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 56 apples. 56 are taken away. How many apples are left?
Each box holds 2 cookies. How many cookies are in 7 boxes?
There are 15 pencils. 14 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 5 marbles. How many marbles are in 10 boxes?
22 apples are shared equally among 2 students. How many apples does each student get?
There are 19 marbles. 10 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 34 stickers. 10 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
10 pencils are shared equally among 5 students. How many pencils does each student get?
There are 59 cookies. 20 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
14 pencils are on the table. 16 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
Each box holds 2 marbles. How many marbles are in 2 boxes?
Each box holds 5 marbles. How many marbles are in 3 boxes?
There are 50 apples. 28 are taken away. How many apples are left?
34 cookies are on the table. 16 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
Each box holds 4 apples. How many apples are in 4 boxes?
There are 15 pencils. 2 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
18 stickers are shared equally among 9 students. How many stickers does each student get?
Each box holds 9 cookies. How many cookies are in 12 boxes?
55 cookies are shared equally among 5 students. How many cookies does each student get?
6 apples are on the table. 12 more are added. How many apples are there in all?