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Practice 2:

The Smith family is buying cups and plates for their huge annual family picnic. Cups come in packages of 54, whereas plates come in packages of 42.

  • How many packages of each will they buy to have the same number of cups and plates?
  • Explain your solution in detail using words, numbers, and/or pictures.

Consider this problem a short-answer question worth 2 points.

Remember for a short-answer question you need to do two things.

  • answer the question and
  • explain or support your answer


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