Minecraft Math Adventure
A free, printable Grade 5 multi-step word problem worksheet themed around Minecraft,Math. 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 chops down 12 birch logs and 15 oak logs. Each log makes 4 wood planks. He uses 80 of his new planks to build a cozy starter house. How many planks does he have left over?28
2.Alex mines 48 iron ore and melts them all into iron ingots. She spends 1/3 of her ingots crafting an iron chestplate, and then uses 12 more ingots to craft tools. How many iron ingots does she have left in her chest?20
3.Steve starts with 3 emeralds. A weaponsmith villager gives him 21 more emeralds for his coal. Steve then spends 1/4 of his total emeralds on an enchanted iron sword. How many emeralds does Steve have left?18
4.Steve harvests 18 wheat from his small field, 24 from his medium field, and 12 from his large field. He feeds 1/6 of the total wheat to his sheep, and uses all the remaining wheat to craft bread which takes 3 wheat per loaf. How many loaves of bread can he craft?15
5.To build a nether portal, Alex needs 14 obsidian blocks. She has 2 obsidian blocks in her inventory. She creates more obsidian by pouring water on lava pools, making 3 obsidian blocks a minute for 5 minutes. How many extra obsidian blocks will she have left over after building her portal?3
6.Steve defeats 8 skeletons, and each one drops exactly 3 bones. He uses 1/4 of his total bones to tame a wild wolf. Then, a sneaky fox grabs 5 of his remaining bones and runs away. How many bones does Steve have left?13