Ten free 8th grade word problems about basketball, 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 basketball.
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Basketball 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 $4 saved toward a week at basketball camp. After adding the same amount each week for 6 weeks, Sam has $28. Solve 6x+4=28 to find x, the number of dollars added each week.
A.x=5.33
B.x=4.67
C.x=4
D.x=24
Sam practices chest passes and bounce passes in a ratio of 7:2. How many chest passes go with 12 bounce passes?
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Last month, Sam had 80 basketball cards. Now Sam has 120. What is the percent increase?
A. 50%
B. 33.33%
C. 40%
D. 25%
Sam's team raised $900 at a car wash and put it in a savings account that pays 7% simple interest per year. How much interest will it earn in 1 year?
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Sam keeps track of a stat called plus-minus: +13 in the first game and -8 in the second game. What is the total plus-minus for both games?
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Over five games, Sam made this many baskets: 12, 13, 3, 10, 12. Find the mean (the average) number of baskets per game.
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Sam has $2 saved toward a week at basketball camp. After adding the same amount each week for 4 weeks, Sam has $6. Solve 4x+2=6 to find x, the number of dollars added each week.
A.x=1
B.x=2
C.x=1.5
D.x=4
Sam practices chest passes and bounce passes in a ratio of 6:3. How many chest passes go with 6 bounce passes?
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Last season, 120 fans came to the season opener. This season, Sam counted 180. What is the percent increase?
A. 50%
B. 33.33%
C. 60%
D. 25%
Sam put $700 of birthday and allowance savings into a savings account that pays 8% simple interest per year. How much interest will the money earn in 1 year?
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Answer key
Basketball Math · 8th Grade
C. x=4Undothe+4first(subtractfrombothsides),thenundothe×6(dividebothsides):x=4.
42Cross-multiply:7×12=84,thendivideby2:x=42.
A. 50%Percentchange=(change÷original)×100=(40÷80)×100=50%.
63.00900×0.07×1=$63.00.
513+-8=5.
1012+13+3+10+12=50,and50÷5=10.
A. x=1Undothe+2first(subtractfrombothsides),thenundothe×4(dividebothsides):x=1.
12Cross-multiply:6×6=36,thendivideby3:x=12.
A. 50%Percentchange=(change÷original)×100=(60÷120)×100=50%.
56.00700×0.08×1=$56.00.
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