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 48 marbles. 12 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
Each box holds 6 pencils. How many pencils are in 9 boxes?
19 pencils are on the table. 33 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
There are 30 cookies. 30 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
13 stickers are on the table. 18 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
Each box holds 2 stickers. How many stickers are in 12 boxes?
There are 48 cookies. 12 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
23 pencils are on the table. 9 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
8 apples are on the table. 30 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
Each box holds 6 marbles. How many marbles are in 8 boxes?
There are 53 cookies. 53 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
35 pencils are shared equally among 5 students. How many pencils does each student get?
There are 45 cookies. 30 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 55 cookies. 33 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
25 cookies are on the table. 2 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
31 stickers are on the table. 14 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
Each box holds 7 marbles. How many marbles are in 2 boxes?
36 pencils are on the table. 12 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
There are 50 stickers. 12 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 50 apples. 49 are taken away. How many apples are left?