pencils are in packages of 10. Erasers come in packages of 12. Phillip wants to purchase the smallest number of pencils and eras

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Blababa [14]

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pencils are in packages of 10. Erasers come in packages of 12. Phillip wants to purchase the smallest number of pencils and eras

ers so that he would have exactly 1 eraser per pencil. How many pencils and erasers should Philip buy

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Sonja [21] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-16T10:54:19+03:00

Sonja [21]3 years ago

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The smallest number of pencils and erasers and 1 eraser per pencil so number of pencils and erasers are equal
*GCD( 12;10) = 60
So Philip buy 60÷12=5 packages of erasers
60÷10=6 packaes of pencils