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 20 cookies. 19 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 39 marbles. 33 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 21 apples. 14 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 18 cookies. 4 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
54 apples are shared equally among 6 students. How many apples does each student get?
28 cookies are on the table. 15 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
There are 40 apples. 10 are taken away. How many apples are left?
Each box holds 5 stickers. How many stickers are in 2 boxes?
There are 47 marbles. 43 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
Each box holds 7 marbles. How many marbles are in 7 boxes?
20 pencils are on the table. 12 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
Each box holds 3 marbles. How many marbles are in 7 boxes?
There are 10 marbles. 3 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
30 apples are on the table. 37 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
There are 28 apples. 22 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 56 cookies. 44 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 57 pencils. 17 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 27 pencils. 2 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 24 pencils. 15 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 8 pencils. How many pencils are in 6 boxes?