Problem Solving Worksheet

Recommended for Kindergarten — High School

Name: ____________________Date: ____________

Instructions: Working through multi-step puzzles and choosing the right strategy.

20 problems

Each box holds 9 apples. How many apples are in 5 boxes?
23 cookies are on the table. 21 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
38 stickers are on the table. 29 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
31 apples are on the table. 33 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
There are 33 pencils. 25 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 4 stickers. How many stickers are in 11 boxes?
There are 24 apples. 17 are taken away. How many apples are left?
12 marbles are on the table. 40 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
Each box holds 6 apples. How many apples are in 6 boxes?
11 marbles are on the table. 9 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
24 pencils are shared equally among 3 students. How many pencils does each student get?
There are 58 pencils. 56 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
96 stickers are shared equally among 8 students. How many stickers does each student get?
There are 41 stickers. 33 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 17 apples. 16 are taken away. How many apples are left?
8 apples are on the table. 3 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
56 pencils are shared equally among 8 students. How many pencils does each student get?
8 marbles are on the table. 16 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
18 pencils are shared equally among 2 students. How many pencils does each student get?
There are 31 cookies. 12 are taken away. How many cookies are left?