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 40 pencils. 4 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 8 pencils. How many pencils are in 5 boxes?
36 apples are shared equally among 3 students. How many apples does each student get?
Each box holds 6 marbles. How many marbles are in 11 boxes?
Each box holds 7 apples. How many apples are in 9 boxes?
Each box holds 7 stickers. How many stickers are in 8 boxes?
11 cookies are on the table. 37 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
There are 10 cookies. 7 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 52 pencils. 29 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 7 stickers. How many stickers are in 10 boxes?
Each box holds 7 cookies. How many cookies are in 10 boxes?
There are 26 stickers. 18 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
Each box holds 2 stickers. How many stickers are in 12 boxes?
Each box holds 8 pencils. How many pencils are in 8 boxes?
There are 25 stickers. 14 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
42 marbles are shared equally among 7 students. How many marbles does each student get?
72 cookies are shared equally among 8 students. How many cookies does each student get?
There are 31 cookies. 18 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 23 apples. 8 are taken away. How many apples are left?
32 marbles are shared equally among 8 students. How many marbles does each student get?