The Great Wilderness Expedition
A free, printable Grade 5 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.
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1.Leo is packing snack bags for a 4-day jungle trek. He buys 3 bags of peanuts with 40 nuts each and 2 bags of raisins with 50 raisins each. If he divides the total snack items equally among the 4 days, how many items does he get per day?55
2.Maya found 5 underwater chests containing 36 gold coins each. She had to give 20 coins to the boat captain and split the remaining coins equally among her 4 crew members. How many coins did each crew member receive?40
3.A team of climbers needs 400 meters of rope to scale Mount Mist. They brought 6 coils of blue rope that are each 45 meters long and 4 coils of red rope that are each 30 meters long. How many more meters of rope do they need?10
4.Captain Sam's rocket burns 15 liters of fuel per minute during launch. The launch phase lasts 8 minutes, but a booster malfunction consumed an extra 30 liters. If Sam had 200 liters of fuel initially, how much fuel is left after reaching orbit?50
5.An expedition team travels through the desert with 8 water barrels holding 25 liters each. They drink 60 liters during the first three days and lose 20 liters to a leak. If they split the remaining water equally across 6 water jugs, how many liters are in each jug?20
6.Archeologist Elena traded 4 small artifacts for 18 rubies each. She gave 12 rubies to her assistant and then stored the rest evenly in 6 padded pouches. How many rubies are in each pouch?10