Factors Worksheet 1

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HIGHEST COMMON FACTOR

(GREATEST COMMON DIVISOR)

SWBAT find the highest common factors of two or more numbers using the rainbow method and
use this method to solve real world problems.

1. Find HCF of the following numbers.


a. 12, 15 b. 14, 36, 42 c. 19, 38 d. 45, 135 e. 129, 26 f. 90, 210

2. Solve the following word problems.

a. 210 oranges, 252 apples and 294 pears are equally packed in cartons so that no fruit is
left. What is the biggest possible number of cartons needed?

b. If a professor has three classes, and each of the classes has 28, 42, and 56 students
respectively, the professor now wants to divide the class into groups so that every group
in every class has the same number of students, and none of them is left over. Find the
different ways in which the professor can make the groups. (Hint: No. of groups x No of
students in each group)

c. How often will five bells toll together in one hour if they start together and toll at
intervals of 5, 6, 8, 12, 20 seconds, respectively?

d. To make one plate of Pakoda bread we require two pieces of bread and a patty. Niyati
bought a total of 164 bread and 41 pakodas. How many plate bread pakodas can be
cooked in the given quantity of bread and patties?

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