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 16 cookies. 12 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 39 apples. 29 are taken away. How many apples are left?
9 marbles are shared equally among 3 students. How many marbles does each student get?
There are 40 apples. 23 are taken away. How many apples are left?
25 stickers are shared equally among 5 students. How many stickers does each student get?
9 pencils are on the table. 27 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
72 marbles are shared equally among 8 students. How many marbles does each student get?
56 pencils are shared equally among 8 students. How many pencils does each student get?
31 pencils are on the table. 29 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
There are 56 cookies. 47 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 45 stickers. 13 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
66 apples are shared equally among 6 students. How many apples does each student get?
18 marbles are shared equally among 6 students. How many marbles does each student get?
There are 59 stickers. 44 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 51 marbles. 42 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 29 pencils. 24 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 39 stickers. 27 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
Each box holds 6 apples. How many apples are in 2 boxes?
There are 43 apples. 3 are taken away. How many apples are left?
18 pencils are shared equally among 3 students. How many pencils does each student get?