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Year 8 Word Problems
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Year 8 Word Problems
📊 Part 1: Multi-Step Problems
1. Sarah buys 3 books for $12.50 each and 2 pens for $3.75 each. She pays with a $50 note. How much change does she receive?
Answer: $ _________
2. A rectangular garden is 15 metres long and 8 metres wide. If fencing costs $25 per metre, what is the total cost to fence the entire perimeter?
Answer: $ _________
3. A school fundraiser sells tickets for $8 each. They need to raise $2400. If they have already sold 180 tickets, how many more tickets do they need to sell?
Answer: _________ tickets
4. Emma's phone battery was at 85% at 9:00 AM. It decreases by 12% every hour. What percentage will her battery be at 1:00 PM?
Answer: _________ %
🧮 Part 2: Ratio and Proportion
5. A recipe for 6 people requires 450g of flour. How much flour is needed for 10 people?
Answer: _________ g
6. In a class of 28 students, the ratio of boys to girls is 3:4. How many boys and how many girls are in the class?
Boys: _________ Girls: _________
7. A car travels 420 kilometres in 5 hours. At this rate, how far will it travel in 8 hours?
Answer: _________ km
🎯 Part 3: Extension Challenge
8. Advanced Problem: A swimming pool is being filled by two pipes. Pipe A fills the pool in 6 hours, and Pipe B fills it in 4 hours. If both pipes work together, how long will it take to fill the pool?
Answer: _________ hours
9. Real-World Application: A mobile phone plan costs $35 per month plus $0.25 for each text message over 200. If Jake's bill was $47.50 last month, how many text messages did he send?
Answer: _________ text messages
10. Critical Thinking: Write your own word problem involving percentages and solve it. Your problem should require at least two steps to solve.
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