GCF and LCM Word Problems
1. There are 14 girls and 21 boys in Mrs. Andrews’s
gym class. To play a certain game, the students
must form teams. Each team must have the same
number of boys and girls. What is the greatest
number of teams Mrs. Andrews can make if every
student is on a team?
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2. As 100 students entered the auditorium they were
each given a prize. If every 6th student received a
pencil and every 9th student received a notebook,
how many participants received both a pencil and a
notebook?
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3. Ralph and his brother are at a carnival. They
separate from each other at the ferris wheel at 1:00
PM, and they agree that they will each meet back
at the ferris wheel from time to time to see
whether the other is ready to leave. Ralph checks
the ferris wheel every 15 minutes. Joe checks in
every 24 minutes. At what time will they meet at
the ferris wheel again. (Hint: Don’t forget you’re
looking for a time)
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4. Mrs. Lovejoy makes flower arrangements. She has
36 red carnations, 60 white carnations, and 72 pink
carnations. Each arrangement must have the same
number of each color. What is the greatest number
of arrangements she can make is she uses every
carnation?
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5. Juice comes in packs of 6 and granola bars come in
packs of 8. If there are 24 players on the soccer
team, what is the least number of packs needed so
that each player has a drink and granola bar and
there are none left over? (Hint: You will have 2
answers)
Granola Bar Packages = ___________
Juice Packages = ___________
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6. Vincent has 12 jars of grape jam, 16 jars of
strawberry jam, and 24 jars of raspberry jam. He
wants to place the jam into the greatest possible
number of boxes so that each box has the same
number of jars of each kind of jam. How many
boxes does he need?
GCF and LCM Word Problems
7. Carolyn has 24 bottles of shampoo, 36 tubes of hand
lotion, and 60 bars of lavender soap to make gift
baskets. She wants to have the same number of
each item in every basket. What is the greatest
number of baskets she can make without having any
of the items leftover?
GCF and LCM Word Problems
8. Two faucets are dripping. One faucet drips every 4
seconds and the other faucet drips every 9 seconds.
If a drop of water falls from both faucets at the
same time, how many seconds will it be before you
see the faucets drip at the same time?
In terms of science, make 1 inference as to why the
water is dripping.
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9. Mr. Stevenson is ordering shirts and hats for his Boy
Scout Troop. Hats come in packs of 12, and shirts
come in packs of 9. What is the least number of
hats and shirts he should order so that he has the
same amount of each?
Hats = ___________
Shirts = ___________
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10. Mr. Thompson’s class was competing in field day.
There were 16 boys and 12 girls in his class. He
divided the class into the greatest number of teams
possible with the same number of boys and girls on
each team.
How many teams were made if each person was on
a team?
How many girls were on each team?
How many boys were on each team?
GCF and LCM Word Problems
11. Josie has 15 quarters, 30 dimes, and 48 nickels. He
wants to group the money so that each group has
the same number of each coin.
What is the greatest number of groups he can make?
How many of each coin will be in the group?
How much money will each group be worth?
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12. Two students in Mrs. Albring’s preschool class are
stacking blocks, one on top of the other. Reece’s
blocks are 6 cm high, and Maddy’s blocks are 16 cm
high. How tall will their stacks be when they are
the same height for the first time?
