Add, Sub, Mult & Div
- Read a word problem and decide whether it needs adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing.
- Choose the expression that matches what the story is asking you to find.
Multistep Worksheets
Free multistep worksheets with answer key. No login or account needed. These worksheets provide a variety of problems that require students to use their critical thinking and problem-solving skills in order to find the solution. A grading column and quick grade scale maker grading a breeze and a modified pages help with lower level learners or when just introducing a topic. Great for teachers or for homeschool.
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About these worksheets
These worksheets help students choose the correct operation for word problems. Students read story problems and identify whether addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division is needed, then select or write the matching expression. Aligned with third and fourth grade standards.
Solving Mixed Problems
- Decide whether to add, subtract, multiply, or divide to solve a word problem.
- Pull out the important numbers and clues from a story problem and ignore extra details.
About these worksheets
Students practice evaluating expressions that contain parentheses. These worksheets reinforce the rule that operations inside parentheses must be completed first, building the foundation for understanding order of operations. Aligned with fifth grade standards.
Solving with Parenthesis
- Solve simple equations that have parentheses by doing the work inside the parentheses first.
- Use the order of operations to simplify expressions with parentheses before solving.
- Undo addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division step by step to find the missing number.
About these worksheets
Two-step word problems require students to perform two different operations in sequence to find the answer. Worksheets cover every combination of add-then-subtract, add-then-multiply, add-then-divide, subtract-then-add, subtract-then-multiply, subtract-then-divide, multiply-then-add, and multiply-then-divide. Aligned with second through fourth grade standards.
Add & Subtract
- Solve two-step word problems where you add first and then subtract to find the answer.
- Figure out what each step in a story problem is asking before you start calculating.
- Write a simple equation to match a word problem and use it to solve.
Add & Multiply
- Solve two-step word problems where you add first and then multiply.
- Decide which operation to do first and follow the correct order of steps.
- Write an equation that matches a story problem with parentheses for the addition part.
Add then Divide
- Solve two-step problems by adding first and then dividing to find the final answer.
- Figure out what the numbers in a word problem mean and decide which ones to add before you divide.
- Write a matching equation with parentheses to show “add, then divide.”
Subtract & Add
- Solve two-step word problems where you subtract first and then add to find the final answer.
- Figure out what each number in a story problem means and decide what to do first and next.
Subtract & Multiply
- Solve two-step problems where you subtract first and then multiply.
- Figure out which numbers in a word problem tell you what to subtract and what to multiply.
- Write an equation that matches a story problem with parentheses to show the correct order.
Subtract & Divide
- Solve two-step word problems where you subtract first and then divide.
- Write a matching equation for a story problem using parentheses to show the correct order.
Multiply then Add
- Solve problems where you multiply first and then add to get the final answer.
- Turn a short word problem into a number sentence with parentheses or the right order of operations.
Two Step Problems (Multiply then Divide)
- Solve word problems that take two steps, where you multiply first and then divide.
- Figure out what the problem is asking and choose the correct numbers and operations.
- Write and solve a matching equation for a story problem using multiplication and division.
Two Step Problems (Multiply then Subtract)
- Solve word problems that take two steps, where you multiply first and then subtract.
- Figure out what each number in the story means and choose the right operation for each step.