Determine if you should find the LCM or GCF Boxes that are 12 inches tall are being stacked next to boxes that are 18 inches tall. What is the shortest height at which the two stacks will be the same height? Do it right LCM- least common multiple GCF- greatest common factor. 1) GCF NS 2) LCM

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Determine if you should find the LCM or GCF Boxes that are 12 inches tall are being stacked next to boxes that are 18 inches tall. What is the shortest height at which the two stacks will be the same height? Do it right LCM- least common multiple GCF- greatest common factor.  1) GCF NS 2) LCM

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Step 1   We are given in the question that:   Boxes which are 12 inches tall are being stacked next to 18 inches tall boxes.   Now :   We have to determine :   The shortest height at which the two stacks will be of same height:   So, we know    18 inches tall boxes can have the stack of heights 18 inch, 36 inch, 54 inch, 72 inch, 90 inch etc.   It can not be shorter of its height.  Step 2   Similarly,   12 inches tall boxes can have the stack of heights 12 inch, 24 inch, 36 inch, 48 inch, 60 inch etc.   It can not be shorter of its height also.   Hence,    We should find LCM (Least Common Multiple) here, as we can take the multiples for both (18 inches and 12 inches tall boxes), because boxes can not be stacked shorter of their heights, so we dont

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