LCM Starters:Christmas Bells: If all the bells ring together at noon, at what time will they next all ring together? This problem requires the use of LCM. Dancing: Work out how many people were at the dance from the clues given. Hotel Digital: A puzzle about the lifts in a hotel which serve floors based on the day of the week. Name Again: Work out what the nth letter will be in a recurring pattern of letters in a person's name
Small images of these Starters :: Index of Starters LCM Advanced Starters:Transum Tonic: What is the largest number of bottles that it is not possible to buy if they come in packs of 6, 9, and 20?
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Notes:LCM stands for lowest common multiple or least common multiple. The LCM of two (or more numbers) is the smallest number that both of the numbers divide into exactly. Being able to find the LCM is useful when trying to find a common denominator when adding two fractions together. The LCM also describes the points when two (or more) periodic repetitions coincide. LCM Activities:Factor Trees: Create factor trees to find the prime factors of the given numbers. HCF and LCM: Practise finding the highest common factor (H.C.F), sometimes called the greatest common divisor, and the lowest common multiple (L.C.M) of two numbers. LCM Videos:HCF and LCM Video: Learn different methods for finding the highest common factor and lowest common multiple of two or three numbers. LCM External Links:Links to other websites containing resources for LCM are provided for those logged into 'Transum Mathematics'. Subscribing also opens up the opportunity for you to add your own links to this panel. You can sign up using one of the buttons below: SearchThe activity you are looking for may have been classified in a different way from the way you were expecting. You can search the whole of Transum Maths by using the box below.
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