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  • 22-12-2021
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Pencils can be purchased in packages of 12 or 25. If Karl purchased 8 packages to get 135 pencils, how many packages of 12 did he buy?

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  • 22-12-2021

Answer: 60

Step-by-step explanation:

list all of the multiples and choose the least common number

10:   10  20  30  40  50  60  70  80  90  100

12:   12  24  36  48  60  72  84  96

find a number that shares all the prime factors of the two numbers

prime factors of 10: 2, 5

prime factors or 12: 2, 2, 3

LCM = 60

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