ISEE Upper Level Math : ISEE Upper Level (grades 9-12) Mathematics Achievement

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Example Questions

Example Question #3 : How To Find The Least Common Multiple

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Explanation:

This equation should be solved from left to right, finding the least common denominator for each pair. First we find the least common denominator of  and , which is . The fractions then become  and is then subtracted from that sum:

Example Question #4 : How To Find The Least Common Multiple

What is the least common multiple of  and ?

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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 #481 : Isee Upper Level (Grades 9 12) Mathematics Achievement

Which of the following values of  makes this statement true?

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For  to be a true statement,  must be a multiple of 15. 

Only 375 yields no remainder when divided by 15.

Example Question #481 : Isee Upper Level (Grades 9 12) Mathematics Achievement

Which of the following values of  makes this statement true?

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All answer choices are correct.

Correct answer:

All answer choices are correct.

Explanation:

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

Example Question #482 : Isee Upper Level (Grades 9 12) Mathematics Achievement

Which of the following values of  makes this statement false?

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

Example Question #483 : Isee Upper Level (Grades 9 12) Mathematics Achievement

What is the least common multiple of 15 and 18?

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To find the least common multiple, you need to determine 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 #9 : How To Find The Least Common Multiple

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

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To find the least common multiple, you need to determine 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.

Example Question #483 : Isee Upper Level (Grades 9 12) Mathematics Achievement

What is the least common multiple of  and ?

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Find all of the multiples of both numbers:

Find the first number that both sets have in common.

Example Question #485 : Isee Upper Level (Grades 9 12) Mathematics Achievement

Find the LCM of and

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LCM is the least common multiple of the pair. There are a couple of terms at play here, so first find the LCM of 12 and 48. Since 12 goes into 48, 48 is the LCM. Then, look at xy and x. XY is the LCM between those two. So, multiply those together to get as your answer.

Example Question #484 : Isee Upper Level (Grades 9 12) Mathematics Achievement

What is the least common multiple of  and ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

A multiple of x is a number that results when x is multiplied by another whole number.

The least common multiple of two numbers is the smallest number that is a multiple of both the numbers.

24 is a multiple of 8 because 8 times 3 is 24.

24 is also a multiple of 12 because 12 times 2 is 24.

There are no numbers that are smaller than 24 which are also multiples of 8 and 12. Therefore, 24 is the least common multiple.  

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