The least amount of money you can spend to buy the same number of candles and mints is $125.
The prime factorization of 12 and 15 is:
12= 2*2*3
15= 2*5*5
Now the factor of both appears in both number's factorization so least common multiple is:
LCM of 12 and 15 = 2*2*3*5*5=300
It is given that candies come in packs of 12 and mints in packs of 50.
Hence, the total quantity of packs of each thing is:
Candles: 300÷12=25
Mints: 300÷50=6
The least amount of money to be spent is:
25×$3.50 + 6×$6.25= $87.5 + $37.5= $125
Thus, the least amount of money you can spend to buy the same number of candles and mints is $125.
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