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 apples. 6 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 51 pencils. 33 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 34 stickers. 9 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
96 apples are shared equally among 8 students. How many apples does each student get?
There are 14 cookies. 6 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 18 apples. 5 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 49 cookies. 46 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 32 pencils. 4 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
34 marbles are on the table. 30 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
Each box holds 8 apples. How many apples are in 6 boxes?
20 marbles are shared equally among 4 students. How many marbles does each student get?
20 apples are on the table. 13 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
15 marbles are shared equally among 5 students. How many marbles does each student get?
13 stickers are on the table. 3 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
Each box holds 8 marbles. How many marbles are in 5 boxes?
There are 14 pencils. 12 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
99 marbles are shared equally among 9 students. How many marbles does each student get?
There are 32 cookies. 18 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
48 stickers are shared equally among 4 students. How many stickers does each student get?
There are 30 apples. 10 are taken away. How many apples are left?