GCF Word Problems

Eason is making activity baskets to donate to charity.  She has 12 coloring books and 36 crayons.  What is the greatest number of baskets she can make if each type of toy is equally distributed among the baskets?

• 2
• 12
• 36
• 6

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Bella is making identical balloon arrangements for a party. She has 32 maroon balloons, 24 white
balloons, and 16 orange balloons. She wants each arrangement to have the same number of each
color. What is the greatest number of arrangements that she can make if every balloon is used?

• 32
• 192
• 4
• 8

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Peter has 18 oranges and 27 pears.  He wants to make fruit baskets with the same number of each fruit in each basket.  What is the greatest number of baskets he can make? 

• 3
• 18
• 9
• 27

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CCSS.6.NS.B.4

Jeremy has two pieces of wood:  one is 90 inches and the other is 72 inches. He wants to cut both pieces into smaller pieces of the same length.  What is the longest possible length he can cut and not have any lumber left over?

• 9
• 2
• 18
• 72

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There are 40 girls and 32 boys who want to participate in 6th grade intramurals. If each team must
have the same number of girls and the same number of boys. What is the greatest number of teams that can participate in intramurals?

• 6
• 4
• 8
• 2

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CCSS.6.NS.B.4

Kiara baked 30 oatmeal cookies and 48 chocolate chip cookies to package in plastic containers
for her teacher friends at school. She wants to divide the cookies into identical containers so that each
container has the same number of each kind of cookie. If she wants each container to have the
greatest number of cookies possible, how many plastic containers does she need?

• 2
• 4
• 6
• 8

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CCSS.6.NS.B.4

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

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Which is a NOT a factor of 9?

• 0
• 1
• 3
• 9

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Kaden has 6 cans of regular soda and 15 cans of diet soda. He wants to create some identical refreshment tables that will operate during the American football game. He also doesn't want to have any sodas left over. What is the greatest number of refreshment tables that Kaden can stock?

• GCF = 6 tables

• GCF = 3 tables

• GCF = 15 tables

• GCF = 5 tables

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CCSS.6.NS.B.4

For a dinner party, Khoi is creating individual servings of starters. She has 9 carrot sticks and 18 celery sticks. If she wants each sering to be identical, with no food left over, what is the greatest number of servings Khoi can create?

• GCF= 36

• GCF= 18

• GCF= 27

• GCF= 9

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