Question

A store sells tea cups in sets of 9 and saucers in sets of 12. The store sold the same number of individual cups and saucers in the same day. What is the least number of individual cups and saucers the store could have sold? First, find the ​ LCM ​ of 9 and 12. What are the first five multiples of 9 in order from least to greatest?

Answer 1

The first five multiples of 9 are 9 18 27 36 45 I hope that's what you mean.

The prime factors of 9 and 12 are

9: 3 * 3

12: 3 * 2 * 2

The LCM is 3*3*2*2 is 36

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