Smallest total satisfying fraction and percentage constraints

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1. Question 12 marksGrade 6-7
   Jane and Kofi both have the same number of newspapers to deliver. By 8am, Jane has delivered 64% of her newspapers and Kofi has delivered $\dfrac{5}{8}$ of his newspapers. Both of them have delivered a whole number of newspapers. Work out the smallest possible number of newspapers that Jane must deliver in total.
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   Writing 64% as a fraction in its simplest form: $64\% = \dfrac{64}{100} = \dfrac{16}{25}$

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• Used only one constraint denominator

  Used only the denominator from one of the two constraints (12, from 5/12) instead of finding the LCM of both denominators (20 and 12).

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