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Pythagorean Theorem Word Problems Practice Challenge

Authored by Anthony Clark

Mathematics

8th Grade

CCSS covered

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Pythagorean Theorem Word Problems Practice Challenge
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Jane and Miguel are siblings. They go to different schools. Jane walks 6 blocks east from home. Miguel walks 8 blocks north. How many blocks apart would the two schools be if you could walk straight from one school to the other?

14

10

5.3

2

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Madison is on the top of an 80 foot building. She is creating a zipline course to the ground with 100 feet of cable. How far from the base of the building will she need to anchor the cable to make the zipline cable tight?

60 feet

20 feet

180 feet

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Two joggers run 8 miles north and then 5 miles west.  What is the shortest distance back to their starting point to the nearest tenth of a mile?

13

9.4

6.2

9

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The slide at the playground has a height of 6 feet. The base of the slide measured on the ground is 8 feet. What is the length of the slide?

8 feet

5.29 feet

10 feet

14 feet

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A piece of paper that Brittany has is 11 inches tall and 8 inches wide. She draws a straight line diagonally across the paper. How long is the line she drew?

7.5 in

12.4 in

13.6 in 

14.3 in

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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You need a ladder that will reach up a 25 foot tall house when placed 10 feet away from the house. How tall does the ladder need to be? Which equation could be used to solve the problem?

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

You need a ladder that will reach up a 25 foot tall house when placed 10 feet away from the house. How tall does the ladder need to be?

25 feet

26 feet

27 feet

28 feet

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

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