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Grade 8 · Whole Numbers
HCF and LCM (Highest Common Factor & Lowest Common Multiple)
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Answer all questions. Show all your working — marks are awarded for method as well as the final answer.

  1. 1
    Find the HCF of 24 and 36.
    (2)
  2. 2
    Find the LCM of 8 and 12.
    (2)
  3. 3
    Find the HCF and LCM of 18 and 30.
    (2)
  4. 4
    Two bells ring every 15 min and every 20 min. They ring together at 08:00. When do they next ring together?
    (2)
  5. 5
    60 red and 48 blue beads are shared into identical packs (same reds per pack, same blues per pack) using as many packs as possible. How many packs?
    (2)
TOTAL: 10 marks
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