A bakery makes three types of muffins to be distributed to local grocery stores: chocolate chip, blueberry, and banana nut. Each morning, the bakers produce 360 chocolate chip muffins, 420 blueberry muffins, and 180 banana nut. They want to package the muffins efficiently for shipping. The plan is to pack them in boxes so that every box has just one kind of muffin, and every box has the same number of muffins. What's the smallest number of boxes they can ship in total?
A) 16 boxes
B) 960 boxes
C) 3 boxes
D) 60 boxes

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The smallest number of boxes they can ship in total is the least common multiple of 360, 420, and 180. The LCM of 360, 420, and 180 is 360, so the smallest number of boxes they can ship in total is 360.

A Bakery Makes Three Types of Muffins to Be Distributed