Spooktacular Halloween Math
A free, printable Grade 5 multi-step word problem worksheet themed around Halloween. 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.Leo bought 8 bags of pumpkin gummies with 24 gummies in each bag. He ate 15 gummies while decorating and then split the remaining gummies equally into 3 giant treat buckets. How many gummies went into each bucket?59
2.Maya sold tickets for the school haunted house. She sold 12 adult tickets for $8 each and 15 kid tickets for $5 each. If she spent $45 on spooky decorations for the event, how much profit did she make?126
3.A costume designer bought 6 bolts of orange fabric with 18 yards on each bolt. After using 36 yards for witch capes, she used the rest to make 6 identical pumpkin outfits. How many yards of fabric were used for each pumpkin outfit?12
4.Farmer Jack picked 14 crates of small pumpkins with 25 pumpkins in each crate, and 8 crates of large pumpkins with 12 in each crate. How many total pumpkins did he pick?446
5.A witch brews 5 cauldrons of secret potion, with each cauldron holding 48 fluid ounces. She pours the potion into 8-ounce bottles, but 3 bottles accidentally spill. How many full bottles does she have left?27
6.Sam and his 3 friends went trick-or-treating together. They visited 15 houses that gave 6 pieces of candy each, and 10 houses that gave 4 pieces of candy each. If they pooled all their candy together and ate 10 pieces along the way, how many pieces does each of the 4 kids get when split equally?30