Plastic cups come in packages of 24 and straws come in packages of 20, whats the smallest number of each that could be bought so

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3 years ago

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that you had the same amount of cups and straws? 200 240 120 480

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Aleks04 [339] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-10T19:26:13+03:00

Answer:

120

Step-by-step explanation:

No. of plastic cups = 24

No. of straws =20

We need to find the smallest number of each that could be bought so that you had the same amount of cups and straws.

Prime factrisation of 24 = 2×3×2×2

Prime factorisation of 20 = 2×5×2

LCM = 120

Hence, the smallest number of each type will be 120.