Elena is buying cups and plates for her party. Cups are sold in packs of 8 and plates are sold in packs of 6. She wants to have the same number of plates and cups.
Find a number of plates and cups that meet her requirement.

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Answer:

24 of each; 3 packs of cups and 4 packs of plates

Step-by-step explanation:

If you want to know the minimum amount of plates and cups she can get, it would be 24.

The factors of 8 are:

8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 72, 80

The factors of 6 are:

6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, 60

The least common factor they share is 24.

She can buy 3 packs of cups and 4 packs of plates.

Elena should buy 20 pack of plates