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 43 pencils. 38 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
14 pencils are on the table. 27 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
Each box holds 8 cookies. How many cookies are in 8 boxes?
7 marbles are on the table. 17 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
34 pencils are on the table. 27 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
10 apples are shared equally among 5 students. How many apples does each student get?
Each box holds 4 cookies. How many cookies are in 3 boxes?
Each box holds 5 marbles. How many marbles are in 3 boxes?
There are 46 apples. 22 are taken away. How many apples are left?
Each box holds 8 stickers. How many stickers are in 8 boxes?
16 stickers are shared equally among 4 students. How many stickers does each student get?
16 marbles are on the table. 35 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
There are 35 marbles. 10 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
Each box holds 9 apples. How many apples are in 4 boxes?
There are 31 marbles. 30 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
25 pencils are on the table. 25 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
There are 57 marbles. 23 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
Each box holds 9 marbles. How many marbles are in 4 boxes?
28 cookies are on the table. 16 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
7 cookies are on the table. 32 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?