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Mrs. Keller wants to plant an equal number

of red geraniums and white petunias.

Geraniums are sold on flats that each

contain 4 plants. Petunias are sold in flats

that contain 6 plants. What is the least

number of each type of flat that Mrs.

Keller will need to buy in order to have

the same number of geraniums and

petunias?

2 pencils

1 eraser

4 highlighters

Mr. Clarkson is purchasing pencils, erasers, and

highlighters to be used in his classroom. The

number of items per package is shown in the table.

3 flats of geraniums

2 flats on petunias

What is the least number of packages of pencils,

erasers, and highlighters that Mr. Clarkson should

purchase if he wants to have the same number of

each item?

Item Number per package

Pencils 12

Erasers 8

Highlighters 6

2 pencils

3 erasers

4 highlighters

Miss Amy is buying candy for a piñata

for her kindergarten class. Suckers are

sold in packages of 24, gum is sold in

packages of 8, and hard candy is sold in

packages of 36. How many packages of

each type of candy will Miss Amy need

to purchase in order to have equal

amount of each type?

3 suckers

9 gum

2 hard candy

Ashleigh won a prize in her school’s

Math Bee by answering the question:

“What is the least common multiple of

24 and 40?”

What was Ashleigh’s prize winning

answer?

120 The gardening club members are

planting geraniums and petunias in their

subdivision. A local nursery sells

geraniums in flats of 6 plants and

petunias in flats of 8 plants. What is

the least number of each type of flat

that the gardening club will need to

purchase in order to have the same

numbers of each type of plant?

4 flats of geraniums

3 flats of petunias

The school store needs to order supplies for

the next school year. Pencils are ordered in

packages that contain 24 pencils, erasers

are ordered in packages that contain 48

erasers, and highlighters are ordered in

packages that contain 12 highlighters. What

is the least number of packages of each

item that should be ordered if the school

store wants to have the same number of

each item?

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