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Adventure Quest Math

A free, printable Grade 6 multi-step word problem worksheet. Each problem takes two or three steps to solve. Work them on screen or print the PDF — a teacher/parent answer key is included.

  1. JUNGLE EXPLORATION

    Leo and Maya find 8 locked wooden chests in the jungle. Each chest contains exactly 15 shiny gold coins. If a mischievous monkey steals 35 of their coins, how many gold coins do they have left?

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  2. CASTLE RESCUE

    To cross the lava moat, the adventurers need 180 stone bricks to build a bridge. They already found 48 bricks. If their wooden wagon can carry 11 bricks per trip, how many trips must they make to get the rest of the bricks?

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  3. DEEP SEA DIVING

    On a submarine dive, you collect 12 glowing red pearls worth 10 points each and 16 blue pearls worth 5 points each. If your team of 4 divers splits the points equally, how many points does each diver get?

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  4. WIZARD MAGIC

    To mix a flight potion, a wizard needs 3 bags of sparkling moon dust that weigh 12 grams each and 5 bottles of dragon juice that weigh 18 grams each. What is the total weight of these ingredients in grams?

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  5. SECRET ISLAND

    The path to the hidden treehouse is 300 steps long. You walk slowly at 8 steps per minute for 15 minutes. If you run the remaining steps at 10 steps per minute, how many minutes will you spend running?

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  6. SPACE JOURNEY

    An alien spaceship is powered by 6 glowing power crystals, with each crystal providing 45 energy units. During a space storm, the thrusters use 110 energy units and the shields use 85 energy units. How many energy units are left?

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Show answer key (for grown-ups)
1.Leo and Maya find 8 locked wooden chests in the jungle. Each chest contains exactly 15 shiny gold coins. If a mischievous monkey steals 35 of their coins, how many gold coins do they have left?85
2.To cross the lava moat, the adventurers need 180 stone bricks to build a bridge. They already found 48 bricks. If their wooden wagon can carry 11 bricks per trip, how many trips must they make to get the rest of the bricks?12
3.On a submarine dive, you collect 12 glowing red pearls worth 10 points each and 16 blue pearls worth 5 points each. If your team of 4 divers splits the points equally, how many points does each diver get?50
4.To mix a flight potion, a wizard needs 3 bags of sparkling moon dust that weigh 12 grams each and 5 bottles of dragon juice that weigh 18 grams each. What is the total weight of these ingredients in grams?126
5.The path to the hidden treehouse is 300 steps long. You walk slowly at 8 steps per minute for 15 minutes. If you run the remaining steps at 10 steps per minute, how many minutes will you spend running?18
6.An alien spaceship is powered by 6 glowing power crystals, with each crystal providing 45 energy units. During a space storm, the thrusters use 110 energy units and the shields use 85 energy units. How many energy units are left?75

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