Nelda baked 2 kinds of pasta in pans. each pan was the same size. she sliced one pan of pasta into 6 equal pieces. she sliced the other pan into eight equal pieces. how can the pans of pasta now be sliced so that both pans have the same size pieces?

The first pan has to be divided into 4 equal parts.

The second pan has to be divided into 3 equal parts.

Step-by-step explanation:

The first step to solve this problem is finding the least common multiple of 6 and 8.

The multiples of 6 are {0,6,12,18,24,30,36,42,...}

The multiples of 8 are {0,8,16,24,32,...}

The least common multiple of 6 and 8 is 24.

So both kinds of pasta have to be baked so after the second step they have 24 equal parts.

So:

First pan:

The first pan was sliced into 6 equal parts.

24/6 = 4.

So each of the 6 parts have to be divided into 4 equal parts.

After the second step, they have 6*4 = 24 equal parts.

Second pan:

The second pan was sliced into 8 equal parts

24/8 = 3

So each of the 8 parts have to be divided into 3 equal parts.

After the second step, they have 8*3 = 24 equal parts.