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    Batman needs help organizing weapons and supplies in the Batcave. [1] He needs to order grenades and grappling ropes in boxes of 12 and 16 respectively, and wants to pack 1 of each per set, so he should order the lowest common multiple of 12 and 16, which is 48. [2] He also needs to order tires and head gaskets where tires come in packs of 6 and gaskets in boxes of 10, packing 2 tires with each gasket, so he should order the lowest common multiple of 6 and 10, which is 30. [3] He has 64 missiles and 24 oil canisters to pack evenly, so he can make 8 groups of 8 missiles and

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    Batman needs help organizing weapons and supplies in the Batcave. [1] He needs to order grenades and grappling ropes in boxes of 12 and 16 respectively, and wants to pack 1 of each per set, so he should order the lowest common multiple of 12 and 16, which is 48. [2] He also needs to order tires and head gaskets where tires come in packs of 6 and gaskets in boxes of 10, packing 2 tires with each gasket, so he should order the lowest common multiple of 6 and 10, which is 30. [3] He has 64 missiles and 24 oil canisters to pack evenly, so he can make 8 groups of 8 missiles and

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    Batman HCF and LCM Dilemma

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    Batman needs help organizing weapons and supplies in the Batcave. [1] He needs to order grenades and grappling ropes in boxes of 12 and 16 respectively, and wants to pack 1 of each per set, so he should order the lowest common multiple of 12 and 16, which is 48. [2] He also needs to order tires and head gaskets where tires come in packs of 6 and gaskets in boxes of 10, packing 2 tires with each gasket, so he should order the lowest common multiple of 6 and 10, which is 30. [3] He has 64 missiles and 24 oil canisters to pack evenly, so he can make 8 groups of 8 missiles and

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    Batman's HCF and LCM Dilemma

    Batman is placing some orders with his weapons manufacturer


    and doesn’t want any items left over when he put them into
    packs in readiness for his crime fighting exploits.

    He is also tidying up the Batcave from previous orders.

    Can you help with all his packing up issues?


    Issue 1
    Batman wants to order some grenades and some
    grappling ropes.

    Grenades come in boxes of 12.


    Grappling ropes come in boxes of 16.

    He wants to put 1 grappling rope with 1 grenade.

    What is the smallest number of each item he should


    order?
    Issue 2
    Batman wants to order some tyres and head gaskets for
    the Batmobile.

    Tyres come in packs of 6.


    Head gaskets come in boxes of 10.

    He wants to put 2 tyres with 1 head gasket.

    What is the smallest number of each item he should


    order?
    Issue 3
    Batman has some missiles and oil canisters that create oil
    slicks from the Batmobile lying around the Batcave.

    He has 64 missiles and 24 oil canisters in total.

    He wants to put them into the largest number of equal


    groups, using all the items.

    How many groups should he make?

    8 groups each containing 8 missiles and 3 oil canisters.


    Issue 4
    Batman also has some throwing stars and stun grenades
    that lying around the Batcave.

    He has 90 throwing stars and 54 stun grenades in total.

    He wants to put them into the largest number of equal


    groups, using all the items.

    How many groups should he make?


    18 groups each containing 5 throwing stars and 3 stun
    grenades.
    Thanks for all your help!

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