Factor Expressions in Real-Life Scenarios for 7th Grade

A gardener has 24 plants that need to be arranged in rows. If he wants to have the same number of plants in each row, what are the possible factors of 24 that represent the number of rows he can create?

• 5

• 7

• [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24]

• 10

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CCSS.4.OA.B.4

A school is organizing a field trip for 36 students. They want to divide the students into groups with the same number of students in each group. What are the possible factors of 36 that represent the number of students in each group?

• 5

• 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36

• 7

• 10

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CCSS.4.OA.B.4

A baker is making 48 cookies and wants to pack them into boxes. If each box can hold the same number of cookies, what are the factors of 48 that show how many cookies can go in each box?

• 20

• 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48

• 10

• 5

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CCSS.4.OA.B.4

A movie theater has 60 seats and wants to arrange them in rows with the same number of seats in each row. What are the factors of 60 that represent the possible number of seats per row?

• 7

• 9

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• [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60]

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CCSS.4.OA.B.4

A farmer has 45 apples and wants to pack them into bags. If he wants to have the same number of apples in each bag, what are the factors of 45 that show how many apples can go in each bag?

• 2

• 4

• 10

• 1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 45

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CCSS.4.OA.B.4

A teacher has 72 pencils and wants to distribute them equally among her students. What are the factors of 72 that represent the possible number of pencils each student can receive?

• 10

• 5

• 15

• [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 72]

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CCSS.4.OA.B.4

A sports team has 84 players and wants to form teams with the same number of players. What are the factors of 84 that show how many players can be in each team?

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• 5

• 10

• [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14, 21, 28, 42, 84]

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CCSS.4.OA.B.4

A library has 90 books and wants to arrange them on shelves with the same number of books on each shelf. What are the factors of 90 that represent the possible number of books per shelf?

• [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 15, 18, 30, 45, 90]

• 12

• 7

• 4

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CCSS.4.OA.B.4

A concert hall has 96 seats and wants to arrange them in rows with the same number of seats in each row. What are the factors of 96 that represent the possible number of seats per row?

• 5

• 20

• 10

• [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 96]

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CCSS.4.OA.B.4

A chef is preparing 54 sandwiches and wants to pack them into containers. If each container can hold the same number of sandwiches, what are the factors of 54 that show how many sandwiches can go in each container?

• 4

• 10

• 5

• 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54

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CCSS.4.OA.B.4