SOLUTION: David is packing bundles of 3 inch by 5 inch cards into a square box. He places the cards side by side so that there is no wasted space. Find the smallest possible measure for the
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Question 175095: David is packing bundles of 3 inch by 5 inch cards into a square box. He places the cards side by side so that there is no wasted space. Find the smallest possible measure for the edge of the box.
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The least common multiple of 3 and 5 is 15, so 15 inches (inside dimension of the box)
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