LCM GCF word problems

Lincoln Vitamin Shop sold equal quantities of Vitamin A and Vitamin D supplements this morning, even though the Vitamin A supplements come in packs of 4 and the Vitamin D supplements in packs of 15. What is the smallest number of each type that the store could have sold?

• 15
• 45
• 60
• 30

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.4

Boxes that are 12 inches tall are being stacked next to boxes that are 18 inches tall. What is the shortest height at which the two stacks will be the same height?

• 24
• 18
• 36
• 72

If Juanita runs every third day and swims every fifth day, what is the first day that she will both run and swim again? 

• 5
• 15
• 45
• 30

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.4

Cups are sold 5 to a package and plates are sold 10 to a package. If you want to have the same number of each item for a party, what is the least number of packages of each you need to buy?

• 30
• 20
• 50
• 10

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.4

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

Jane has 18 juice boxes, 24 bags of peanuts and 36 apples.  She wants to make snack bags with the same number of each thing in each bag.  What is the greatest number of snack bags Jane can make.

• 4
• 6
• 8
• 10

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.4

A store is organizing toys into bins. The toys must be put into bins so that each bin contains the same number of toys without mixing the toys.
 What is the greatest number of toys that can be put in a bin?
               Toys to Place in Bins
      Toy                              Number of Toys
Anemones                            12
Limpets                                 14
Snails                                    18

• 1 of each toy 
• 2 of each toy 
• 3 of each toy 
• 4 of each toy 

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.4

Avery gets newsletters by e-mail. He gets one for sports every 5 days, one for model railroads every 10 days, and one for music every 8 days. If he got all three today, how many more days will it be until he gets all three newsletters on the same day again? 

• 80 days
• 40 days
• 50 days
• 60 days

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.4

The school cafeteria serves tacos every sixth day and cheeseburgers every eight day. If tacos and cheeseburgers are both on today’s menu, how many days will it be before they are both on the menu again?

• 14 days
• 24 days
• 34 days
• 44 days

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.4

Two clocks are turned on at the same time. One clock chimes every 15 minutes. The other clock chimes every 25 minutes. In how many minutes will they chime together?

• 55 minutes
• 25 minutes
• 60 minutes
• 75 minutes

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.4

During the winter months, Starbucks has a sale every 4 days and McCafe has a sale every 5 days. If stores had a sale today, when is the next time both stores will have sales on the same day?

• 1 day
• 8 days
• 40 days
• 20 days

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.4