Question

There florist can order roses in bunches of one dozen and lilies in bunches of 8. Last month she ordered the same number of roses as lilies. If she ordered no more than 100 roses, how many bunches of each could she have ordered? What is the smallest number of bunches she could have ordered? Explain your reasonings.

Answer 1

Roses come in 12s lillies come in 8s.
24 is The smallest number of bunches she could have ordered because it is the lcm of 12 and 8.
If she ordered no more than 100 roses than she must have ordered the highest multiple of 24 that is less than 100 which is: 96
bunches of roses:96/12=8
Bunches of roses 96/8=12

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