Problem Solving Worksheet

Recommended for Kindergarten — High School

Name: ____________________Date: ____________

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

20 problems

40 marbles are on the table. 39 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
There are 42 apples. 4 are taken away. How many apples are left?
38 stickers are on the table. 30 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
Each box holds 8 cookies. How many cookies are in 5 boxes?
There are 39 marbles. 28 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
19 stickers are on the table. 36 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
There are 30 stickers. 16 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
42 apples are shared equally among 7 students. How many apples does each student get?
Each box holds 2 pencils. How many pencils are in 7 boxes?
There are 31 pencils. 25 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 18 cookies. 17 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
33 apples are on the table. 37 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
36 stickers are shared equally among 6 students. How many stickers does each student get?
Each box holds 4 stickers. How many stickers are in 4 boxes?
There are 33 pencils. 25 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
72 apples are shared equally among 8 students. How many apples does each student get?
There are 29 cookies. 26 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
27 stickers are on the table. 5 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
There are 36 pencils. 35 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
18 marbles are on the table. 18 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?