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 13 pencils. 4 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
6 apples are on the table. 19 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
6 stickers are shared equally among 2 students. How many stickers does each student get?
9 apples are on the table. 25 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
Each box holds 5 cookies. How many cookies are in 4 boxes?
There are 23 marbles. 21 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 15 cookies. 4 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 44 pencils. 37 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
24 apples are shared equally among 6 students. How many apples does each student get?
There are 11 cookies. 11 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 21 marbles. 12 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
Each box holds 2 apples. How many apples are in 7 boxes?
There are 31 cookies. 8 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 20 stickers. 14 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 10 marbles. 8 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
Each box holds 6 marbles. How many marbles are in 8 boxes?
There are 36 marbles. 19 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
8 pencils are shared equally among 4 students. How many pencils does each student get?
There are 45 pencils. 2 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 4 cookies. How many cookies are in 4 boxes?