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 37 apples. 13 are taken away. How many apples are left?
Each box holds 5 pencils. How many pencils are in 2 boxes?
There are 17 marbles. 5 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
30 pencils are on the table. 3 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
26 apples are on the table. 32 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
There are 39 marbles. 16 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 44 stickers. 16 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 48 cookies. 18 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
3 pencils are on the table. 27 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
Each box holds 3 pencils. How many pencils are in 10 boxes?
There are 14 pencils. 10 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 47 apples. 17 are taken away. How many apples are left?
Each box holds 8 pencils. How many pencils are in 4 boxes?
14 apples are shared equally among 2 students. How many apples does each student get?
60 apples are shared equally among 5 students. How many apples does each student get?
30 cookies are on the table. 16 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
There are 38 cookies. 4 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
32 marbles are on the table. 38 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
23 stickers are on the table. 14 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
There are 48 apples. 30 are taken away. How many apples are left?