πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 6.NS.B.4
🔗 Factors in common
Greatest common factor and least common multiple (and prime factorization)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Mei has 5 apples and 10 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 6 minutes and a train every 9 minutes. They both leave at 8:00. How many minutes until they leave together again?
Answer: ______________ minutes
3Lily 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
4Rosa has 15 apples and 10 oranges and makes bags that are all the same, using every fruit. What is the most bags that can be made?
Answer: ______________ bags
5A 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
6A 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
7A 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
8Theo has 20 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
9Nora has 40 apples and 32 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 4 minutes and a train every 6 minutes. They both leave at 8:00. How many minutes until they leave together again?
Answer: ______________ minutes
11Nora has 25 apples and 5 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 12 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
Answer key: Factors in common
- 1. 5 bags
- 2. 18 minutes
- 3. 4 bags
- 4. 5 bags
- 5. 30 minutes
- 6. 24 minutes
- 7. 24 minutes
- 8. 4 bags
- 9. 8 bags
- 10. 12 minutes
- 11. 5 bags
- 12. 6 bags
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