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Applications of GCF
1. Solve each word problem.
Example
There are 12 apples and 8 oranges. If you were to place the apples and oranges on
the plates and divide them as equally as possible, without any leftovers, how many
plates would you need? What is the greatest number of plates that the apples and
oranges can be equally divided onto? Use the table below to solve the problems.
Number of Plates 1 2 3 4 5 6
Number of Apples 12 6 X
on Each Plate 8
Number of Oranges
on Each Plate
a. There are 24 pencils and 56 erasers. You want to equally divide the pencils
and erasers among the greatest number of people. Among how many people
can the pencils and erasers be equally divided?
b. There are 32 cartons of milk and 40 slices of bread. You want to equally divide
the cartons of milk and bread among the greatest number of people. Among
how many people can the milk and bread be equally divided?
Applications of GCF
1. Solve each word problem.
Example
There are 12 apples and 8 oranges. If you were to place the apples and oranges on
the plates and divide them as equally as possible, without any leftovers, how many
plates would you need? What is the greatest number of plates that the apples and
oranges can be equally divided onto? Use the table below to solve the problems.
Number of Plates 1 2 3 4 5 6
Number of Apples 12 6 X
on Each Plate 8
Number of Oranges
on Each Plate
a. There are 24 pencils and 56 erasers. You want to equally divide the pencils
and erasers among the greatest number of people. Among how many people
can the pencils and erasers be equally divided?
b. There are 32 cartons of milk and 40 slices of bread. You want to equally divide
the cartons of milk and bread among the greatest number of people. Among
how many people can the milk and bread be equally divided?
