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 29 pencils. 18 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 8 marbles. How many marbles are in 7 boxes?
There are 14 apples. 13 are taken away. How many apples are left?
24 cookies are shared equally among 8 students. How many cookies does each student get?
There are 10 cookies. 10 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
33 pencils are shared equally among 3 students. How many pencils does each student get?
There are 42 cookies. 23 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 23 pencils. 23 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
36 cookies are shared equally among 9 students. How many cookies does each student get?
Each box holds 8 pencils. How many pencils are in 6 boxes?
37 pencils are on the table. 18 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
There are 42 stickers. 41 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 48 stickers. 12 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
Each box holds 3 apples. How many apples are in 2 boxes?
There are 40 apples. 37 are taken away. How many apples are left?
29 pencils are on the table. 10 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
There are 57 cookies. 57 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
Each box holds 8 apples. How many apples are in 2 boxes?
37 pencils are on the table. 5 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
Each box holds 6 apples. How many apples are in 12 boxes?