ISEE Upper Level Math : Numbers and Operations

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for ISEE Upper Level Math

varsity tutors app store varsity tutors android store

Example Questions

Example Question #41 :Numbers And Operations

30 is the least common mutiple of 10 and which of these numbers?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

9、12、20可以立即消除,none of these have 30 as a multiple [30 divided by any of them yields a remainder].

since 10 is a multiple of 5, so 5 can be eliminated.

The set of multiples of 10 isand the set of multiples of 15 is; since 30 is the smallest number that appears on both lists,.

Example Question #1 :How To Find The Least Common Multiple

What is the least common multiple of 16 and 20?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

is the lowest number that is a multiple of both 16 and 20, so we see which is the first number that appears in both lists of multiples.

The multiples of 16:

The multiples of 20:

Example Question #41 :Numbers And Operations

Which of the following is the least common multiple of 6, 9, and 12?

Possible Answers:

648

36

18

12

Correct answer:

36

Explanation:

The least common multiple is the smallest number in value that is a multiple of all three of the numbers. The best way to find the least common multiple (LCM) is to make a quick list of the first few multiples of each number, and then identify the smallest number that is common to all three lists.

Multiples are numbers that you get when multiplying the original number by other numbers.

18 is an answer choice that is common to both 6 and 9, but it is not also a multiple of 12, so it is not correct.

The smallest value that is a common multiple of all three is 36, so this is the LCM.

While 648 is a multiple of all three numbers, it is not theleastcommon multiple of the three numbers.

Example Question #2 :How To Find The Least Common Multiple

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

应该从左到右,解决这个方程finding the least common denominator for each pair. First we find the least common denominator ofand, which is. The fractions then becomeand.is then subtracted from that sum:

Example Question #45 :Numbers And Operations

What is the least common multiple ofand?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Find all of the factors of both 9 and 6:

Eliminate all factors that 9 and 6 have in common, in this instance 3 (only eliminate the repeated instance). Multiply all factors that are not in common:

Example Question #2 :Least Common Multiple

Which of the following values ofmakes this statement true?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Forto be a true statement,must be a multiple of 15.

Only 375 yields no remainder when divided by 15.

Example Question #1 :How To Find The Least Common Multiple

Which of the following values ofmakes this statement true?

Possible Answers:

All answer choices are correct.

Correct answer:

All answer choices are correct.

Explanation:

Forto be a true statement,must be a multiple of. Each of the four values given is divisible by, as seen below:

Example Question #48 :Numbers And Operations

Which of the following values ofmakes this statement false?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Forto be true,must be a factor of. Of the five choices, all are factors ofexcept for. This is the correct choice.

Example Question #2 :How To Find The Least Common Multiple

What is the least common multiple of 15 and 18?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

找到你所需要的最小公倍数,侦破ermine the multiple that both numbers share that is of the least value. List the multiples of each number and identify the first number (least value) that is in both lists:

The LCM of 15 and 18 is 90 since it is the first number that shows up in both lists.

Example Question #41 :Numbers And Operations

What is the least common multiple of 4, 12, and 16?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

找到你所需要的最小公倍数,侦破ermine the multiple that all three numbers share that is of the least value. List the multiples of each number and identify the first number (least value) that is in both lists:

The LCM of 4, 12, and 16 is 48 since it is the first number that shows up in all three lists.

Learning Tools by Varsity Tutors