Question

Hot dogs come in packages of 8. hot dog buns come in packages of 12. if grace wants to have enough to serve 24 people and have none left over, how many packages of hot dogs and hot dog buns should she purchase?

Answer 1

She would by 3 packages of hot dogs and 2 packages of hot dog buns. This is because 3*8 would be 24 and 12*2 is also 24. These would both be the minimum amount of packages.