πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 6.NS.B.4
🔗 Factors in common
Greatest common factor and least common multiple (and prime factorization)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam has 12 apples and 15 oranges and makes bags that are all the same, using every fruit. What is the most bags that can be made?
Answer: ______________ bags
2A 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
3Rosa has 11 apples and 55 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 12 minutes and a train every 18 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 9 minutes. They both leave at 8:00. How many minutes until they leave together again?
Answer: ______________ minutes
6Lily has 3 apples and 15 oranges and makes bags that are all the same, using every fruit. What is the most bags that can be made?
Answer: ______________ bags
7Rosa has 36 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
8Jamal has 4 apples and 6 oranges and makes bags that are all the same, using every fruit. What is the most bags that can be made?
Answer: ______________ bags
9A bus leaves every 8 minutes and a train every 12 minutes. They both leave at 8:00. How many minutes until they leave together again?
Answer: ______________ minutes
10Omar has 9 apples and 36 oranges and makes bags that are all the same, using every fruit. What is the most bags that can be made?
Answer: ______________ bags
11A 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
12Ana has 32 apples and 56 oranges and makes bags that are all the same, using every fruit. What is the most bags that can be made?
Answer: ______________ bags
Answer key: Factors in common
- 1. 3 bags
- 2. 12 minutes
- 3. 11 bags
- 4. 36 minutes
- 5. 18 minutes
- 6. 3 bags
- 7. 6 bags
- 8. 2 bags
- 9. 24 minutes
- 10. 9 bags
- 11. 30 minutes
- 12. 8 bags
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