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The Great Forest Adventure

A free, printable Grade 7 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 TREASURE

    You find 80 gold coins. You give 1/5 of the coins to a friendly monkey. You put 1/2 of the left-over coins in your bag. How many coins are in your bag?

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  2. MAGIC MAP

    A map has 120 steps. You walk 2/3 of the steps. Then you run 1/4 of the steps that are left. How many steps do you still need to go?

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  3. CAVE GEMS

    You find 90 blue gems in a dark cave. A nice troll takes 1/3 of them. Then you drop 10 gems. You put the rest into 2 bags. How many gems are in each bag?

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  4. PIRATE SHIP FLAGS

    A pirate ship has 64 big flags. 3/8 of the flags are red. 1/4 of the left-over flags are blue. The rest are green. How many flags are green?

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  5. MAGIC POTIONS

    A wizard makes 36 magic potions. He spills 1/6 of them on the floor. He drinks 10 of them. He puts the rest into 4 boxes. How many potions are in each box?

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  6. TREEHOUSE ROPE

    You have a rope that is 100 feet long. You cut off 1/5 of the rope for a tree swing. You cut off 12 more feet for a ladder. You cut the rest into 4 equal dog leashes. How long is each leash?

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Show answer key (for grown-ups)
1.You find 80 gold coins. You give 1/5 of the coins to a friendly monkey. You put 1/2 of the left-over coins in your bag. How many coins are in your bag?32
2.A map has 120 steps. You walk 2/3 of the steps. Then you run 1/4 of the steps that are left. How many steps do you still need to go?30
3.You find 90 blue gems in a dark cave. A nice troll takes 1/3 of them. Then you drop 10 gems. You put the rest into 2 bags. How many gems are in each bag?25
4.A pirate ship has 64 big flags. 3/8 of the flags are red. 1/4 of the left-over flags are blue. The rest are green. How many flags are green?30
5.A wizard makes 36 magic potions. He spills 1/6 of them on the floor. He drinks 10 of them. He puts the rest into 4 boxes. How many potions are in each box?5
6.You have a rope that is 100 feet long. You cut off 1/5 of the rope for a tree swing. You cut off 12 more feet for a ladder. You cut the rest into 4 equal dog leashes. How long is each leash?17

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