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Problem Solving Worksheet

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Problem Solving Worksheet

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

20 problems

  1. Each box holds 8 cookies. How many cookies are in 5 boxes?
  2. There are 58 apples. 17 are taken away. How many apples are left?
  3. There are 40 marbles. 20 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
  4. There are 40 pencils. 32 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
  5. 18 cookies are on the table. 28 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
  6. There are 23 apples. 4 are taken away. How many apples are left?
  7. Each box holds 7 marbles. How many marbles are in 8 boxes?
  8. There are 20 pencils. 12 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
  9. 27 stickers are shared equally among 3 students. How many stickers does each student get?
  10. There are 39 pencils. 17 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
  11. 20 stickers are shared equally among 5 students. How many stickers does each student get?
  12. 24 pencils are on the table. 28 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
  13. There are 13 cookies. 12 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
  14. There are 55 apples. 4 are taken away. How many apples are left?
  15. There are 48 pencils. 21 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
  16. Each box holds 5 apples. How many apples are in 10 boxes?
  17. 33 apples are shared equally among 3 students. How many apples does each student get?
  18. 25 pencils are on the table. 27 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
  19. 20 pencils are on the table. 17 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
  20. 14 pencils are shared equally among 7 students. How many pencils does each student get?