Question

*99 POINTS*The science club sponsor is ordering caps and shirts for the boys and girls in the science club.There are 45 science club members.If the caps come in packages of 3 amd the shirts come in packages of 5,what is the least number of packages of caps and shirts that will need to be ordered

Answer 1

for every member to get a shirt you would need to order 9 packages of shirt (because 5 times 9 is 45) and for caps the minimum to order would be 15 packages of caps

explanation

caps=3 per package

shirts=5 per package

divide 45 by and get 15

15 is the total packages of hats needed to order

for shirt 45 divided by 5 is 9

9 is the total packages of shirts needed to order

Answer 2

Answer:

15 pack of caps n 9 pack of shirts

Step-by-step explanation:

There are 45 science club members.

If the caps come in packages of 3, least no. of package of caps is 45/3=15

If the shirts come in packages of 5, least no. of package of caps is 45/5=9