Problem Solving Worksheet

Recommended for Kindergarten — High School

Name: ____________________Date: ____________

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

20 problems

Each box holds 5 apples. How many apples are in 12 boxes?
17 marbles are on the table. 3 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
Each box holds 5 marbles. How many marbles are in 3 boxes?
17 stickers are on the table. 23 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
Each box holds 9 pencils. How many pencils are in 6 boxes?
There are 27 apples. 25 are taken away. How many apples are left?
27 pencils are on the table. 33 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
Each box holds 7 pencils. How many pencils are in 5 boxes?
18 marbles are on the table. 5 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
Each box holds 5 stickers. How many stickers are in 3 boxes?
Each box holds 8 apples. How many apples are in 9 boxes?
Each box holds 7 pencils. How many pencils are in 4 boxes?
39 cookies are on the table. 18 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
There are 44 apples. 5 are taken away. How many apples are left?
45 pencils are shared equally among 5 students. How many pencils does each student get?
28 stickers are on the table. 18 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
6 pencils are on the table. 6 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
15 cookies are on the table. 4 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
There are 40 stickers. 35 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 52 apples. 35 are taken away. How many apples are left?