The science club sponsor is ordering caps and shirts for the boys and girls into science club there are 45 science club members if the caps come in packages of three in the shirts come in packages of five what is the least number of packages of caps and shirts that will need to be ordered

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Brisa Booker

4 October, 16:18

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Rayleen · Answer 1

Let the number of packages of caps be x and the number of packages of shirts be y, then

3x = 45 = > x = 45/3 = 15

5y = 45 = > y = 45 / 5 = 9