Greatest Common Factor/least Common Multiple Word Problems Worksheet Page 2

Peter has 18 oranges, 27 pears and 12 bananas. He wants to make fruit baskets with

the same number of each fruit in each basket. What is the greatest number of fruit

baskets he can make? How many of each type of fruit will be in the baskets?

The Math Counts Club had a party at school. There were 20 cookies and 40 slices of

pizza to be shared equally. Each student had the same number of whole cookies and the

same number of slices of pizza with nothing left over. How many students could have

been at the party? (There is more than one answer. List as many as you can.)

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?

Jenny goes to dance class every 6 days, karate class every 12 days, and to the library

every 18 days. On December 1

she went to both classes and the library. On what date

will she do both classes and go to the library?

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