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 54 pencils. 39 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
22 pencils are on the table. 28 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
44 cookies are shared equally among 4 students. How many cookies does each student get?
Each box holds 5 marbles. How many marbles are in 9 boxes?
55 cookies are shared equally among 5 students. How many cookies does each student get?
Each box holds 7 apples. How many apples are in 2 boxes?
15 cookies are on the table. 21 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
There are 30 marbles. 6 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
9 pencils are on the table. 29 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
Each box holds 4 cookies. How many cookies are in 9 boxes?
Each box holds 8 apples. How many apples are in 2 boxes?
Each box holds 8 pencils. How many pencils are in 2 boxes?
Each box holds 7 pencils. How many pencils are in 3 boxes?
There are 50 marbles. 50 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 49 pencils. 38 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
40 marbles are on the table. 20 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
There are 32 apples. 26 are taken away. How many apples are left?
32 cookies are on the table. 9 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
There are 47 cookies. 21 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
108 apples are shared equally among 9 students. How many apples does each student get?