HCF & LCM 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

Maya had 16 red flowers and 24 yellow flowers.  She wants to make bouquets with the same number of each color flower in each bouquet.  What is the greatest number of bouquets that she can make?

• 4
• 2
• 48
• 8

At the movie theater, they give out a free drink to every 75th customer and a free bag of popcorn to every 30th customer. Who is the first customer that is going to win both free items?

• 16th customer
• 150th customer
• 300th customer
• 180th customer

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

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

472 students are going on a field trip.  120 students will be returning home and the rest will be spending the night in cabins. If a cabin sleeps 8 people, how many cabins need to be rented?

• 4 cabins
• 44 cabins
• 59 cabins
• 74 cabins

Two neon signs are turned on at the same time. Both signs blink as they are turned on. One sign blinks every 9 seconds. The other sign blinks every 15 seconds. In how many seconds will they blink together again?

• 48 seconds
• 45 seconds
• 16 seconds
• 8 seconds

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

A factory produces boxes of 24 chocolates each and another factory produces boxes of 36 chocolates each. What is the smallest number of chocolates that can be packed in boxes of both factories?

• 72

• 48

• 84

• 60

A teacher wants to distribute 24 pens and 36 pencils among students in such a way that each student gets the same number of pens and pencils. What is the maximum number of students that can be in the class?

• 20

• 12

• 15

• 8