Jude bought some shirts for $10each. maddox bought some shirts for $12 each. the boys spent the same amount of money on shirts. what's the least amount of money they could have spent?

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent the amount of money spent by Jude for the shirts that he bought.

Let y represent the amount of money spent by Maddox for the shirts that he bought.

Jude bought some shirts for $10each. This means that the total amount that he paid for x shirts would be

x × 10 = $10x

Maddox bought some shirts for $12 each. This means that the total amount that he paid for y shirts would be

y × 12 = $12y

The boys spent the same amount of money on shirts. Therefore,

10x = 12y

The least values of x and y that would make both sides of the equation to be equal is when x = 6, y = 5. Therefore,

10 × 6 = 12 × 5

60 = 60

Therefore, the least amount of money they could have spent is $60