GCF & LCM WORD PROBLEMS

The school cafeteria serves tacos every sixth day and cheeseburgers every eight day. If tacos and cheeseburgers are both on today’s menu, how many days will it be before they are both on the menu again?

• 14 days
• 24 days
• 34 days
• 44 days

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CCSS.6.NS.B.4

A radio station is giving away a $100 bill to every 30th caller and movie tickets to every 40th caller.  Which caller will be the first to win both prizes?

• 5
• 2
• 10
• 120

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CCSS.6.NS.B.4

Two clocks are turned on at the same time. One clock chimes every 15 minutes. The other clock chimes every 25 minutes. In how many minutes will they chime together?

• 55 minutes
• 25 minutes
• 60 minutes
• 75 minutes

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CCSS.6.NS.B.4

Henry and Margo both began traveling around a circular track. Henry is riding his bike, and Margo is walking. It takes Henry 7 minutes to make it all the way around, and Margo takes 12 minutes. How much time will pass until they meet at the starting line?

• 84 minutes
• 48 minutes
• 854 minutes
• 78 minutes

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CCSS.6.NS.B.4

Henry and Margo both began traveling around a circular track. Henry is riding his bike, and Margo is walking. It takes Henry 7 minutes to make it all the way around, and Margo takes 12 minutes. How much time will pass until they meet at the starting line?

• 84 minutes
• 48 minutes
• 854 minutes
• 78 minutes

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CCSS.6.NS.B.4

Jenny goes to  karate class every 12 days.and too the library every 18 days. On December 1st she went to both class and the library. On what date will she do both class and go to the library?

• 24 days
• 36 days
• 42 days
• 52 days

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CCSS.6.NS.B.4

Melanie and Martin are both building a toy train track out of connecting pieces. Melanie has pieces that are 8 inches long while Martin's pieces are 20 inches long.  How long will the shortest track be that they can each build with the same length?

• 2
• 40
• 4
• 20

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Eason is making activity baskets to donate to charity.  She has 12 coloring books and 36 crayons.  What is the greatest number of baskets she can make if each type of toy is equally distributed among the baskets?

• 2
• 12
• 36
• 6

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CCSS.6.NS.B.4

At the movie theater, they give out a free drink to every 75th customer and a free bag of popcorn to every 30th customer. Who is the first customer that is going to win both free items?

• 16th customer
• 150th customer
• 300th customer
• 180th customer

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CCSS.6.NS.B.4

A radio station is giving away a $100 bill to every 30th caller and movie tickets to every 40th caller.  Which caller will be the first to win both prizes?

• 5
• 2
• 10
• 120

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CCSS.6.NS.B.4