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 51 pencils. 22 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 2 marbles. How many marbles are in 9 boxes?
25 marbles are on the table. 9 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
There are 21 pencils. 4 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 43 stickers. 32 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
Each box holds 8 stickers. How many stickers are in 9 boxes?
55 cookies are shared equally among 5 students. How many cookies does each student get?
Each box holds 9 pencils. How many pencils are in 10 boxes?
45 pencils are shared equally among 5 students. How many pencils does each student get?
11 cookies are on the table. 28 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
28 cookies are on the table. 20 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
Each box holds 4 pencils. How many pencils are in 6 boxes?
12 apples are shared equally among 3 students. How many apples does each student get?
48 cookies are shared equally among 4 students. How many cookies does each student get?
There are 42 cookies. 23 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
Each box holds 7 pencils. How many pencils are in 12 boxes?
Each box holds 2 cookies. How many cookies are in 5 boxes?
There are 25 marbles. 9 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
39 cookies are on the table. 12 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
Each box holds 7 pencils. How many pencils are in 7 boxes?