Problem Solving Worksheet

Recommended for Kindergarten — High School

Name: ____________________Date: ____________

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

20 problems

11 pencils are on the table. 32 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
There are 42 apples. 38 are taken away. How many apples are left?
12 apples are on the table. 9 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
14 apples are shared equally among 2 students. How many apples does each student get?
35 marbles are shared equally among 7 students. How many marbles does each student get?
Each box holds 3 cookies. How many cookies are in 3 boxes?
Each box holds 4 marbles. How many marbles are in 2 boxes?
There are 41 marbles. 10 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
24 cookies are on the table. 24 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
There are 13 apples. 10 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 19 pencils. 16 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 40 stickers. 17 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 57 cookies. 49 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
Each box holds 9 apples. How many apples are in 12 boxes?
35 apples are on the table. 38 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
24 apples are shared equally among 8 students. How many apples does each student get?
There are 11 apples. 3 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 50 cookies. 48 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
Each box holds 9 pencils. How many pencils are in 11 boxes?
There are 34 pencils. 15 are taken away. How many pencils are left?