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Selected answers to common questions:
    Finding a least common denominator (LCD).
    LCM, GCF.
    Prime factoring.
    Table of factors 1-60.

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Rectangles and Factors [09/09/1998]

How many rectangles can you make with 10 small squares? 5 small squares? 12 small squares?

Rectangular Solids from Blocks [09/25/1998]

How many rectangular solids can be made from "n" cube-shaped blocks?

Reducing Fractions [7/4/1996]

How do you reduce fractions with different denominators?

Relatively Prime [10/07/1999]

What does the term relatively prime mean, and how can you determine if two numbers are relative primes?

Simplifying Fractions [12/08/2002]

Finding and eliminating (cancelling) prime factors.

Simplifying Fractions by Factorizing [05/22/1998]

Using factor trees to prime factor and simplify 188/240.

Table of Factors 1-60 [10/23/2001]

Where can I find a factor sheet with the factors 1 - 100?

Thinking about Number Pattern Problems [08/09/2004]

How do I figure out the next 2 numbers in the pattern 1, 8, 27, 64, ____, ____?

Tips for Simplifying Fractions [06/03/1998]

Can you give my some tips to help me simplify fractions?

Two Mathematicians: Factoring Logic [03/24/2003]

Two mathematicians are each assigned a positive integer. They are told that the product of the two numbers is either 8 or 16. Neither knows the other's number...

Unknown Numbers and a Venn Diagram [11/26/2001]

The GCF of two numbers is 20 and the LCM is 840. One of the numbers is 120. Explain how to find the other number and use the Venn diagram method to illustrate.

Using Euclid's Algorithm with Three Numbers [11/05/2003]

How do I find the GCD of three integers using Euclid's Algorithm? I am not sure where you plug the third integer into the algorithm.

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