How do you know to use gcf or lcm to solve a word problem?

Teams of 4 are competing in a 1/4 mile relay race. each runner must run the same exact distance. what is the distance each teammate runs?

Raj encoded a secret phrase using matrix multiplication. using a = 1, b = 2, c = 3, and so on, he multiplied the clear text code for each letter by the matrix to get a matrix that represents the encoded text. the matrix representing the encoded text is . what is the secret phrase? determine the location of spaces after you decode the text. yummy is the corn the tomato is red the corn is yummy red is the tomato

The price of a visit to the dentist is calculated according to the formula 50+100n50+100n where nn is the number of cavities the dentist finds. on your last visit to the dentist, 22 cavities were found. what was the cost of your visit?