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Written Instructions:

For each Multiple Choice Question (MCQ), four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Make your choice (1,2,3 or 4). Write your answers in the brackets provided..

For each Short Answer Question(SAQ) and Long Answer Question(LAQ), write your answers in the blanks provided.

Leave your answers in the simplest form or correct to two decimal places.



 

1)  

 What is the least common multiple of 12 and 7


Answer:_______________




2)  

 What is the least common multiple of 7 and 5


Answer:_______________




3)  

 What is the least common multiple of 12 and 3


Answer:_______________




4)  

 What is the least common multiple of 12 and 9


Answer:_______________




5)  

 What is the least common multiple of 4 and 10


Answer:_______________




6)  

 What is the least common multiple of 8 and 12


Answer:_______________




7)  

 What is the least common multiple of 3 and 8


Answer:_______________




8)  

 What is the least common multiple of 8 and 9


Answer:_______________




9)  

 What is the least common multiple of 11 and 9


Answer:_______________




10)  

 What is the least common multiple of 11 and 8


Answer:_______________




 

1)  

 What is the least common multiple of 12 and 7

Answer: 84


SOLUTION 1 :

Remember:

The least common multiple is the least whole number that is a multiple of each of two or more numbers.

Solve:

List the multiples of each number. Find the lowest number that appears in both lists.

Multiples of 12 : 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84

Multiples of   7 :  7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56, 63, 70, 77, 84


The least common multiple of 12 and 7 is 84.



2)  

 What is the least common multiple of 7 and 5

Answer: 35


SOLUTION 1 :

Remember:

The least common multiple is the least whole number that is a multiple of each of two or more numbers.

Solve:

List the multiples of each number. Find the lowest number that appears in both lists.

Multiples of  7  : 7, 14, 21, 28, 35

Multiples of  5  : 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35


The least common multiple of 7 and 5 is 35.



3)  

 What is the least common multiple of 12 and 3

Answer: 12


SOLUTION 1 :

Remember:

The least common multiple is the least whole number that is a multiple of each of two or more numbers.

Solve:

List the multiples of each number. Find the lowest number that appears in both lists.

Multiples of  12 : 12, 24, 36, 48, 60

Multiples of  3 :  3, 6, 9, 12, 15


The least common multiple of 12 and 3 is 12.



4)  

 What is the least common multiple of 12 and 9

Answer: 36


SOLUTION 1 :

Remember:

The least common multiple is the least whole number that is a multiple of each of two or more numbers.

Solve:

List the multiples of each number. Find the lowest number that appears in both lists.

Multiples of  12  : 12, 24, 36, 48, 60

Multiples of  9  :  9, 18, 27, 36, 45


The least common multiple of 12 and 9 is 36.



5)  

 What is the least common multiple of 4 and 10

Answer: 20


SOLUTION 1 :

Remember:

The least common multiple is the least whole number that is a multiple of each of two or more numbers.

Solve:

List the multiples of each number. Find the lowest number that appears in both lists.

Multiples of  4 : 4, 8, 12, 16, 20

Multiples of  10 : 10, 20, 30, 40, 50


The least common multiple of 4 and 10 is 20.



6)  

 What is the least common multiple of 8 and 12

Answer: 24



7)  

 What is the least common multiple of 3 and 8

Answer: 24


SOLUTION 1 :

Remember:

The least common multiple is the least whole number that is a multiple of each of two or more numbers.

Solve:

List the multiples of each number. Find the lowest number that appears in both lists.

Multiples of  3 : 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24

Multiples of  8 : 8, 16, 24, 32, 40


The least common multiple of 3 and 8 is 24.



8)  

 What is the least common multiple of 8 and 9

Answer: 72


SOLUTION 1 :

Remember:

The least common multiple is the least whole number that is a multiple of each of two or more numbers.

Solve:

List the multiples of each number. Find the lowest number that appears in both lists.

Multiples of  8 : 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 72

Multiples of  9 : 9, 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, 63, 72


The least common multiple of 8 and 9 is 72.



9)  

 What is the least common multiple of 11 and 9

Answer: 99


SOLUTION 1 :

Remember:

The least common multiple is the least whole number that is a multiple of each of two or more numbers.

Solve:

List the multiples of each number. Find the lowest number that appears in both lists.

Multiples of  11 : 11, 22, 33, 44, 55, 66, 77, 88, 99

Multiples of   9 : 9, 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, 63, 72, 81, 90, 99


The least common multiple of 11 and 9 is 99.



10)  

 What is the least common multiple of 11 and 8

Answer: 88


SOLUTION 1 :

 Remember:

The least common multiple is the least whole number that is a multiple of each of two or more numbers.

Solve:

List the multiples of each number. Find the lowest number that appears in both lists.

Multiples of  11 : 11, 22, 33, 44, 55, 66, 77, 88

Multiples of   8  :   8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 72, 80, 88


The least common multiple of 11 and 8 is 88.