document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1022166>Question 1022166</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 'I have a number of cupcakes. I can pack them in boxes which contain four cakes, three cakes or eight cakes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In each case I will fill all of the boxes with none left over. What is the least number of cupcakes I could have?'<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #637904 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=637904\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> it looks like you are looking for the least common multiple.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "start with the biggest box you have.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that's a box that contains 8 cupcakes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so start with 8.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "look to see if 3 and 4 both divide equally into it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 does, but 3 doesn't.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "go to the next multiple of 8, which is 16.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 divides into it evenly but 3 doesn't.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "go to the next multiple of 8 which is 24.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "both 4 and 3 divide equally into.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "looks like the lest number of cupcakes you can have are 24.\r<BR>\n" );
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