Grade 9 Multi-Step Math Challenge
A free, printable Grade 9 multi-step word problem worksheet themed around Space, Soccer, Mermaids, Minecraft, Basketball. 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.A space probe starts with 800 liters of fuel. During launch, it burns 3/8 of its fuel. The remaining fuel is divided equally among 5 maneuvering thrusters. How many liters of fuel does each thruster receive?100
2.A soccer club scores 120 total goals during a season. 2/5 of the goals are scored in home games, and 1/3 of the remaining goals are scored in tournament finals. If the rest are regular away goals, how many regular away goals were scored?48
3.Marina the mermaid found 240 glowing pearls in a deep ocean trench. She traded 1/4 of them to sea turtles for kelp, and then gave 3/5 of what remained to decorate the coral palace. How many glowing pearls does Marina have left?72
4.Alex mined 360 iron ingots to build an automated sorting system. She used 4/9 of the ingots to craft hoppers and 1/5 of the initial total to make minecarts. If she splits the remaining ingots equally into 4 chests, how many ingots go into each chest?32
5.In a 30-game basketball season, Marcus averaged 18 points per game for the first 2/3 of the games. For the remaining games, his average increased by 6 points per game. How many total points did Marcus score during the entire season?600
6.An observatory collected 450 deep-space signals. Astronomers discarded 2/9 of them as background noise and set aside 3/7 of the remaining signals for priority analysis. If the rest were split evenly among 4 research teams, how many signals did each team get?50