A real-world approach to common multiples asks learners to find different groups of flowers based on their multiples. Useable as a class activity or independent exercise, they will have to organize their thoughts to explain the totals of flowers, maximum and minimum ordered, and the different bunches of flowers. This activity can be used after Multiples and Common Multiples in this series to model use in a life setting. 

Concepts

common multiples, least common denominator, least common multiple, multiples

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Additional Tags

multiples, common multiples, lcm, math

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Pros

 

• Easy for students to translate into everyday use
• Available to use as assessment or independent exercise
• Answers provided

Cons

• Prior teaching is needed to explain common multiples
• No example problems 

Common Core

6.NS.B.4 MP4