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Boxes that are 12 inches tall are being piled next to boxes that are 10 inches tall. What is the least
height at which the two piles will be the same height?

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clarch19

Answer:

60 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

the least common multiple of 12 and 10 is 60

you can use the prime factorization tree or a list method

1st multiple of 10: 10                               1st multiple of 12: 12

1st multiple of 10: 20                               1st multiple of 12: 24

1st multiple of 10: 30                               1st multiple of 12: 36

1st multiple of 10: 40                               1st multiple of 12: 48

1st multiple of 10: 50                               1st multiple of 12: 60

1st multiple of 10: 60                              

You can stop when a common multiple is reached

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