Least Common Multiple and Story Problems

Least Common Multiple and Story Problems

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

6th - 7th Grade

Hard

Created by

Thomas White

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The video tutorial explains how to solve a story problem involving hamburger buns and patties. It emphasizes reading the problem carefully to identify key terms like 'least amount' and 'one bun for each patty', which indicate a least common multiple problem. The tutorial guides viewers through counting by 12s and 10s to find the least common multiple of 60, and then calculates the number of packages needed: six packs of patties and five packs of buns.

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the first step in solving any story problem?

Guess the answer

Ask someone else for the solution

Read the problem and identify key terms

Write down random numbers

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What should you do after identifying the key terms in a story problem?

Ignore them

Use them to determine the strategy

Write them down

Ask a friend for help

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the given problem, how many buns are in each package?

10

12

15

20

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the problem ask regarding the number of packages?

To buy packages from different stores

To buy an equal number of packages

To buy the least number of packages

To buy the most packages

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the term 'least amount' suggest in the context of the problem?

Finding the smallest number

Finding the least common multiple

Finding the greatest common divisor

Finding the average

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is it important to have one bun for each patty in the problem?

To ensure no food is wasted

To make sure the numbers match

To save money

To make the problem more complex

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What mathematical concept is used to solve the problem of matching buns and patties?

Least Common Multiple

Subtraction

Addition

Division

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