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 21 pencils. 10 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 27 marbles. 5 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
32 stickers are on the table. 8 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
There are 16 cookies. 15 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 15 apples. 2 are taken away. How many apples are left?
27 marbles are shared equally among 3 students. How many marbles does each student get?
12 apples are on the table. 11 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
45 marbles are shared equally among 9 students. How many marbles does each student get?
Each box holds 3 marbles. How many marbles are in 7 boxes?
27 cookies are on the table. 27 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
3 stickers are on the table. 15 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
There are 55 pencils. 11 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
36 marbles are shared equally among 4 students. How many marbles does each student get?
There are 15 marbles. 12 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 39 stickers. 13 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
35 apples are on the table. 14 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
There are 13 stickers. 4 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 16 marbles. 10 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
Each box holds 5 apples. How many apples are in 8 boxes?
14 apples are shared equally among 7 students. How many apples does each student get?