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 10 apples. 2 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 36 pencils. 17 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 45 cookies. 37 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
Each box holds 7 cookies. How many cookies are in 7 boxes?
33 marbles are on the table. 7 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
12 cookies are shared equally among 6 students. How many cookies does each student get?
33 pencils are shared equally among 3 students. How many pencils does each student get?
16 cookies are on the table. 20 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
Each box holds 4 marbles. How many marbles are in 7 boxes?
26 marbles are on the table. 18 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
There are 34 marbles. 18 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
Each box holds 7 cookies. How many cookies are in 7 boxes?
Each box holds 7 stickers. How many stickers are in 3 boxes?
22 cookies are on the table. 19 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
72 stickers are shared equally among 6 students. How many stickers does each student get?
Each box holds 5 stickers. How many stickers are in 8 boxes?
Each box holds 2 marbles. How many marbles are in 10 boxes?
32 cookies are on the table. 16 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
There are 45 pencils. 12 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
26 stickers are on the table. 34 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?