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 8 pencils. How many pencils are in 5 boxes?
There are 53 stickers. 40 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
Each box holds 8 apples. How many apples are in 5 boxes?
There are 16 pencils. 8 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
36 apples are shared equally among 9 students. How many apples does each student get?
There are 58 stickers. 3 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 16 pencils. 10 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 34 marbles. 34 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
72 pencils are shared equally among 6 students. How many pencils does each student get?
There are 15 apples. 6 are taken away. How many apples are left?
16 marbles are on the table. 36 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
16 pencils are on the table. 13 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
33 cookies are on the table. 38 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
21 pencils are on the table. 10 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
32 apples are shared equally among 4 students. How many apples does each student get?
23 apples are on the table. 18 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
12 pencils are on the table. 4 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
15 apples are shared equally among 3 students. How many apples does each student get?
Each box holds 8 apples. How many apples are in 11 boxes?
There are 14 cookies. 13 are taken away. How many cookies are left?