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 21 cookies. 11 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
72 apples are shared equally among 8 students. How many apples does each student get?
There are 21 cookies. 15 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
72 stickers are shared equally among 6 students. How many stickers does each student get?
12 marbles are shared equally among 3 students. How many marbles does each student get?
48 marbles are shared equally among 6 students. How many marbles does each student get?
There are 23 pencils. 15 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 5 cookies. How many cookies are in 4 boxes?
Each box holds 9 pencils. How many pencils are in 10 boxes?
There are 37 cookies. 5 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
54 apples are shared equally among 6 students. How many apples does each student get?
Each box holds 9 marbles. How many marbles are in 12 boxes?
There are 12 stickers. 5 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
Each box holds 3 cookies. How many cookies are in 11 boxes?
Each box holds 9 apples. How many apples are in 2 boxes?
There are 16 marbles. 9 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 34 pencils. 32 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 51 apples. 26 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 43 cookies. 13 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
40 marbles are on the table. 3 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?