Sixty people are invited to a party. There are 24 cups in a package and 18 napkins in a package. What is the least number of packages of cups and napkins that can be bought if each party guest gets one cup and one napkin? LCM Packages of cups Packages of napkins

-3 packages of cups

-4 packages of napkins

Step-by-step explanation:

1. First, figure out how many packs of cups you need. There are 60 people, and 24 cups in a package. You can't get half of a package, and you can't leave any people out.

24 * 1 = 24

24 * 2 = 48

24 * 3 = 72

2. Now that you know that you need to buy 3 packages of cups, you need to figure out how many packages of napkins you need. There are 60 people and 18 napkins in a package.

18 * 1 = 18

18 * 2 = 36

18 * 3 = 54

18 * 4 = 72

3. Now you know that you need to buy 3 packages of cups and 4 packages of napkins in order for all 60 guests to be able to have at least one cup and one napkin.

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