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 25 apples. 3 are taken away. How many apples are left?
24 cookies are on the table. 15 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
Each box holds 6 marbles. How many marbles are in 10 boxes?
23 marbles are on the table. 15 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
16 apples are shared equally among 8 students. How many apples does each student get?
There are 45 cookies. 41 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 23 cookies. 6 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
31 marbles are on the table. 3 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
8 pencils are on the table. 39 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
34 cookies are on the table. 14 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
Each box holds 2 apples. How many apples are in 4 boxes?
Each box holds 2 cookies. How many cookies are in 9 boxes?
There are 55 marbles. 17 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 39 cookies. 29 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
4 pencils are on the table. 21 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
Each box holds 6 marbles. How many marbles are in 9 boxes?
There are 17 pencils. 8 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
17 cookies are on the table. 23 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
Each box holds 8 cookies. How many cookies are in 7 boxes?
Each box holds 4 marbles. How many marbles are in 11 boxes?