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 38 apples. 31 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 44 cookies. 23 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 52 cookies. 4 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
39 pencils are on the table. 15 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
16 marbles are shared equally among 4 students. How many marbles does each student get?
32 pencils are on the table. 19 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
45 stickers are shared equally among 9 students. How many stickers does each student get?
32 apples are shared equally among 4 students. How many apples does each student get?
There are 28 stickers. 27 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
Each box holds 2 stickers. How many stickers are in 7 boxes?
54 apples are shared equally among 6 students. How many apples does each student get?
20 marbles are shared equally among 4 students. How many marbles does each student get?
Each box holds 5 pencils. How many pencils are in 9 boxes?
There are 45 marbles. 45 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 53 apples. 32 are taken away. How many apples are left?
33 pencils are on the table. 33 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
There are 33 marbles. 13 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 41 pencils. 6 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 9 pencils. How many pencils are in 9 boxes?
Each box holds 4 marbles. How many marbles are in 3 boxes?