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Spidey and His Amazing Friends: Hero Math!

A free, printable Grade 1 multi-step word problem worksheet themed around Spidey and his amazing friends. 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. WEB-SHOOTERS

    Spidey has 8 blue web-shooters and 4 red web-shooters. He loses 3 of them during a big fight with Green Goblin. How many web-shooters does he have now?

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  2. SUPER CARS

    Spin has 5 toy cars. Gwen gives him 3 more cars. Spin then shares all his cars equally with Peter. How many toy cars does Spin get to keep?

    Answer:

  3. HERO TREATS

    Gwen bakes 10 hero cupcakes. She eats 2 of them for lunch. Then she bakes 4 more cupcakes. How many cupcakes does she have now?

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  4. TRACE-E'S POWER

    Trace-E needs batteries. Peter has 2 packs of batteries, and each pack has 4 batteries. Peter uses 3 of the batteries for his flashlight. How many are left for Trace-E?

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  5. GOBLIN TROUBLE

    Green Goblin has 15 pumpkin bombs. He throws 5 of them at a wall. Then he finds 3 more pumpkin bombs. How many bombs does he have now?

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  6. HERO BADGES

    Peter has 3 shiny badges, Miles has 4 badges, and Gwen has 5 badges. They give 6 of their badges to helpful kids. How many badges do they have left?

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Show answer key (for grown-ups)
1.Spidey has 8 blue web-shooters and 4 red web-shooters. He loses 3 of them during a big fight with Green Goblin. How many web-shooters does he have now?9
2.Spin has 5 toy cars. Gwen gives him 3 more cars. Spin then shares all his cars equally with Peter. How many toy cars does Spin get to keep?4
3.Gwen bakes 10 hero cupcakes. She eats 2 of them for lunch. Then she bakes 4 more cupcakes. How many cupcakes does she have now?12
4.Trace-E needs batteries. Peter has 2 packs of batteries, and each pack has 4 batteries. Peter uses 3 of the batteries for his flashlight. How many are left for Trace-E?5
5.Green Goblin has 15 pumpkin bombs. He throws 5 of them at a wall. Then he finds 3 more pumpkin bombs. How many bombs does he have now?13
6.Peter has 3 shiny badges, Miles has 4 badges, and Gwen has 5 badges. They give 6 of their badges to helpful kids. How many badges do they have left?6

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