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8th Grade Word Problems Worksheets

This free printable worksheet practices grade-level word problems. It has 24 problems, and the answer key is on its own page when you print, so you can check work afterward.

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8th Grade Word Problems

  1. A 5-foot ladder leans against a wall. Its base is 3 feet from the wall. How high up the wall does the ladder reach?
  2. A city has about 7,400,000 trees. Write this number in scientific notation.
  3. A city has about 3,900 trees. Write this number in scientific notation.
  4. A gym charges a $48 sign-up fee plus $31 per month. The total paid was $389. For how many months was the membership paid?
  5. A gym charges a $46 sign-up fee plus $15 per month. The total paid was $196. For how many months was the membership paid?
  6. A gym charges a $26 sign-up fee plus $45 per month. The total paid was $116. For how many months was the membership paid?
  7. A city has about 73,000 trees. Write this number in scientific notation.
  8. A gym charges a $38 sign-up fee plus $42 per month. The total paid was $416. For how many months was the membership paid?
  9. A 34-foot ladder leans against a wall. Its base is 16 feet from the wall. How high up the wall does the ladder reach?
  10. A gym charges a $48 sign-up fee plus $37 per month. The total paid was $492. For how many months was the membership paid?
  11. A 26-foot ladder leans against a wall. Its base is 10 feet from the wall. How high up the wall does the ladder reach?
  12. A gym charges a $18 sign-up fee plus $38 per month. The total paid was $436. For how many months was the membership paid?
  13. A city has about 8,700,000 trees. Write this number in scientific notation.
  14. A city has about 9,100 trees. Write this number in scientific notation.
  15. A 17-foot ladder leans against a wall. Its base is 8 feet from the wall. How high up the wall does the ladder reach?
  16. A 13-foot ladder leans against a wall. Its base is 5 feet from the wall. How high up the wall does the ladder reach?
  17. A gym charges a $40 sign-up fee plus $15 per month. The total paid was $70. For how many months was the membership paid?
  18. A city has about 9,000,000 trees. Write this number in scientific notation.
  19. A city has about 2,000,000 trees. Write this number in scientific notation.
  20. A 10-foot ladder leans against a wall. Its base is 6 feet from the wall. How high up the wall does the ladder reach?
  21. A gym charges a $45 sign-up fee plus $42 per month. The total paid was $507. For how many months was the membership paid?
  22. A gym charges a $38 sign-up fee plus $18 per month. The total paid was $146. For how many months was the membership paid?
  23. A city has about 400,000 trees. Write this number in scientific notation.
  24. A gym charges a $59 sign-up fee plus $16 per month. The total paid was $91. For how many months was the membership paid?

Answer Key: 8th Grade Word Problems

  1. 4 feet
  2. 7.4 × 106
  3. 3.9 × 103
  4. 11
  5. 10
  6. 2
  7. 7.3 × 104
  8. 9
  9. 30 feet
  10. 12
  11. 24 feet
  12. 11
  13. 8.7 × 106
  14. 9.1 × 103
  15. 15 feet
  16. 12 feet
  17. 2
  18. 9 × 106
  19. 2 × 106
  20. 8 feet
  21. 11
  22. 6
  23. 4 × 105
  24. 2

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