Divisible by a Number

Least Common Multiple

A project manager is scheduling team meetings in 15-minute blocks. Which of the following total durations represents a multiple of 15, indicating the meeting was scheduled using only full 15-minute blocks?

In a corporate warehouse, items are packaged in boxes of 10. If a supervisor counts a total of 80 items, the number 80 is defined as a ____ of 10 because it is the product of 10 and the counting number 8.

A warehouse supervisor is reviewing inventory counts. Match each standard batch size to a total quantity that represents a multiple of that size.

A warehouse supervisor is counting inventory stored in boxes of 8. The supervisor determines that 40 is a multiple of 8 because it can be expressed as the product of the counting number 5 and 8.

Defining Multiples in Professional Contexts

A warehouse technician is required to perform a full inventory audit every 12 days of operation. Arrange the first four operational day marks (the multiples of 12) in the correct chronological sequence to show when these audits will occur.

Inventory Logistics and Lot Sizes

The Application of Multiples in Production Planning

A warehouse supervisor is training a new employee on how to order supplies that only come in standard lot sizes, such as boxes of 12. To ensure the employee understands the terminology used in inventory reports, the supervisor asks: 'By definition, a multiple of a number is formed by taking that value and doing what?'

A logistics coordinator is organizing shipments of office chairs that are delivered in crates of 6. Which of the following lists represents the first four multiples of 6, corresponding to the total number of chairs in 1, 2, 3, and 4 crates respectively?