Question

Jake bought some shirts for $6 each. Andy bought some shirts for $8 each. The boys spent the same amount of money on shirts. What is an amount of money could they have spent?

Answer 1

Answer:

$24, $48, $72

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that :

Jake: cost per shirt = $6

Andy : cost per shirt = $8

Bith spent same amount of money on shirt purchase :

Amount of money they could have spent :

Obtain the factors common to both 6 and 8

Factors of :

6 : 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, 60, 66, 72

8 : 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 72

$24, $48, $72,....