GCF and LCM Word Problems

Is this question asking to find GCF or LCM?

• GCF
• LCM

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CCSS.6.NS.B.4

Is this question asking to find GCF or LCM?

• GCF
• LCM

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CCSS.6.NS.B.4

Cups are sold 6 to a package and plates are sold 8 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?

• 12

• 24

• 18

• 48

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Matthew goes hiking every 2 days and swimming every 6 days, He did both kinds of exercise today. How many days from now will he go both hiking and swimming again?

• GCF, 2 days

• LCM, 12 days

• GCF, 12 days

• LCM, 13 days

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Joanne is campaigning for class president and plans to distribute some campaign materials: 20 flyers and 16 buttons. She wants each classroom to receive an identical set of campaign materials, without having any materials left over. What is the greatest number of classrooms Joanne can distribute materials to?

• LCM, 4 classrooms

• GCF, 8 classrooms

• GCF, 4 classrooms

• LCM, 80 classrooms

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Mandy is making emergency-preparedness kits to share with friends. She has 12 bottles of water and 16 cans of food, which she would like to distribute equally among the kits, with nothing left over. What is the greatest number of kits Mandy can make?

• GCF, 24 kits

• LCM, 4 kits

• GCF, 4 kits

• LCM, 24 kits

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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

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Edeena is packing equal numbers of apple slices and grapes for snacks. Edeena bags the apple slices in groups of 18 and the grapes in groups of 9. What is the smallest number of grapes that she can pack?

• GCF, 9 grapes

• LCM,18 grapes

• GCF, 18 grapes

• LCM, 9 grapes

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Ariel is making"flower arrangements. He has 7 roses and 14 daisies. lf Ariel wants to make all the arrangements identical and have no flowers left over, what is the greatest number of flower arrangements that he can make?

• GCF, 7 arrangements

• LCM,7 arrangements

• GCF, 98 arrangements

• LCM, 98 arrangements

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CCSS.6.NS.B.4

A radio station is giving away a $100 bill to every 30th caller and movie tickets to every 40th caller.  Which caller will be the first to win both prizes?

• 5
• 2
• 10
• 120

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