Hot dogs come in packages of 6. Hot dog buns come in packages of 8. Antonio will buy the same number of hot dogs as hot dog buns. How many hot dogs could he buy?
To find out how many hot dogs Antonio could buy, we need to determine the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 6 and 8.
Step 1: Find the multiples of 6: 6, 12, 18, 24, ...
Step 2: Find the multiples of 8: 8, 16, 24, 32, ...
Step 3: Identify the lowest common multiple: We can see that the first common multiple of 6 and 8 is 24.
Therefore, Antonio could buy 24 hot dogs, as that number is divisible by both 6 and 8.