Each student needs a pencil and an eraser to take a test. if pencils come 8 in a box and erasers come 12 in a bag, what is the least number of boxes and bags needed for 24 students to each have a pencil and an eraser

The least number of boxes and bags needed for 24 students to each have a pencil and an eraser are:

It is given that:

There are 8 pencils in a box.

and 12 erasers in a bag.

Now in order to provide all the 24 students with pencil and erasers we need to have:

  3 boxes of pencil.

Since, 3×8=24 pencils.

and  2 bags of erasers.

Since, 2×12= 24 erasers.

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