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 56 stickers. 44 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
Each box holds 4 cookies. How many cookies are in 5 boxes?
Each box holds 7 cookies. How many cookies are in 8 boxes?
There are 17 apples. 15 are taken away. How many apples are left?
25 cookies are shared equally among 5 students. How many cookies does each student get?
There are 50 apples. 40 are taken away. How many apples are left?
36 pencils are shared equally among 9 students. How many pencils does each student get?
6 stickers are shared equally among 3 students. How many stickers does each student get?
29 marbles are on the table. 28 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
18 apples are on the table. 27 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
There are 42 pencils. 8 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 6 stickers. How many stickers are in 4 boxes?
There are 23 cookies. 14 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 24 pencils. 22 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 52 apples. 49 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 18 marbles. 5 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 52 apples. 38 are taken away. How many apples are left?
16 marbles are shared equally among 2 students. How many marbles does each student get?
There are 18 stickers. 18 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 38 pencils. 18 are taken away. How many pencils are left?