LCM
Find the LCM
3 & 4
12
Find the GCF
5 & 15
5
23
8
Grant Fitness sells gym passes in packs of 8. A competing gym, Warren Wellness, sells gym passes in sets of 4. If both sold the same number of gym passes last month, what is the smallest number of passes each could have sold?
Are we finding the GCF or LCM?
LCM
A choir teacher is dividing 9 sopranos and 12 altos into singing groups. He wants each group to have the same combination of sopranos and altos, with no singers left over. What is the greatest number of groups he can make?
Are we finding the GCF or LCM?
GCF
Find the LCM
16 & 24
48
Find the GCF
30 & 42
6
50
1
Felix is packing equal quantities of pretzels and crackers for snacks. Felix bags the pretzels in groups of 5 and the crackers in groups of 10. What is the smallest number of crackers that he can pack?
10
Sebastian's Stationery sells thank-you cards in packs of 2 and birthday cards in packages of 4. Surprisingly, the store sold the same number of each type of card this month. What is the minimum number of each card type that the store must have sold?
4
Find the LCM
4 & 22
44
Find the GCF
16 & 22
2
(2/4)3
8/64
Albert is buying AA batteries and D batteries. The store sells AA batteries in packs of 6 and D batteries in packs of 8. If Albert wishes to buy the same number of AA and D batteries, what is the smallest number of each battery type that he can buy?
24
Erin is creating potpourri bowls using 28 bags of shredded bark and 42 bags of flower petals. If she wants to make all the potpourri bowls identical, containing the same number of bags of shredded bark and the same number of bags of flower petals, what is the greatest number of potpourri bowls Erin can create?
14
Find the LCM
14, 21, & 7
42
Find the GCF
14, 49, & 7
7
.063
.000216
Hassan has 48 forks and 36 knives to place in silverware holders at the fast food restaurant where he works. He wants to distribute them equally, with no forks or knives left over. What is the greatest number of silverware holders Hassan can stock?
12
For a Cinco de Mayo party, Bryan is placing sets of chips and salsa throughout the house. He has 28 bags of chips and 22 jars of salsa, which he wants to distribute evenly with no bags of chips or jars of salsa left over. What is the greatest number of places Bryan can put the chips and salsa?
2
Find the LCM
9, 13, & 26
234
Find the GCF
90. 60, & 75
15
(1/3)5 & 4.32
1/243 18.49
Bryce and Tanner are shelving books at a public library. Bryce shelves 4 books at a time, whereas Tanner shelves 11 at a time. If they end up shelving the same number of books, what is the smallest number of books each could have shelved?
44
Edwin watered all the flowers at a business park. While watering, he noticed the daisies had been planted in groups of 11 and the lilies had been planted in groups of 6. If Edwin watered the same number of each flower, what is the minimum number of each that he must have watered?
66