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8th Grade Problem Solving: Week of August 24
See scoring guide below
1. A community pool offers 3 swim sessions each Saturday morning. Each session lasts 35 minutes, with 10 minutes between sessions. The final session ends at 11:05 A.M. At what time does the first session begin? / 2. The center section of a theater has 10 rows. There are 41 seats in row 10, 38 seats in row 9, 35 seats in row 8, and so on. How many seats are in row 1?
3. You have invited friends over to watch movies. You have rented 4 movies: one action, one science fiction, one comedy, and one animated. In how many different orders can you watch the movies? / 4.
Component / Calories in 1gram
Carbohydrate / 4
Protein / 4
Fat / 9
The number of calories in a serving of food is the sum of the calories from carbohydrate, protein, and fat. A cup of whole milk has 11g of carbohydrate, 8g of protein, and 8g of fat. How many calories are there in a cup of whole milk? If you drank enough whole milk to get 20g of protein, how many calories would it provide?

SCORING GUIDE

Score Level / Mathematical Understanding, Problem Solving Strategy, or Explanation
4 / Demonstrates all knowledge and understanding with all work shown correctly.
3 / Demonstrates a reasonable plan to solve the problem but makes minor errors in computation or explanation.
2 / Demonstrates some knowledge of understanding of the math concepts, but makes major errors in computation.
1 / Demonstrates a limited knowledge or understanding of the math concepts.
0 / No valid attempt.
8th Grade Problem Solving: Week of August 17
See scoring guide below.
1. Alan is planting 5 types of flowers in a rectangular flower bed that is 23 feet by 4 feet. He divides the flower bed lengthwise into 5 rectangular sections of equal size, with a 2-foot path between each section. What are the dimensions of each section? / 2. Your family leaves your house at 6:00 A.M. to drive to New York City. At 11:00 A.M., you reach the halfway mark and decide to stop for a break. After the break, you drive 100 miles and then stop for lunch at 1:00 P.M. After lunch, your mother tells you that there are 200 more miles until you get to New York City. How far is the total drive?
3. Rachel is buying cards and envelopes for her party invitations. The costs associated with the invitations are given below. How much will it cost for Rachel to buy and decorate 100 invitations?
Cards / $22 for 25
Envelopes / $15 for 25
Stickers / $0.50 per invitation
/ 4. Lena is shopping in the clearance section at her favorite store. The table below shows the prices of the clothing in the clearance section. How many ways can Lena spend exactly $30.00?
Clothing / Price
T-shirt / $6
Sweatshirt / $9
Jeans / $12
Sweater / $15

SCORING GUIDE

Score Level / Mathematical Understanding, Problem Solving Strategy, or Explanation
4 / Demonstrates all knowledge and understanding with all work shown correctly.
3 / Demonstrates a reasonable plan to solve the problem but makes minor errors in computation or explanation.
2 / Demonstrates some knowledge of understanding of the math concepts, but makes major errors in computation.
1 / Demonstrates a limited knowledge or understanding of the math concepts.
0
/ No valid attempt.