Yadira's mom is buying hot dogs and hot dog buns for the family barbecue. Hot dogs come in packs of 1 and hot dog buns come in packs of 9. The store does not sell parts of a pack and Yadira's mom wants the same number of hot dogs as hot dog buns. What is the smallest total number of hot dogs that Yadira's mom can purchase?

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Answer:

Nine

Step-by-step explanation:

The smallest number of buns is one pack or 9 buns.

If there is one hot dog per bun, the smallest number of hot dogs is nine.

Answer:

36 hotdogs

Step-by-step explanation:

Mathematically, we say that 36 is the least common multiple of 12 and 9. In math notation this looks like:

lcm of 9 and 12 is 36

The smallest total number of hot dogs that Yadira's mom can purchase is , 36.

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