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 35 pencils. 5 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 50 cookies. 41 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 22 cookies. 5 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 53 pencils. 24 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 4 pencils. How many pencils are in 9 boxes?
63 pencils are shared equally among 7 students. How many pencils does each student get?
There are 23 cookies. 9 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 54 stickers. 53 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
28 apples are shared equally among 4 students. How many apples does each student get?
There are 18 stickers. 10 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 55 marbles. 13 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
15 stickers are on the table. 31 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
Each box holds 6 pencils. How many pencils are in 5 boxes?
45 apples are shared equally among 9 students. How many apples does each student get?
11 cookies are on the table. 11 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
Each box holds 8 stickers. How many stickers are in 10 boxes?
Each box holds 6 marbles. How many marbles are in 9 boxes?
10 apples are on the table. 35 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
There are 48 cookies. 47 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 60 stickers. 11 are taken away. How many stickers are left?