Ten free 8th grade word problems about soccer, 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 soccer.
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Soccer 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 15 orange slices in all: 1 loose orange slice plus 7 bags with the same number of orange slices in each bag. If x is the number of orange slices in each bag, solve 7x+1=15.
A.x=2.29
B.x=2.14
C.x=14
D.x=2
Sam practices short passes and long passes in a ratio of 1:5. How many short passes go with 25 long passes?
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Last season, 40 fans came to the home opener. This season, Sam counted 48. What is the percent increase?
A. 20%
B. 16.67%
C. 8%
D. 10%
Sam's team raised $200 at a car wash and put it in a savings account that pays 4% simple interest per year. How much interest will it earn in 3 years?
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Sam keeps track of the team's goal difference: +13 in the first half of the season and +11 in the second half. What is the goal difference for the whole season?
Answer:
Over five games, Sam made this many saves: 11, 8, 10, 8, 3. Find the mean (the average) number of saves per game.
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Sam has $7 saved toward a week at soccer camp. After adding the same amount each week for 3 weeks, Sam has $10. Solve 3x+7=10 to find x, the number of dollars added each week.
A.x=1
B.x=5.67
C.x=3.33
D.x=3
Sam sets out red cones and yellow cones in a ratio of 6:5 for a passing drill. How many red cones go with 15 yellow cones?
Answer:
Last season, 200 fans came to the home opener. This season, Sam counted 300. What is the percent increase?
A. 50%
B. 33.33%
C. 100%
D. 25%
Sam put $800 of birthday and allowance savings into a savings account that pays 4% simple interest per year. How much interest will the money earn in 5 years?
Answer:
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Answer key
Soccer Math · 8th Grade
D. x=2Undothe+1first(subtractfrombothsides),thenundothe×7(dividebothsides):x=2.
5Cross-multiply:1×25=25,thendivideby5:x=5.
A. 20%Percentchange=(change÷original)×100=(8÷40)×100=20%.
24.00200×0.04×3=$24.00.
2413+11=24.
811+8+10+8+3=40,and40÷5=8.
A. x=1Undothe+7first(subtractfrombothsides),thenundothe×3(dividebothsides):x=1.
18Cross-multiply:6×15=90,thendivideby5:x=18.
A. 50%Percentchange=(change÷original)×100=(100÷200)×100=50%.
160.00800×0.04×5=$160.00.
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