WVDE Math 4 NBT
Use Place Value
Understanding and
Properties of Operations
to Perform Multi-digit
Arithmetic Test
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1. The cafeteria at your school stores extra napkins in a closet next to the kitchen. There are 23 boxes of paper
napkins. Each box contains 96 napkins. Kirk estimates that there are about 2,000 napkins in the storage space.
Which of these statements best describes why this is or is not a reasonable answer?
A This estimate is reasonable because 30 x 100 = 3,000.
B This estimate is reasonable because 20 x 100 = 2,000.
C This estimate is unreasonable because 20 x 90 = 1,800.
D This estimate is unreasonable because 20 x 100 = 1,200.
2. Angelina is baking cookies to give to friends and family. She wants to give 31 cookies to each of the 53 people
on her list.
Which is the best estimate for the number of cookies she needs to bake?
A 1,650 because 31 rounds to 30 and 53 rounds to 55 and 30 x 55 = 1,650
B 2,400 because 31 rounds to 40 and 53 rounds to 60 and 40 x 60 = 2,400
C 80 because 31 rounds to 30 and 53 rounds to 50 and 30 + 50 = 80
D 100 because 31 rounds to 40 and 53 rounds to 60 and 40 + 60 = 100
3. In the gym there are 12 balls for 4 different sports. Coach Grey has the same number of balls for each sport.
Which number sentence shows the number of balls Coach Grey has for each sport?
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4. Look at this table concerning the passengers traveling through Hart Field, Morgantown's airport.
Passengers at Hart Field
Month
Number of Passengers
November 2011
December 2011
350,145
389,994
How many passengers in all traveled through Hart Field during November and December 2011?
A 639,139
B 730,039
C 740,139
D 739,039
5. During the first four months of the year, Sharon spent $235, $140, $87, and $106 on utilities and other bills.
How much did Sharon spend in all?
A $568
B $462
C $481
D $333
6. Thomas drives his truck 623 miles to make a delivery. He made 9 deliveries last month. This expression can be
used to find out how many total miles Thomas drove last month.
623 X 9 =
How many total miles did Thomas drive?
A 4,707 miles
B 5,407 miles
C 5,607 miles
D 6,507 miles
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7. Which of the following expressions is the final step in using the distributive property to divide 4984 by 4?
8. Using an area model, divide 136 by 8.
A 13
B 15
C 17
D 19
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9. This table shows the relationship between the number of hats Rika sold and the amount, in dollars, she made.
Based on the pattern in the table, what is the total amount of money Rika would make for selling 16 hats?
A $135.00
B $126.00
C $117.00
D $144.00
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10. You must order flowers to create arrangements for the tables at the 5 grade academic banquet. You order
112 flowers to make bouquets with 7 flowers each.
How many arrangements will you be able to make?
A 7 because 16 × 7 = 112
B 16 because 112 ÷ 7 = 16
C 2 because 8 × 7 = 56 and 56 + 56 = 112
D 14 because 14 + 14 + 14+ 14+ 14 + 14 + 14 + 14 = 112
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11.
Mr. Miller buys 16 packages of eggs for his restaurant. Each package contains 12 eggs.
How many eggs does Mr. Miller buy?
A 56
B 28
C 192
D 182
12. Your school held a citrus fruit fundraiser to raise money for playground equipment. The fruit arrived in 72
boxes weighing 8 pounds each. Four of your friends estimated the total weigh of the fruit.
Which statement describes the best estimate?
A Samuel said it was 700 because he estimated by rounding 72 to 70 and 8 to 10, and then
multiplied 70 x 10.
B Mariah said it was 720 because she estimated by rounding 8 to 10 and multiplied 10 x 72.
C Emily said it was 560 because she estimated by rounding 72 to 70 and multiplied 70 x 8.
D Marcus said it was 350 because he estimated by rounding 72 to 70 and 8 to 5, and then
multiplied 70 x 5.
13. An art store recently donated 325 markers to the art club at your school. There are 13 students in the art club.
How many markers will each student in the art club receive?
A 30
B 25
C 22
D 33
14. Which statement is the same as 3× 15 using the distributive property?
A 45
B 3 × 10 + 3 × 5
C 15 + 15 + 15
D 15 × 3
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15. Your school ordered 112 boxes of construction paper. Each box contained 12 packages of paper.
How many packages of construction paper did your school order?
A 124 packages
B 1,344 packages
C 1,424 packages
D 336 packages
16. Mrs. Allen, the principal of Mountaineer Elementary, is buying pencils to give as Back-to-School presents for the
students in her school. She has found “Welcome Back” pencils that are packaged with 36 pencils in each box. Mrs.
Allen bought 18 boxes.
Four students wrote a multiplication problem to find the total number of pencils.
Which student has correctly worked the multiplication problem?
A Student A
B Student B
C Student C
D Student D
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