Problem Solving Worksheet

Recommended for Kindergarten — High School

Name: ____________________Date: ____________

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

20 problems

Each box holds 2 cookies. How many cookies are in 7 boxes?
Each box holds 2 pencils. How many pencils are in 11 boxes?
There are 23 stickers. 15 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 18 cookies. 14 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 39 cookies. 26 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
15 marbles are on the table. 4 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
12 marbles are shared equally among 2 students. How many marbles does each student get?
Each box holds 9 marbles. How many marbles are in 8 boxes?
40 marbles are on the table. 5 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
29 apples are on the table. 6 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
21 marbles are on the table. 17 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
40 marbles are shared equally among 5 students. How many marbles does each student get?
There are 21 apples. 10 are taken away. How many apples are left?
Each box holds 4 marbles. How many marbles are in 3 boxes?
38 marbles are on the table. 22 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
31 pencils are on the table. 39 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
There are 53 pencils. 5 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 35 marbles. 22 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
48 marbles are shared equally among 6 students. How many marbles does each student get?
21 cookies are shared equally among 7 students. How many cookies does each student get?