LCM

1. Suppose there is a circular race track. Tarak Mehta takes 4 minutes to finish it and
Jethalal takes 6 minutes to finish it. Now both of them start running from the same point
at the same time in the same direction. Theyll continue running on this track forever. So
after how many minutes will they meet for the first time on the starting point?

2. Two bells ring at an interval of 4 and 6 minutes respectively. After how many minutes
will they ring together?

3. Two traffic lights blink at an interval of 40 and 60 seconds respectively. After how many
minutes will they link together?

4. Ben exercises every 12 days and Isabel every 8 days. Ben and Isabel both exercised
today. How many days will it be until they exercise together again?

5. Z100 gave away a Z $100 bill for every 100th caller. Every 30th caller received free
concert tickets. How many callers must get through before one of them receives both a
coupon and a concert ticket?

6. Sean has 8-inch pieces of toy train track and Ruth has 18-inch pieces of train track. How
many of each piece would each child need to build tracks that are equal in length?

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7. What is the highest number thatll divide 4 and 6 evenly?

8. Two drums contain 400 and 600 liters of orange and guava juice respectively. What is the
biggest measure (cup) that can measure both of them exactly?

9. A teacher has 40 pens and 60 pencils. Find maximum number of students among whom
she can distribute these items evenly.

10. Samantha has two pieces of cloth. One piece is 72 inches wide and the other piece is 90
inches wide. She wants to cut both pieces into strips of equal width that are as wide as
possible. How wide should she cut the strips?

11. Mrs. Evans has 120 crayons and 30 pieces of paper to give to her students. What is the
largest number of students she can have in her class so that each student gets equal
number of crayons and equal number of paper.

12. I am planting 50 apple trees and 30 peach trees in rows. I want to mix the apple and
peach trees in my rows, and I want each row to be the same. What is the maximum
number of trees I can plant per row?

13. Rosa is making a game board that is 16 inches by 24 inches. She wants to use square
tiles. What is the largest tile she can use?