πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 6.NS.B.4
🔗 Factors in common
Greatest common factor and least common multiple (and prime factorization)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya has 15 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
2A 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
3Ana has 24 apples and 4 oranges and makes bags that are all the same, using every fruit. What is the most bags that can be made?
Answer: ______________ bags
4Mei has 36 apples and 30 oranges and makes bags that are all the same, using every fruit. What is the most bags that can be made?
Answer: ______________ bags
5Zoe has 3 apples and 21 oranges and makes bags that are all the same, using every fruit. What is the most bags that can be made?
Answer: ______________ bags
6Nora has 9 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
7Jamal has 11 apples and 44 oranges and makes bags that are all the same, using every fruit. What is the most bags that can be made?
Answer: ______________ bags
8A 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
9Kai has 9 apples and 63 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 6 minutes and a train every 9 minutes. They both leave at 8:00. How many minutes until they leave together again?
Answer: ______________ minutes
11Zoe has 8 apples and 20 oranges and makes bags that are all the same, using every fruit. What is the most bags that can be made?
Answer: ______________ bags
12Rosa has 16 apples and 24 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. 24 minutes
- 3. 4 bags
- 4. 6 bags
- 5. 3 bags
- 6. 3 bags
- 7. 11 bags
- 8. 30 minutes
- 9. 9 bags
- 10. 18 minutes
- 11. 4 bags
- 12. 8 bags
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