Real-world Problems: Gaming & Technology Applications

Mathematics
Grade 8
12 questions
~24 mins
1 views0 downloads

About This Worksheet

A worksheet applying estimation techniques to real-world scenarios in gaming and technology for Grade 8 students.

Worksheet Preview

Full preview • 12 questions

Real-world Problems: Gaming & Technology Applications

Subject: MathematicsGrade: Grade 8
Name:
Date:
TeachWhizzTeachWhizzTeachWhizzTeachWhizzTeachWhizzTeachWhizzTeachWhizzTeachWhizzTeachWhizzTeachWhizzTeachWhizzTeachWhizzTeachWhizzTeachWhizzTeachWhizzTeachWhizzTeachWhizzTeachWhizzTeachWhizzTeachWhizzTeachWhizzTeachWhizzTeachWhizzTeachWhizzTeachWhizzTeachWhizzTeachWhizzTeachWhizzTeachWhizzTeachWhizzTeachWhizzTeachWhizzTeachWhizzTeachWhizzTeachWhizzTeachWhizzTeachWhizzTeachWhizzTeachWhizzTeachWhizz

Untitled Worksheet

Grade Grade 8
A

Practice Questions

Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
Estimate the number of pixels on a 1920x1080 gaming monitor screen by calculating the total pixels. Show your working.
[3 marks]
2.
A game developer estimates that each character sprite takes up approximately 150 KB of memory. If they need to store 1200 sprites, estimate the total memory required in MB.
[3 marks]
3.
Estimate the time in hours it would take to download a 5 GB game file with an average download speed of 50 Mbps. Show your working.
[3 marks]
4.
In a virtual reality gaming setup, the frame rate is 90 frames per second. Estimate how many frames are rendered in a 30-minute session.
[3 marks]
5.
A streaming service estimates that 1 hour of 4K video consumes approximately 3 GB of data. Estimate how much data would be used in 2.5 hours of streaming.
[3 marks]
6.
A gaming console has a storage capacity of 1 TB. If a user installs 15 games, each averaging 35 GB in size, estimate how much storage remains.
[3 marks]
7.
Estimate the number of hours of gameplay possible if a game lasts 45 minutes per session and the player has 60 hours available. Show your working.
[3 marks]
8.
A video card can render 60 frames per second. Estimate how many frames are rendered in a 2-hour gaming session.
[3 marks]
9.
A VR game requires rendering at 120 frames per second. Estimate the total number of frames rendered in a 15-minute gameplay session.
[3 marks]
10.
Construct a rectangle on the grid that represents a gaming controller measuring approximately 10 cm by 5 cm, assuming 1 cm on the grid corresponds to 1 cm in real life.
[4 marks]
11.
Estimate the total number of active players worldwide if a popular online game has a daily average of 2.5 million players, each playing approximately 2 hours daily. Show your working.
[4 marks]
12.
Identify and correct the mistake in estimating that a 2-hour gaming session with 60 frames per second results in 120,000 frames.
[4 marks]

Quick Actions

What is Remix?

Create a new worksheet based on this one. Change the grade level, topic, number of questions, or difficulty - then generate a fresh version.

  • • Change grade level (Grade 6 → Grade 7)
  • • Swap topics (Harry Potter → Macbeth)
  • • Add more questions (10 → 15)
  • • Adjust difficulty

Details

Created
1/1/2026
Updated
1/1/2026
Type
worksheet