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Mixed word problems worksheets

A page of only addition lets a child switch off and add everything on it. These free printable mixed word problems draw every story from all four operations, so the first and hardest step is deciding what to do.

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Mixed word problems
Mixed word problems worksheet — All four operations, free printable with answer key

The answer key prints on a separate page.

What's on this sheet

Choosing the operation is the skill a word problem is really testing, and a single-operation page hides it — if every problem is multiplication, a child never has to notice that this one is. Mixing addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division on one page forces the reading to come first: what is happening in this story, and which operation matches it?

Why this sheet works

The numbers stay grade-appropriate and friendly across all four operations, so switching between them is a switch of thinking, not a jump in arithmetic difficulty. Division problems still divide evenly, subtraction still stays positive, and every answer remains something a child can check.

How this one works

One question from a sheet like this one, worked a step at a time — with a sentence saying what just happened and why.

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