Problem Solving Worksheet

Recommended for Kindergarten — High School

Name: ____________________Date: ____________

Instructions: Working through multi-step puzzles and choosing the right strategy.

20 problems

Each box holds 7 pencils. How many pencils are in 7 boxes?
Each box holds 5 apples. How many apples are in 11 boxes?
There are 56 pencils. 41 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 45 marbles. 38 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 42 cookies. 12 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
5 pencils are on the table. 35 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
Each box holds 6 stickers. How many stickers are in 6 boxes?
28 pencils are shared equally among 7 students. How many pencils does each student get?
Each box holds 2 pencils. How many pencils are in 7 boxes?
Each box holds 9 stickers. How many stickers are in 2 boxes?
14 apples are on the table. 38 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
There are 15 stickers. 4 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 22 pencils. 7 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
20 cookies are shared equally among 2 students. How many cookies does each student get?
Each box holds 3 pencils. How many pencils are in 7 boxes?
4 marbles are on the table. 3 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
There are 15 cookies. 9 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 14 cookies. 5 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
29 pencils are on the table. 37 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
There are 31 cookies. 20 are taken away. How many cookies are left?