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 16 cookies. 12 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
Each box holds 8 pencils. How many pencils are in 4 boxes?
77 apples are shared equally among 7 students. How many apples does each student get?
40 stickers are on the table. 22 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
21 cookies are on the table. 8 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
There are 42 cookies. 17 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
26 apples are on the table. 21 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
There are 31 stickers. 25 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
Each box holds 4 pencils. How many pencils are in 10 boxes?
25 apples are on the table. 18 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
There are 15 stickers. 8 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
Each box holds 9 cookies. How many cookies are in 2 boxes?
16 marbles are shared equally among 8 students. How many marbles does each student get?
24 pencils are shared equally among 6 students. How many pencils does each student get?
29 stickers are on the table. 14 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
5 apples are on the table. 7 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
There are 41 cookies. 40 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
50 apples are shared equally among 5 students. How many apples does each student get?
There are 35 apples. 5 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 16 pencils. 4 are taken away. How many pencils are left?