Problem Solving Worksheet

Recommended for Kindergarten — High School

Name: ____________________Date: ____________

Instructions: Working through multi-step puzzles and choosing the right strategy.

20 problems

Each box holds 2 pencils. How many pencils are in 3 boxes?
21 cookies are on the table. 17 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
35 apples are on the table. 37 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
72 cookies are shared equally among 6 students. How many cookies does each student get?
There are 36 cookies. 11 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
64 marbles are shared equally among 8 students. How many marbles does each student get?
4 pencils are on the table. 5 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
36 apples are on the table. 33 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
Each box holds 7 cookies. How many cookies are in 9 boxes?
Each box holds 7 stickers. How many stickers are in 8 boxes?
There are 38 pencils. 14 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 5 pencils. How many pencils are in 10 boxes?
16 stickers are on the table. 38 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
50 pencils are shared equally among 5 students. How many pencils does each student get?
72 marbles are shared equally among 8 students. How many marbles does each student get?
There are 18 stickers. 9 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 13 marbles. 6 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
Each box holds 2 marbles. How many marbles are in 10 boxes?
35 apples are shared equally among 5 students. How many apples does each student get?
There are 25 stickers. 6 are taken away. How many stickers are left?