Problem Solving Worksheet

Recommended for Kindergarten — High School

Name: ____________________Date: ____________

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

20 problems

35 apples are on the table. 8 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
There are 35 pencils. 11 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
20 cookies are on the table. 23 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
Each box holds 7 marbles. How many marbles are in 7 boxes?
22 apples are on the table. 31 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
There are 54 pencils. 32 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 39 pencils. 3 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
10 apples are shared equally among 5 students. How many apples does each student get?
Each box holds 7 marbles. How many marbles are in 5 boxes?
There are 10 cookies. 7 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 45 cookies. 16 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
9 cookies are shared equally among 3 students. How many cookies does each student get?
There are 42 pencils. 35 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 9 stickers. How many stickers are in 12 boxes?
25 stickers are shared equally among 5 students. How many stickers does each student get?
Each box holds 2 cookies. How many cookies are in 8 boxes?
There are 39 cookies. 39 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
36 cookies are on the table. 22 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
14 apples are on the table. 10 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
33 pencils are on the table. 40 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?