The Westminster School, Dubai

Project work

Subject :Mathematics
Year level:8
Marks: 10
Title of the project: SANTAS WORKSHOP - LEAST COMMON MULTIPLE (LCM)
Description of the project:

Apprentice Elves

5 minute
breaks allowed

20 minutes
5 minutes
10 minutes

This team of elves start their shift at 5.00pm

a) How long will it be before they can all take a break together? 20 mins
b) What time will their first break be at? 5:20
c) How many toys has each elf made when they go for break?
Elf 1 has made _1__ toys
Elf 2 has made _2__ toys
Elf 3 has made _4__ toys
CHALLENGE This team of elves works a 5hr shift
d) What time do they finish? 10:00 pm
e) How many toys has each elf made when they finish their shift?
REMEMBER
They go for a break each time they finish making a
toy at the same time

Elf 1 has made _12__ toys

Elf 2 has made _24__ toys
Elf 3 has made 48___ toys

Elf Team A
5 minute
breaks allowed

6 minutes
3 minutes

5 minutes

This team of elves start their shift at 8.00am

a) How long will it be before they can all take a break together? 30 mins
b) What time will their first break be at? 8:30 am
c) How many toys has each elf made when they go for break?
Elf 1 has made _10__ toys
Elf 2 has made _6__ toys
Elf 3 has made _5__ toys
CHALLENGE This team of elves works a 4hr shift
d) What time do they finish? 12:00 pm

e) How many toys has each elf made when they finish their shift?
Elf 1 has made _70__ toys
Elf 2 has made _42__ toys
REMEMBER
They go for a break each time they finish making a
toy at the same time

Elf 3 has made _35__toys

Elf 3 has made ___ toys

This team of elves start their

10.00am

shift at

a)
How long will it
take a break together?

be before they can all

70 mins
b) What time
will

their
break be at? 11:10

first
am

c)
How many
when they go for

toys has each elf made

break?

Elf 1 has made _35__ toys

Elf 2 has made _10__ toys
Elf 3 has made _7__ toys
CHALLENGE This team of elves works a 5hr shift
d)

What time do they finish? 3:00 pm

e)

How many toys has each elf made when they finish their shift?
REMEMBER

Elf 1 has made _135_toys

They go for a break each time they finish making a toy at Elf 2 has made 38___toys
the same time
Elf 3 has made 27___toys

This team of elves start their shift at 2.00pm

a) How long will it be before they can all take a break together? 9 mins
b) What time will their first break be at? 2:09
c) How many toys has each elf made when they go for break?
Elf 1 has made _3__ toys
Elf 2 has made _6__ toys
Elf 3 has made _2__ toys
CHALLENGE :This team of elves works a 2 hr shift
d) What time do they finish? 4:30 pm
e) How many toys has each elf made when they finish their shift?