Primary 4 Mathematics — Factors and Multiples Practice | Foundation

Foundation Mathematics Primary 4 Factors and Multiples

Ravi is packing curry puffs into bags. He can pack them equally into bags of 4 or bags of 6. What is the smallest number of curry puffs that can fill both bag sizes exactly?

A 2

B 10

C 12

D 24

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Step 1: List the multiples of 4: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24 ... Step 2: List the multiples of 6: 6, 12, 18, 24 ... Step 3: Smallest number in both lists: 12. Check: 12 ÷ 4 = 3 ✓ and 12 ÷ 6 = 2 ✓.

Correct answer: 12

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