GCF and LCM Word

Jenny goes to karate class every 12 days.and too the library every 18 days. On December 1st she went to both class and the library. On what date will she do both class and go to the library?

• 24 days

• 36 days

• 42 days

• 52 days

Shannon 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?

• 6

• 2

• 4

• 8

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

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 gym, Hillary swims every 6 days, runs every 4 days and cycles every 16 days. If she did all three activities today, in how many days will she do all three activities on the same day?

• 16

• 24

• 48

• 32

Oscar needs to ship 14 rocks CDs, 12 classical CDs, and 8 pop CDs. He can pack only one type of CD in each box and he must pack the same number of CDs in each box. What is the greatest number of CDs Oscar can pack in each box?

• 7

• 1

• 8

• 2

Beginning at 8:30 A.M., tours of the National Capitol and the White House begin at a tour agency. Tours for the National Capitol leave every 15 minutes. Tours for the White House leave every 20 minutes. How often do the tours leave at the same time? Is this a GCF or LCM problem?

• GCF

• LCM

Kiara baked 30 oatmeal cookies and 48 chocolate chip cookies to package in plastic containers for her 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? Is this an LCM or GCF Problem?

• GCF

• LCM

Kiara baked 30 oatmeal cookies and 48 chocolate chip cookies to package in plastic containers for her 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?

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? Is this a GCF or LCM problem?

• GCF

• LCM