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 17 cookies. 15 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 30 apples. 22 are taken away. How many apples are left?
35 marbles are shared equally among 7 students. How many marbles does each student get?
9 stickers are on the table. 38 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
19 cookies are on the table. 15 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
Each box holds 8 apples. How many apples are in 4 boxes?
There are 42 apples. 30 are taken away. How many apples are left?
Each box holds 9 pencils. How many pencils are in 5 boxes?
23 marbles are on the table. 29 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
11 cookies are on the table. 18 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
15 pencils are shared equally among 3 students. How many pencils does each student get?
81 cookies are shared equally among 9 students. How many cookies does each student get?
Each box holds 9 pencils. How many pencils are in 10 boxes?
4 cookies are on the table. 30 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
24 pencils are shared equally among 4 students. How many pencils does each student get?
14 marbles are on the table. 32 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
Each box holds 4 marbles. How many marbles are in 8 boxes?
16 marbles are on the table. 37 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
Each box holds 4 pencils. How many pencils are in 5 boxes?
99 stickers are shared equally among 9 students. How many stickers does each student get?