Ten free 8th grade word problems about skateboarding, 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 skateboarding.
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Skateboarding 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 $11 saved toward a new skateboard. After adding the same amount each week for 9 weeks, Sam has $119. Solve 9x+11=119 to find x, the number of dollars added each week.
A.x=14.44
B.x=13.22
C.x=108
D.x=12
Sam practices ollies and kickflips in a ratio of 8:4. How many ollies go with 40 kickflips?
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Last year, 120 skaters came to the skate jam. This year, Sam counted 144. What is the percent increase?
A. 20%
B. 16.67%
C. 24%
D. 10%
Sam put $900 of birthday and allowance savings into a savings account that pays 1% simple interest per year. How much interest will the money earn in 2 years?
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Sam checked the temperature at the skatepark. It was 9°C at sunrise. By noon, it had risen 3 degrees. What was the temperature at noon, in °C?
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Here is how many kickflips Sam landed in each of five sessions: 3, 8, 1, 12, 11. What is the mean number of kickflips per session?
Answer:
Sam has $12 saved toward a new skateboard. After adding the same amount each week for 9 weeks, Sam has $120. Solve 9x+12=120 to find x, the number of dollars added each week.
A.x=14.67
B.x=12
C.x=13.33
D.x=108
Sam lands 1 out of every 6 kickflips. At that rate, how many out of 12 kickflips would Sam land?
Answer:
Last year, 20 skaters came to the skate jam. This year, Sam counted 24. What is the percent increase?
A. 20%
B. 16.67%
C. 4%
D. 10%
Sam put $300 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
Skateboarding Math · 8th Grade
D. x=12Undothe+11first(subtractfrombothsides),thenundothe×9(dividebothsides):x=12.
80Cross-multiply:8×40=320,thendivideby4:x=80.
A. 20%Percentchange=(change÷original)×100=(24÷120)×100=20%.
18.00900×0.01×2=$18.00.
129+3=12.
73+8+1+12+11=35,and35÷5=7.
B. x=12Undothe+12first(subtractfrombothsides),thenundothe×9(dividebothsides):x=12.
2Cross-multiply:1×12=12,thendivideby6:x=2.
A. 20%Percentchange=(change÷original)×100=(4÷20)×100=20%.
24.00300×0.08×1=$24.00.
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