Miriam is buying plates and cups for a party. she wants the same number of each. plates are sold in packs of 8. cups are sold in packs of 12. what is the least number of plates and cups that miriam can buy? john says that this means that miriam needs to buy 24 packs of plates and 24 packs of cups. is john correct? explain your answer.

John is incorrect, because if you multiply 12 by 2 (packs of plates) you get 24 plates, and that is divisible by 8, and so you divide 24 by 8, and you get 3 packs of cups. So, you need 2 packs of plates and 3 packs of cups at least.

Step-by-step explanation:

P=12

Step-by-step explanation:

3 times 12 equals 36. 36 plus 2 equals 38. 38 minus 5 equals 33. There is a solution.