Greatest Common Factor

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LESSON
2-1
Greatest Common Factor
Practice and Problem Solving: A/B
List the factors of each number.
1. 5
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4. 6
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2. 15
3. 60
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5. 12
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6. 36
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Find the greatest common factor (GCF) for each pair of numbers.
7. 6 and 9
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10. 6 and 15
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8. 4 and 8
9. 8 and 12
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11. 10 and 15
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12. 9 and 12
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Write the sum of the numbers as the product of their GCF and
another sum.
13. 44 + 40 =
14. 15 + 81 =
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15. 13 + 52 =
16. 64 + 28 =
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Solve.
17. A jewelry maker has 24 jade beads and 30 teak beads. What is the
greatest number of necklaces she can make? How many beads of
each type are on each necklace?
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18. The marine-life store would like to set up fish tanks that contain equal
numbers of angel fish, swordtails, and guppies. What is the greatest
number of tanks that can be set up if the store has 12 angel fish, 24
swordtails, and 30 guppies?
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MODULE 2 Factors and
Multiples
1. above sea level, scored
2. loss, below sea level
LESSON 2-1
3. rising 17 feet; 17 or +17
Practice and Problem Solving: A/B
4. 5 feet below the surface, −5
1. 1 and 5
5. losing 6 points; −6
2. 1, 3, 5, and 15
6. paying a fee of $35; −35
3. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, and 60
7. penalty of 5 yards; −5
4. 1, 2, 3, and 6
8. adding 32 MB; +32 or 32
5. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12
9. award of $50; +50 or 50
6. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, and 36
10. crediting $60; +60 or 60
7. 3
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8. 4
1. −5, 5
9. 4
2. 6
10. 3
3. 4
11. 5
4. 3
12. 3
5. 0
13. 44 + 40 = 4 × (11 + 10)
6. 2
14. 15 + 81 = 3 × (5 + 27)
7. 2
15. 13 + 52 = 13 × (1 + 4)
8. They both have an absolute value of 2.
16. 64 + 28 = 4 × (16 + 7)
17. Since 6 × (4 + 5) = 24 + 30, she can make
6 necklaces with 4 jade beads and 5 teak
beads.
MODULE 1 Challenge
1.
18. Since 6 × (2 + 4 + 5) = 12 + 24 + 30,
6 tanks can be set up with 2 angel fish,
4 swordtails, and 5 guppies.
Practice and Problem Solving: C
1. 250: 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 540, 125, 250
45: 1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 45
The Celsius degree is larger, or the
Fahrenheit degree is smaller.
30: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30
GCF: 5
2. a. −3, −6, −6, −6, −7, −6, −4
2. 375: 1, 3, 5, 15, 25, 75, 125, 375
b. −7, −6, −6, −6, −6, −4, −3
66: 1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 33, 66
c. 5, 9, 18, 8, 21, 12, 12
33: 1, 3, 11, 33
d. 5, 8, 9, 12, 12, 18, 21
GCF: 3
e. none
3. 76: 1, 2, 4, 19, 38, 76
21: 1, 3, 7, 21
14: 1, 2, 7, 14
GCF: 1
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