Rohnda is in charge of buying food for the school picnic, she found that hot dogs are in packages of 24, buns in packages of 18, ketchup in boxes of 12, and mustard in boxes of 15. what is the least number of students that can be feed if each student receives 1 of each item and there are none left over?

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Rohnda is in charge of buying food for the school picnic, she found that hot dogs are in packages of 24, buns in packages of 18, ketchup in boxes of 12, and mustard in boxes of 15. what is the least number of students that can be feed if each student receives 1 of each item and  there are none left over?

Reiny · Answer

This is just like finding the LCM of 24, 18 ,12, and 15 24 = 2x2x2x3 18 =2x3x3 12 = 2x2x3 15 = 3x5 The LCM = 2x2x2x3x5 = 120

marissa · Answer

thanks Reiny