Prime Time Investigation 3

6th Grade

Read p

age 37

p3

Write Vocabulary in
your Notebook
Common Multiples
Least Common Multiple
Common Factors
Greatest common factor

Always highlight
vocabulary
words in your
notebook

p3

Respond to
question D on a
new page in your
notebook

A.

3.1 page 38

3 x 20 = 60
60 seconds
1 x 60 = 60

B.
3 x 50 = 150
5 x 30 = 150
150 seconds

60

20

60

20

120

40

180

60

50

30

50

30

100

60

150

90

200

120

250

150

C.
7 x 10 = 70
10 x 7 = 70
70 seconds

10

10

14

20

21

30

28

40

35

50

42

60

49

70

56

80

63

90

10

70

100

Read
page
39

39

Answer questions A, B, and C in

your notebook.

40

3.2 page 40
A.
The 13-year and

17-year cicadas
will appear
together every
221years. 221 is
the least
common multiple
of 13 and 17.

This table
shows
multiples of
13 and 17

13

17

13

17

26

34

39

51

52

68

65

85

78

102

91

119

104

136

117

153

10

130

170

11

143

187

12

156

204

13

169

221

14

182

238

15

195

255

16

208

272

17

221

289

3.2 page 40
B.
The 12-year,14-year,

and 16-year cicadas will

appear together every
336 years. 336 is the
least common multiple
of 12, 14, and 16.

This
table
shows
multiples
of 12, 14,
and 16

but luckily theres

an easier way

x
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
27
28

12
12
24
36
48
60
72
84
96
108
120
132
144
156
168
180
192
204
216
228
240
252
264
276
288
300
312
324
336

14
14
28
42
56
70
84
98
112
126
140
154
168
182
196
210
224
238
252
266
280
294
308
322
336
350
364
378
392

16
16
32
48
64
80
96
112
128
144
160
176
192
208
224
240
256
272
288
304
320
336
352
368
384
400
416
432
448

3.2 page 40

B.
make a factor tree for each
number

cross out any number they

all have in common

multiply all the remaining

factors together

2 x 3 x 7 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 336

draw
factor
trees

12
2x6
2x2x3
14
2x7
16
2x8
2x2x4
2x2x2x2

3.2 page 40

Whats special about 13 and

17 that makes this true?

C.
in question A, the answer is equal to the product of
the two cycles.

13 x 17 = 221
221 is the least common multiple of 13 and 17.

in question B, the answer is less than the product of

the three cycles

12 x 14 x 16 = 2688
336 is the least common multiple of 12, 14, and 16

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respond to questions A
and B in your notebook

41

3.3 pages 40-41

A.

1. The greatest common

factor of 24 and 36 is 12

Jane can make 12 snack

packs

2. Other common factors

are 6, 4, 3, 2, and 1

Jane could also make

6, 4, 3, 2, or 1 equal
snack packs

List the
factors of 24
and 36

24: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24
36: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36
So, the greatest
number of equal snack
packs Jane could make
is 12. Each snack pack
would have 2 apples
and 3 trail mix.