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Answer:_______________
2)A signboard was decorated with flashing bulbs of 3 colours. The blue bulbs
flashed every 4 minutes. The red bulbs flashed every 11 minutes. The orange
bulbs flashed every 8 minutes. If they flash together at the same time now, how
many minutes later would they flash together again?
Answer:_______________ minutes
3)A red light bulb flashes once every 3 seconds, while a blue light bulb flashes
once every 2 seconds and a green light bulb flashes once every 4 seconds. If the
3 light bulbs flash at the same time now, how many seconds later will they next
Answer:_______________ seconds
Answer:_______________
5)At a fun fair, 3 toy cars - A, B, and C are made to move round a circular track.
Toy Car A passes the starting line once every 4 seconds, while Toy Car B passes
the starting line once every 3 seconds and Toy Car C passes the starting line
once every 8 seconds. If the 3 toy cars pass the starting line at the same time
now, how many seconds later will the 3 toy cars next cross the starting line
together again?
Answer:_______________ seconds
6)Traffic Light A flashes once every 4 seconds while Traffic Light B flashes once
every 5 seconds and Traffic Light C flashes once every 8 seconds. If the 3 traffic
lights flash at the same time now, how many seconds later will they next flash
together again?
Answer:_______________ seconds
7)Jill and Athena are jogging in a park. Jill takes 4 minutes to jog round the park
once, while Athena takes 7 minutes. If they both set off at the same time from the
same point, how many minutes later will they meet each other again?
Answer:_______________ minutes
Answer:_______________
9)A signboard was decorated with flashing bulbs of 3 colours. The blue bulbs
flashed every 2 minutes. The red bulbs flashed every 9 minutes. The orange bulbs
flashed every 4 minutes. If they flash together at the same time now, how many
minutes later would they flash together again?
Answer:_______________ minutes
10)A red light bulb flashes once every 9 seconds, while a blue light bulb flashes
once every 4 seconds and a green light bulb flashes once every 8 seconds. If the
3 light bulbs flash at the same time now, how many seconds later will they next
flash together again?
Answer:_______________ seconds
1)The number of cookies in a container can be put into packets of 4, 9 or 8 with
no leftover.
What is the least possible number of cookies in the container?
Answer : 72
SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Multiples of 4 = 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64,
68, 72, 76, 80, ...
Step 2: Multiples of 9 = 9, 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, 63, 72, 81, 90, 99, 108, ...
Step 3: Multiples of 8 = 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 72, 80, 88, ..
The least possible number of cookies in the container is 72.
2)A signboard was decorated with flashing bulbs of 3 colours. The blue bulbs
flashed every 4 minutes. The red bulbs flashed every 11 minutes. The orange
bulbs flashed every 8 minutes. If they flash together at the same time now, how
many minutes later would they flash together again?
Answer : 88 minutes
SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Multiples of 4 = 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64,
68, 72, 76, 80, ...
Step 2: Multiples of 11 = 11, 22, 33, 44, 55, 66, 77, 88, 99, 110, 121, 132, ...
Step 3: Multiples of 8 = 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 72, 80, 88, ..
They would flash together again 88 minutes later.
3)A red light bulb flashes once every 3 seconds, while a blue light bulb flashes
once every 2 seconds and a green light bulb flashes once every 4 seconds. If the
3 light bulbs flash at the same time now, how many seconds later will they next
flash together again?
Answer : 12 seconds
SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Multiples of 3 = 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, 42, 45, 48,
51, 54, 57, 60, ...
Step 2: Multiples of 2 = 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, ...
Step 3: Multiples of 4 = 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, ..
5)At a fun fair, 3 toy cars - A, B, and C are made to move round a circular track.
Toy Car A passes the starting line once every 4 seconds, while Toy Car B passes
the starting line once every 3 seconds and Toy Car C passes the starting line
once every 8 seconds. If the 3 toy cars pass the starting line at the same time
now, how many seconds later will the 3 toy cars next cross the starting line
together again?
Answer : 24 seconds
SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Multiples of 4 = 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64,
68, 72, 76, 80, ...
Step 2: Multiples of 3 = 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, ...
Step 3: Multiples of 8 = 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 72, 80, 88, ..
The 3 toy cars will cross the starting line together again 24 seconds later.
6)Traffic Light A flashes once every 4 seconds while Traffic Light B flashes once
every 5 seconds and Traffic Light C flashes once every 8 seconds. If the 3 traffic
lights flash at the same time now, how many seconds later will they next flash
together again?
Answer : 40 seconds
SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Multiples of 4 = 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64,
68, 72, 76, 80, ...
Step 2: Multiples of 5 = 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60,65, 70, 75, 80,
85 ...
Step 3: Multiples of 8 = 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 72, 80, 88, ..
They will flash together again 40 seconds later.
7)Jill and Athena are jogging in a park. Jill takes 4 minutes to jog round the park
once, while Athena takes 7 minutes. If they both set off at the same time from the
same point, how many minutes later will they meet each other again?
Answer : 28 minutes
SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Multiples of 4 = 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64,
68, 72, 76, 80, ...
Step 2: Multiples of 7 = 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56, 63, 70, 77, 84, ...
They will meet again 28 minutes later.
9)A signboard was decorated with flashing bulbs of 3 colours. The blue bulbs
flashed every 2 minutes. The red bulbs flashed every 9 minutes. The orange bulbs
flashed every 4 minutes. If they flash together at the same time now, how many
minutes later would they flash together again?
Answer : 36 minutes
SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Multiples of 2 = 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34,
36, 38, 40, ...
Step 2: Multiples of 9 = 9, 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, 63, 72, 81, 90, 99, 108, ...
Step 3: Multiples of 4 = 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, ..
They would flash together again 36 minutes later.
10)A red light bulb flashes once every 9 seconds, while a blue light bulb flashes
once every 4 seconds and a green light bulb flashes once every 8 seconds. If the
3 light bulbs flash at the same time now, how many seconds later will they next
flash together again?
Answer : 72 seconds
SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Multiples of 9 = 9, 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, 63, 72, 81, 90, 99, 108, 117, 126,
135, 144, 153, 162, 171, 180, ...
Step 2: Multiples of 4 = 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48, ...
Step 3: Multiples of 8 = 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 72, 80, 88, ..
They will flash together again 72 seconds later.