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 19 cookies. 15 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
Each box holds 5 apples. How many apples are in 3 boxes?
There are 33 pencils. 22 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
7 apples are on the table. 22 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
29 pencils are on the table. 12 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
There are 22 pencils. 22 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 2 stickers. How many stickers are in 8 boxes?
15 apples are on the table. 15 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
36 marbles are shared equally among 3 students. How many marbles does each student get?
Each box holds 6 pencils. How many pencils are in 9 boxes?
12 cookies are on the table. 4 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
Each box holds 2 pencils. How many pencils are in 6 boxes?
There are 40 pencils. 9 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 17 pencils. 15 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 31 stickers. 6 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 48 stickers. 44 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 28 apples. 26 are taken away. How many apples are left?
14 marbles are on the table. 19 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
13 cookies are on the table. 12 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
56 pencils are shared equally among 8 students. How many pencils does each student get?