Assignment #4: GCF/LCM Story Problems - Dorin Jackson | Library

Use what you know about Greatest Common Factor (GCF) and Least Common Multiple (LCM) to answer the following story problems. Show your work using any strategy you like.

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Jesse is planting apple trees in his backyard. He has enough trees to plant 6, 8, or 12 in each row. What is the LEAST number of apple trees that Jesse could have?

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Kellyn, Miranda, and Riley play soccer. Kellyn plays soccer every three days; Miranda every fourth day and Riley every sixth day. What is the smallest number of days that can pass before all will have soccer on the same day.

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Emily and Tammy are planting vegetables in their garden. Emily is planting 81 tomato plants and Tamara is planting 54 corn plants. If each row of their garden has the same number of plants in them, what is the GREATEST number of plants in a row?

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A grocery store sells boxes of juice in equal size packs. Carla bought 18 boxes, Rich bought 36 boxes and Winston bought 45 boxes. What is the GREATEST number of boxes in each pack?