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  • During a sale, colour pencils were being sold in packs of 24 each and crayons in packs of 32 each. if you want full packs of both and the same number of pencils and crayons, how many of each would you need to buy ?

During a sale, colour pencils were being sold in packs of 24 each and crayons in packs of 32 each. if you want full packs of both and the same number of pencils and crayons, how many of each would you need to buy ?

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\ extWe have given: \ extNumber of the colour pencil in the box =24 \ extNumber of crayon in each pack =32 \\ extWe have to find the LCM \ 32=2 imes 2 imes2 imes2 imes2 \ 24=2 imes 2 imes 2 imes 3 \ mathrmLCM(32,24)=2 imes 2 imes 2 imes 2 imes 2 imes 3=96 \\ extNo. of the pencils in 1 pack =24 \ 96 ext pencils will in =frac9624=4 ext packs \ 32 ext crayon =1 ext packs\ 96 ext crayon will contained in=frac9632=3 ext packs \ extWe have to buy 4 packs of pencils and 3 pack of crayons \

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