LCM Adventures: Finding Overlaps in Daily Activities

Anna and Ben are planting flowers. Anna plants flowers every 4 days, and Ben plants flowers every 6 days. How many days will it take for both of them to plant flowers on the same day again?

• 8 days

• 10 days

• 12 days

• 14 days

A bus leaves the station every 15 minutes, and a train leaves every 20 minutes. If they both leave at the same time, how long will it be until they leave together again?

• 90 minutes

• 45 minutes

• 30 minutes

• 60 minutes

Sarah is baking cookies. She bakes a batch every 8 days, and her friend bakes a batch every 12 days. In how many days will they both bake cookies on the same day?

• 24 days

• 32 days

• 16 days

• 40 days

Tom and Jerry are playing a game. Tom scores points every 5 minutes, and Jerry scores points every 10 minutes. When will they both score points at the same time again?

• 5 minutes

• 10 minutes

• 20 minutes

• 15 minutes

A gardener waters his plants every 9 days, while his neighbor waters hers every 12 days. How many days will pass before they both water their plants on the same day?

• 27 days

• 45 days

• 36 days

• 18 days

Lisa and Mark are running laps. Lisa runs a lap every 7 minutes, and Mark runs a lap every 14 minutes. How long will it take for them to run a lap together again?

• 7 minutes

• 14 minutes

• 21 minutes

• 28 minutes

A factory produces toys every 18 minutes, and another factory produces toys every 24 minutes. When will both factories produce toys at the same time again?

• 60 minutes

• 90 minutes

• 72 minutes

• 48 minutes

Two friends are reading books. One friend reads a chapter every 3 days, and the other reads a chapter every 5 days. In how many days will they both read a chapter on the same day?

• 12 days

• 20 days

• 10 days

• 15 days

A movie theater shows a movie every 10 minutes, and a different movie every 15 minutes. How long until both movies are shown at the same time again?

• 15 minutes

• 60 minutes

• 45 minutes

• 30 minutes

A cyclist rides every 6 days, and a runner runs every 8 days. How many days will it take for both to do their activities on the same day again?

• 32 days

• 40 days

• 24 days

• 16 days