Minecraft Math Adventure
A free, printable Grade 4 multi-step word problem worksheet themed around Minecraft. Each problem takes two or three steps to solve. Work them on screen or print the PDF — a teacher/parent answer key is included.
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1.Steve plants 4 rows of wheat with 9 wheat stalks in each row. He harvests them all and uses 12 wheat to feed his sheep. How many wheat stalks does he have left?24
2.Alex finds 5 chests in an abandoned mineshaft, and each chest has 6 iron ingots. If she uses 3 iron ingots to craft each pickaxe, how many pickaxes can she make in total?10
3.Steve has 3 stacks of cobblestone, and each stack has 64 blocks. He uses 110 blocks to build a safety wall around his village. How many cobblestone blocks does he have left?82
4.Alex crafts 4 packs of arrows, with 4 arrows in each pack. Her friend gives her 12 more arrows. If Alex shoots 15 arrows at a group of creepers, how many arrows does she have left?13
5.A farmer villager will buy 4 pumpkins for 1 emerald. Steve harvests 3 pumpkin patches, and each patch has 8 pumpkins. How many emeralds can Steve get by trading all of his pumpkins?6
6.Alex is building a secret redstone door. She needs 3 redstone dust for each of her 8 repeaters, and she needs 2 redstone dust for each of her 5 redstone lamps. How many pieces of redstone dust does she need in total?34