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Little Builder's Math Adventure

A free, printable Grade 1 multi-step word problem worksheet themed around building! do multi step problems with division by 2, multiplication by 2. 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. BLOCK TOWERS

    Leo has 3 red blocks and 5 blue blocks. He gets a new set that doubles his total blocks. How many blocks does he have now?

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  2. TOY TOOLS

    Mia has 10 toy screws. She loses 4 of them in the dirt. She puts the rest of the screws equally into 2 toolboxes. How many screws are in each toolbox?

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  3. WOODEN PLANKS

    Sam has 4 wood planks and Joy has 2 wood planks. They put their planks together. Then, a helper gives them twice that total number of planks. How many planks do they have now?

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  4. FORT BUILDING

    Ben has 9 cardboard boxes and gets 3 more. He uses half of his boxes to make a fort wall. How many boxes did he use for the wall?

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  5. TOY TRUCKS

    There are 10 toy dump trucks. 2 trucks break down. The other trucks each carry 2 building blocks. How many blocks do the working trucks carry in all?

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  6. SAFETY HELMETS

    A kids' workshop has 16 yellow hard hats. They lose 2 hats. They split the rest of the hats into 2 equal piles. How many hats are in each pile?

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Show answer key (for grown-ups)
1.Leo has 3 red blocks and 5 blue blocks. He gets a new set that doubles his total blocks. How many blocks does he have now?16
2.Mia has 10 toy screws. She loses 4 of them in the dirt. She puts the rest of the screws equally into 2 toolboxes. How many screws are in each toolbox?3
3.Sam has 4 wood planks and Joy has 2 wood planks. They put their planks together. Then, a helper gives them twice that total number of planks. How many planks do they have now?12
4.Ben has 9 cardboard boxes and gets 3 more. He uses half of his boxes to make a fort wall. How many boxes did he use for the wall?6
5.There are 10 toy dump trucks. 2 trucks break down. The other trucks each carry 2 building blocks. How many blocks do the working trucks carry in all?16
6.A kids' workshop has 16 yellow hard hats. They lose 2 hats. They split the rest of the hats into 2 equal piles. How many hats are in each pile?7

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