two brands of chocolates are available in packs of 24 and 15 respectively if i need to buy an - Maths - Playing with Numbers

Question

two brands of chocolates are available in packs of 24 and 15
respectively if i need to buy an equal number of choclates of both
kinds , what is the least number of boxes of each kind i need to
buy

Ajanta Trivedi · Accepted Answer

since $24=2^3*3$ and $15=3*5$ LCM of 24 and 15 is $2^3*3*5=120$ the number of boxes of pack of 24 = 120 / 24 = 5 and the number of boxes of pack of 15 = 120 / 15 = 8 hope this helps you

two brands of chocolates are available in packs of 24 and 15 respectively. if i need to buy an equal number of choclates of both kinds , what is the least number of boxes of each kind i need to buy.