Problem Solving Worksheet

Recommended for Kindergarten — High School

Name: ____________________Date: ____________

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

20 problems

20 cookies are on the table. 16 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
Each box holds 8 marbles. How many marbles are in 12 boxes?
Each box holds 2 pencils. How many pencils are in 8 boxes?
There are 54 pencils. 26 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 18 cookies. 16 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 33 marbles. 10 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
37 cookies are on the table. 9 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
4 apples are on the table. 14 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
10 cookies are shared equally among 5 students. How many cookies does each student get?
Each box holds 7 pencils. How many pencils are in 8 boxes?
30 apples are shared equally among 3 students. How many apples does each student get?
Each box holds 5 cookies. How many cookies are in 6 boxes?
25 marbles are on the table. 12 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
Each box holds 8 marbles. How many marbles are in 11 boxes?
10 marbles are on the table. 5 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
There are 54 cookies. 39 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
Each box holds 8 apples. How many apples are in 2 boxes?
There are 24 pencils. 10 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
40 pencils are shared equally among 4 students. How many pencils does each student get?
18 marbles are shared equally among 2 students. How many marbles does each student get?