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 marbles. 10 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 16 cookies. 13 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
11 apples are on the table. 5 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
There are 11 stickers. 7 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 42 cookies. 21 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
48 marbles are shared equally among 8 students. How many marbles does each student get?
64 cookies are shared equally among 8 students. How many cookies does each student get?
There are 58 apples. 21 are taken away. How many apples are left?
40 apples are on the table. 5 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
32 pencils are on the table. 7 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
There are 55 pencils. 15 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 22 cookies. 13 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
Each box holds 4 stickers. How many stickers are in 8 boxes?
There are 13 pencils. 8 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 3 apples. How many apples are in 2 boxes?
24 stickers are shared equally among 4 students. How many stickers does each student get?
60 pencils are shared equally among 5 students. How many pencils does each student get?
20 apples are on the table. 16 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
Each box holds 9 marbles. How many marbles are in 8 boxes?
21 apples are shared equally among 7 students. How many apples does each student get?