SOLUTION: Two brands of chocolates are available in packs of 24 and 15 respectively. If i need to buy an equal number of chocolates of both kinds, whats the least number of boxes of each ki

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Question 1039529: Two brands of chocolates are available in packs of 24 and 15 respectively. If i need to buy an equal number of chocolates of both kinds, whats the least number of boxes of each kind i would need to buy?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the LCM.
24=3%2A8
15=3%2A5
So,
LCM=3%2A5%2A8=120
So buy
120%2F24=5+ boxes of 24
and
120%2F15=8 boxes of 15