Grade 8 Geometry Word Problems

A worksheet for 8th-grade students to practice solving geometry word problems involving area, perimeter, volume, and angles.

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3 Short AnswerMultiple ChoiceFill in the BlanksTrue / False

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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.G.A.5CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.G.B.7CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.G.B.9

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Grade 8 Geometry Word Problems

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Read each word problem carefully and solve for the unknown. Show all your work.

1. A rectangular garden has a length of 15 feet and a width of 8 feet. What is the perimeter and area of the garden?

Perimeter:

Area:

2. A cylindrical water tank has a radius of 3 meters and a height of 10 meters. What is the volume of the water tank? (Use π ≈ 3.14)

Volume:

3. If two parallel lines are intersected by a transversal, and one of the interior angles is 70 degrees, what is the measure of the alternate interior angle?

20 degrees

70 degrees

110 degrees

180 degrees

4. A ladder is leaning against a wall. The base of the ladder is 5 feet away from the wall, and the ladder reaches 12 feet up the wall. How long is the ladder?

Length of the ladder:

5. The sum of the angles in a triangle is always degrees.

6. The formula for the circumference of a circle is C = .

7. A square is a type of rectangle.

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