LCM/GCF #1-4 Word Problems
1. One trip around a running track is 440 yards. One jogger can complete one lap in 8
minutes; the other can complete it in 6 minutes. How long will it take for both joggers
to arrive at their starting points together (if they start at the same time and maintain
their jogging pace)?
2. In a parade, one school band will march directly behind one another. All rows must
have the same number of students. The first band has 36 students, and the second
band has 60 students. What is the greatest number of students who can be in each
row?
3. Jason is trying to make picnic lunches. He has 12 sandwiches, 18 apples and 30
pieces of candy. How many lunches can he make if he wants each lunch to have the
same number of each kind of food and use all of the food?
4. You can make groups of 3, 4, or 9 pencils with none left over. What is the smallest
number of pencils you must have to make these groups?