OpenStax, Prealgebra 2e §2.5 Prime Factorization and the Least Common Multiple · Exercise 47 · Number Theory · GCD & LCM
Prime Factorization and the Least Common Multiple · Exercise 47
Grocery shopping Hot dogs are sold in packages of ten, but hot dog buns come in packs of eight. What is the smallest number of hot dogs and buns that can be purchased if you want to have the same number of hot dogs and buns? (Hint: it is the LCM!)
OpenStax, Prealgebra 2e · §2.5 Prime Factorization and the Least Common Multiple · Exercise 47
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