πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 6.NS.B.4
🔗 Factors in common
Greatest common factor and least common multiple (and prime factorization)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo has 24 apples and 40 oranges and makes bags that are all the same, using every fruit. What is the most bags that can be made?
Answer: ______________ bags
2Ben has 21 apples and 35 oranges and makes bags that are all the same, using every fruit. What is the most bags that can be made?
Answer: ______________ bags
3Ana has 4 apples and 12 oranges and makes bags that are all the same, using every fruit. What is the most bags that can be made?
Answer: ______________ bags
4A bus leaves every 10 minutes and a train every 15 minutes. They both leave at 8:00. How many minutes until they leave together again?
Answer: ______________ minutes
5A bus leaves every 6 minutes and a train every 8 minutes. They both leave at 8:00. How many minutes until they leave together again?
Answer: ______________ minutes
6Lily has 24 apples and 12 oranges and makes bags that are all the same, using every fruit. What is the most bags that can be made?
Answer: ______________ bags
7Leo has 30 apples and 18 oranges and makes bags that are all the same, using every fruit. What is the most bags that can be made?
Answer: ______________ bags
8Nora has 7 apples and 42 oranges and makes bags that are all the same, using every fruit. What is the most bags that can be made?
Answer: ______________ bags
9Nora has 2 apples and 8 oranges and makes bags that are all the same, using every fruit. What is the most bags that can be made?
Answer: ______________ bags
10A bus leaves every 12 minutes and a train every 18 minutes. They both leave at 8:00. How many minutes until they leave together again?
Answer: ______________ minutes
11Omar has 60 apples and 50 oranges and makes bags that are all the same, using every fruit. What is the most bags that can be made?
Answer: ______________ bags
12A bus leaves every 4 minutes and a train every 6 minutes. They both leave at 8:00. How many minutes until they leave together again?
Answer: ______________ minutes
Answer key: Factors in common
- 1. 8 bags
- 2. 7 bags
- 3. 4 bags
- 4. 30 minutes
- 5. 24 minutes
- 6. 12 bags
- 7. 6 bags
- 8. 7 bags
- 9. 2 bags
- 10. 36 minutes
- 11. 10 bags
- 12. 12 minutes
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