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 41 pencils. 8 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 6 cookies. How many cookies are in 5 boxes?
38 stickers are on the table. 26 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
There are 42 stickers. 11 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
3 cookies are on the table. 28 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
Each box holds 8 marbles. How many marbles are in 9 boxes?
63 cookies are shared equally among 9 students. How many cookies does each student get?
Each box holds 6 apples. How many apples are in 11 boxes?
12 apples are shared equally among 2 students. How many apples does each student get?
There are 31 pencils. 20 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 51 marbles. 15 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
Each box holds 5 marbles. How many marbles are in 3 boxes?
4 pencils are on the table. 32 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
There are 54 pencils. 46 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 6 apples. How many apples are in 2 boxes?
There are 24 stickers. 12 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 22 pencils. 17 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
32 pencils are on the table. 21 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
There are 45 cookies. 18 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
55 cookies are shared equally among 5 students. How many cookies does each student get?