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Least Common Multiples Word Problems Worksheet

This document contains word problems involving finding the greatest common divisor (GCD) or least common multiple (LCM) of two numbers. Some examples include determining how often two events that occur on different schedules will coincide, distributing items evenly among groups, and arranging items in equal sets. The problems provide two numbers and ask what the maximum equal amount or grouping would be based on those numbers.

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Least Common Multiples Word Problems Worksheet

This document contains word problems involving finding the greatest common divisor (GCD) or least common multiple (LCM) of two numbers. Some examples include determining how often two events that occur on different schedules will coincide, distributing items evenly among groups, and arranging items in equal sets. The problems provide two numbers and ask what the maximum equal amount or grouping would be based on those numbers.

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Least Common Multiples Word Problems Worksheet

The Ice Cream Truck: An ice cream truck comes around the neighborhood every 4 days, and a candy
truck comes every 6 days. When will they both arrive on the same day again?

Jumping Rope: Sarah practices jumping rope every 9 days, and her friend John practices every 12
days. How often can they meet to jump rope together?

Baking and Painting: Alice bakes cookies every 10 days, and her sister Emma paints every 15 days.
When will they both be busy on the same day?

Library Visits: Tim visits the library every 7 days, and his friend Rachel goes every 14 days. How many
days will it be before they can go to the library together?
TV Shows: Two friends, Mike and Susan, both have their favorite TV shows. Mike's show airs every 8
days, and Susan's show airs every 10 days. When can they plan a TV show marathon together?

Train Rides: A fast train departs every 5 days, and a slower train departs every 7 days. When will
both trains leave on the same day?

Planting Flowers: A family plants flowers in their garden every 12 days and vegetables every 18 days.
How often can they work in the garden together?

Cleaning Chores: Josh cleans his room every 9 days, and his sister Lily cleans hers every 15 days.
When will they be cleaning their rooms on the same day?
Music Lessons: Mark takes guitar lessons every 14 days, and his friend Sarah takes piano lessons
every 21 days. How often can they practice their instruments together?

Movie Night: Two friends, David and Emily, love to have movie nights. David suggests a movie night
every 6 days, and Emily suggests one every 8 days. When can they plan their next movie night
together?

Greatest Common Divisor (GCD) Word Problems:

Chocolate Bars: Alice has 24 chocolate bars, and she wants to distribute them equally among her
children for a party. If she wants to give the largest number of chocolate bars to each child without
breaking them, what is the greatest number of children she can invite?
Garden Paving: A gardener has 36 stones and 48 bricks. He wants to pave a square garden with the
largest possible square stones. What is the maximum side length of the square he can create using
these stones?

Music CDs: Sarah collects music CDs. She has 60 rock CDs and 75 jazz CDs. If she wants to arrange
them into stacks with the same number of CDs in each stack and with the largest possible number of
CDs in each stack, how many CDs will be in each stack?

School Supplies: A teacher wants to distribute 60 pens and 84 pencils equally among her students so
that each student gets the same number of pens and pencils. What is the greatest number of
students she can have in her class?

Fruit Baskets: There are 40 apples, 60 oranges, and 80 bananas. What is the greatest number of fruit
baskets that can be created with an equal number of each type of fruit?
Bookshelves: A library has 120 books and 84 magazines. What is the greatest number of bookshelves
they can fill with an equal number of books and magazines on each shelf?

Candy Bags: Jake wants to pack 36 chocolates and 54 candies into bags with an equal number of
each type of candy. What is the maximum number of candies he can pack into each bag?

Computer Lab: In a computer lab, there are 48 laptops and 60 desktop computers. If the computers
are placed in rows with an equal number of laptops and desktops in each row, how many computers
will be in each row?

Balloons: Tom has 60 red balloons and 90 blue balloons. He wants to create identical bundles of
balloons with an equal number of each color. What is the maximum number of balloons in each
bundle?
Tiles for a Patio: A homeowner wants to cover a square patio with tiles. She has 75 blue tiles and 105
white tiles. What is the maximum side length of the square patio that can be covered with these
tiles?

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