Unit 2.

Divisibility

24. Joe Salvo, a lifeguard, works 3 days and then has a day off. Joes friend Raya works 5 days and then has a day off.
How many days after Joe and Raya have a day off together will they have another day off together?

25. Using the pattern for the first two triangles shown below, determine the center number of the last triangle.

26. Two numbers are called coprime if the GCF of the two numbers is 1. Determine whether each pair of numbers is
coprime.
a. 48, 50
b. 25, 36
c. 22, 27
d. 71, 73

27. Explain the difference between the factors of a number and the prime factors of a number. Give an example.

28. Two patients recovering from heart surgery exercise daily by walking around a track. One patient can complete a lap
in 4 minutes. The other can complete a lap in 6 minutes. If they begin at the same time and at the same place on the track,
in how many minutes will they arrive together at the starting point of their workout?

29. A florist wants to use 12 white tulips, 30 pink tulips, and 42 purple tulips to make as many identical arrangements as
possible. Each bouquet is to have the same number of each color tulip.
a. What is the greatest number of arrangements that she can make?
b. How many of each type of tulip can she use in each bouquet?