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 47 apples. 15 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 10 pencils. 6 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
21 pencils are shared equally among 3 students. How many pencils does each student get?
There are 25 pencils. 16 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 8 cookies. How many cookies are in 4 boxes?
25 marbles are on the table. 31 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
Each box holds 4 apples. How many apples are in 7 boxes?
19 cookies are on the table. 2 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
4 pencils are shared equally among 2 students. How many pencils does each student get?
There are 58 cookies. 4 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 36 marbles. 5 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 46 apples. 5 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 20 cookies. 4 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
10 stickers are shared equally among 5 students. How many stickers does each student get?
30 marbles are on the table. 3 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
40 stickers are shared equally among 4 students. How many stickers does each student get?
There are 35 cookies. 29 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
Each box holds 7 apples. How many apples are in 9 boxes?
48 apples are shared equally among 4 students. How many apples does each student get?
There are 11 apples. 10 are taken away. How many apples are left?