Q. Find the least common multiple of the numbers 4, 6 and 8


Q. Find the lowest common multiple of 3, 5 and 6


Q. In a certain section of the local garden centre there is a number of plants between 95 and 205. Garden centre staff have noticed that these can be arranged exactly in rows of 25 or in rows of 30. With this in mind how many plants are there?


Q. In your local branch of a well-known DIY shop, we have between 240 and 300 cans of paint. This can be arranged in either batches of 40 or batches of 70. How many cans of paint have we got?


Q. I visit my grandmother every 4 days, but my brother who lives a little bit further away can only make it every 5 days. We both visited today so how many days will it be before our visits coincide again?


Q. 2 cyclists, Bob and Alice are cycling around a circular course. They leave the start line at the same time and need to do 10 complete circuits of the course. It takes Bob 8 minutes to do one lap but it takes Alice 12 minutes.


(a) after how many minutes does Bob pass the start line? Write down all possible answers


(b) after how many minutes does Alice pass the start line? Write down all possible answers


(c) when will they both pass the start line together for the first time?


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