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 59 pencils. 52 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 8 stickers. How many stickers are in 7 boxes?
Each box holds 5 cookies. How many cookies are in 5 boxes?
There are 49 stickers. 26 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 15 pencils. 9 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
18 cookies are on the table. 28 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
There are 39 apples. 15 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 42 stickers. 7 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
8 marbles are on the table. 20 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
27 pencils are shared equally among 9 students. How many pencils does each student get?
12 marbles are on the table. 33 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
There are 31 apples. 19 are taken away. How many apples are left?
4 cookies are shared equally among 2 students. How many cookies does each student get?
20 cookies are on the table. 13 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
6 stickers are on the table. 17 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
3 stickers are on the table. 4 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
Each box holds 4 apples. How many apples are in 2 boxes?
There are 48 pencils. 17 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
12 apples are shared equally among 6 students. How many apples does each student get?
81 stickers are shared equally among 9 students. How many stickers does each student get?