Circle all the multiples of 4 in this list.

1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20  21  22  23  24  25  26

Circle all the multiples of 6 in this list.

1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20  21  22  23  24  25  26

What do you notice? What do you wonder?

A florist can order roses in bunches of 12 and lilies in bunches of 8. Last month she ordered the same number of roses and lilies.

1. If she ordered no more than 100 of each kind of flower, how many different orders could she have placed? List all the possible orders she could have placed and how many of each kind of flower she would have received.
2. In which order would she receive the smallest number of flowers? How many flowers would she receive?

The least common multiple of 6 and 8 is 24.

1. What do you think the term “least common multiple” means?

2. Find all of the multiples of 10 and 8 that are less than 100. Find the least common multiple of 10 and 8.

3. Find all of the multiples of 7 and 9 that are less than 100. Find the least common multiple of 7 and 9.

Lin’s uncle is opening a bakery. On the bakery’s grand opening day, he plans to give away prizes to the first 50 customers that enter the shop. Every 5th customer will get a free bagel. Every 9th customer will get a free blueberry muffin. Every 12th customer will get a free slice of carrot cake.

1. Diego is waiting in line and is the 23rd customer. He thinks that he should get farther back in line in order to get a prize. Do you agree?? If so, how far back should he go to get at least one prize? Explain your reasoning.

2. Jada is the 36th customer.

   1. Will she get a prize? If so, what prize will she get?
   2. Is it possible for her to get more than one prize? How do you know? Explain your reasoning.