Peter's party zone sells cups in packages of 6 and plates in packages of 8. shaniya is hosting a birthday party for her little sister and wants to have the same number of each item. what is the least number of packages of plates shaniya needs to buy?

Based on the given problem above, it is mentioned that in one pack of cups has 6 and one pack of plates has 8. Therefore, the least number of packages of plates that Shaniya needs to buy is 3 packages and for the cups, it would be 4 packages. 4 x 6 is 24 cups, and 3 x 8 would be 24 plates. Hope this answer helps.