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At a local bakery, Leon decorated 2 cakes at a time. Matthew decorated 16 at a time. If they ended up decorating the same number of cakes by the end of the day, what is the smallest number of cakes that each must have decorated?

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At a local bakery, Leon decorated 2 cakes at a time. Matthew decorated 16 at a time. If they ended up decorating the same number of cakes by the end of the day, what is the smallest number of cakes that each must have decorated?

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Solution

To find the smallest number of cakes that each must have decorated, we need to find the least common multiple (LCM) of the numbers 2 and 16.

Step 1: Write down the multiples of each number.

Multiples of 2: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32...

Multiples of 16: 16, 32, 48, 64, 80...

Step 2: Find the smallest multiple that is common to both lists.

The smallest common multiple of 2 and 16 is 16.

So, the smallest number of cakes that each must have decorated is 16.

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