Diagnostic Practice

Alphonso watched a marching band. To find the number of drummers, he multiplied 3 × 5. Which of the following could describe the drummers correctly?

• 3 rows of 5 drummers

• a row of 35 drummers

• a row of 3 drummers and a row of 5 drummers

• 3 rows of 3 drummers and 5 rows of 5 drummers

Zena and 4 friends played a card game. They took turns selecting on card each until all the cards were picked. Zena found the number of cards each player received by dividing 40 by 5. Which of the following could describe the game correctly?

• Eight players shared 40 game cards in the deck. Each player received 5 cards.

• Forty game cards were shared equally among 5 players. Each player received 8 cards.

• Forty players shared 5 game cards from the deck. 35 cards remained in the deck.

• There were 4 players and 40 game cards in the deck. Each player received 10 cards.

Mr. Lester hired 7 children to rake his yard. He paid each child $9. What was the total amount of money Mr. Lester paid?

• $16

• $56

• $63

• $79

Which expression has the same value as 5 × 10?

• 5 + 10

• 10 − 5

• 10 × 5

• 10 ÷ 5

Lottie has 3 boxes of shells. Each box contains 5 shells. How many shells does Lottie have?

Keanu knows that 9 × 7 = 63. Which other fact could he answer using this multiplication fact?

• 9 × 64

• 7 × 63

• 63 ÷ 7

• 63 ÷ 8

A case of sports drinks has 4 rows with 9 bottles in each row. What is the total number of bottles in the case?

• 36

• 40

• 44

• 48

On a farm, 4 girls and 5 boys went apple picking. They picked 72 apples in all. If they shared the apples equally, how many apples did each child get?

• 7

• 8

• 12

• 20

Chang bought a shirt for $23 and a pair of pants for $49. He gave a $100 bill to the clerk. How much change should he receive?

• $23

• $28

• $39

• $72

Max reads 3 chapters in a book each day. His goal is to read 30 chapters. Max reads for 3 days. Which equation shows the number of chapters Max has left to read in order to meet his goal?

• 3 × 3 + c = 30

• 3 + 30 – 3 = c

• c = 3 × 3

• 30 – 3 = c