Adam drew two same size rectangles amd divided them into equal parts.He shaded 1/3 of one rectangle and 1\4 of other rectangle .What is the least number of parts into which both rectangles could be divided?
list the multiples of 3 and of 4
where in the lists does the same value appear?
To find the least number of parts into which both rectangles could be divided, we need to find the least common multiple (LCM) of the denominators, which are 3 and 4.
To find the LCM, we can list the multiples of each number until we find a common multiple.
For 3: 3, 6, 9, 12, ...
For 4: 4, 8, 12, ...
From the lists, we can see that the first common multiple is 12. Therefore, the least number of parts into which both rectangles could be divided is 12.
This means that each rectangle should be divided into 12 equal parts.