Problem Solving Worksheet

Recommended for Kindergarten — High School

Name: ____________________Date: ____________

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

20 problems

There are 45 cookies. 27 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 54 marbles. 9 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 36 cookies. 33 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
36 stickers are on the table. 31 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
There are 58 pencils. 8 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 6 apples. How many apples are in 2 boxes?
Each box holds 8 apples. How many apples are in 6 boxes?
There are 51 cookies. 26 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
40 stickers are shared equally among 8 students. How many stickers does each student get?
There are 55 apples. 34 are taken away. How many apples are left?
20 pencils are shared equally among 2 students. How many pencils does each student get?
There are 29 cookies. 9 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
25 marbles are on the table. 29 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
There are 51 pencils. 17 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 10 cookies. 9 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 35 marbles. 18 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
Each box holds 5 pencils. How many pencils are in 12 boxes?
5 marbles are on the table. 40 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
36 cookies are on the table. 40 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
28 marbles are on the table. 36 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?