Ms Everett found Birthday cards in packs of 6 and envelopes in packs of 9. If she wants to have the same number of cards and env

elopes what is the minimum of each she can buy?

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2 answers:

kirill115 [55] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-12T09:09:58+03:00

kirill115 [55]4 years ago

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3 packs of cards and 2 packs of envelopes

Setler79 [48] · Answer 2 · 2021-12-12T10:11:43+03:00

Setler79 [48]4 years ago

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The lowest common multiple of 6 and 9 is 18

18/6 = 3....she needs 3 packs of cards
18/9 = 2...she needs 2 packs of envelopes

so by buying 3 packs of cards and 2 packs of envelopes, she will have 18 of each