Solve Word Problems With Lcm Problems

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#1 of 7: Mild

Solve word problems with LCM

<p>Greg and Scott are swimming laps in the school pool during swim team practice. Greg can swim `5` laps in the pool in the same time that Scott can swim `4` laps. </p><p>If they begin swimming their laps at the same time, after how many laps will the two boys be at the starting point at the same time again?</p>

#2 of 7: Medium

Solve word problems with LCM

<p>Yellow boxes that are `10` inches tall are being stacked next to blue boxes that are `15` inches tall. </p><p>What is the shortest height where the two stacks of boxes will be the same height?</p>

#3 of 7: Medium

Solve word problems with LCM

<p>For an exercise plan, Desmond swims every `6th` day and bicycles every `10th` day. </p><p>If he did both the activities today, in how many days will he do the two activities together again on the same day?</p>

#4 of 7: Medium

Solve word problems with LCM

<p>A bus stops at the corner of `57`th Street and Acorn Ave every `15` minutes. A taxi cab stops at the same corner every `9` minutes. The bus and taxi both depart at `9:00` am. </p><p>How many minutes will it be before the next bus and taxi cab stop at the corner at the same time?</p>

#5 of 7: Spicy

Solve word problems with LCM

<p>At a paint factory, Machine `A` takes `30` minutes to mix a batch of paint. Machine `B` takes `24` minutes to package one batch of paint into small containers for sale. </p><p>If both machines begin a new batch of paint at the same time, in how many minutes will they both be ready at the same time to start a new batch of paint again?</p>

#6 of 7: Spicy

Solve word problems with LCM

<p>At Dorado Supermarket, juice boxes are sold in packs of `16` and cookies in packs of `24`. Juan wants to purchase an equal number of juice boxes and cookies. </p><p>What is the minimum number of juice boxes he needs to buy?</p>

#7 of 7: Spicy

Solve word problems with LCM

<p>Roxy Cinema has two movie theaters showing short films. Theater A starts a film every `45` minutes and Theater `B` starts a film every `60` minutes. Both theaters started a film at `1:30` pm. </p><p>In how many minutes will both theaters begin their films at the same time again?</p>

Word problems are elaborative math questions written in various forms of word puzzles that incorporate some basic arithmetic principles. These queries are usually indirect, eliciting the problem's context before asking you the questions. For solving word problems with LCM, we need to start with ...

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Grade 6
Number System
6.NS.B.4

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