Ten free 8th grade word problems about art, with an answer key. Type your kid's first name and every problem is about them; press "New problems" for a fresh sheet as often as you like.
This sheet mixes two-step equations, proportions, percent increase and decrease, simple interest, adding and subtracting integers, and mean (average) (8th-grade equation solving plus 7th-grade review). Each problem is built from a checked math template, so the numbers change every time but the answers are always right; only the story is about art.
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Art Math
8th Grade · Two-step equations · Proportions · Percent increase and decrease · Simple interest · Adding and subtracting integers · Mean (average)
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Sam has 13 paintbrushes in all: 3 loose paintbrushes plus 2 jars with the same number of paintbrushes in each jar. If x is the number of paintbrushes in each jar, solve 2x+3=13.
A.x=8
B.x=6.5
C.x=5
D.x=10
Sam strings yellow beads and green beads in a ratio of 3:9 on a bracelet. How many yellow beads go with 24 green beads?
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Last year, 40 visitors came to the club's art show. This year, Sam counted 60. What is the percent increase?
A. 50%
B. 33.33%
C. 20%
D. 25%
Sam's art club raised $300 at an art show and put it in a savings account that pays 3% simple interest per year. How much interest will it earn in 1 year?
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Sam checked the temperature outside the art studio. It was -11°C at sunrise. By noon, it had risen 8 degrees. What was the temperature at noon, in °C?
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Here is how many prints Sam sold at each of five art fairs: 11, 10, 4, 5, 10. What is the mean number of prints per art fair?
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Sam has 13 paintbrushes in all: 10 loose paintbrushes plus 3 jars with the same number of paintbrushes in each jar. If x is the number of paintbrushes in each jar, solve 3x+10=13.
A.x=7.67
B.x=4.33
C.x=1
D.x=3
Sam strings yellow beads and green beads in a ratio of 8:2 on a bracelet. How many yellow beads go with 15 green beads?
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Last month, Sam had 40 paintbrushes. Now Sam has 48. What is the percent increase?
A. 20%
B. 16.67%
C. 8%
D. 10%
Sam's art club raised $900 at an art show and put it in a savings account that pays 6% simple interest per year. How much interest will it earn in 1 year?
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Answer key
Art Math · 8th Grade
C. x=5Undothe+3first(subtractfrombothsides),thenundothe×2(dividebothsides):x=5.
8Cross-multiply:3×24=72,thendivideby9:x=8.
A. 50%Percentchange=(change÷original)×100=(20÷40)×100=50%.
9.00300×0.03×1=$9.00.
-3-11+8=-3.
811+10+4+5+10=40,and40÷5=8.
C. x=1Undothe+10first(subtractfrombothsides),thenundothe×3(dividebothsides):x=1.
60Cross-multiply:8×15=120,thendivideby2:x=60.
A. 20%Percentchange=(change÷original)×100=(8÷40)×100=20%.
54.00900×0.06×1=$54.00.
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