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 50 cookies. 48 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 19 marbles. 2 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
14 apples are on the table. 36 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
10 stickers are shared equally among 5 students. How many stickers does each student get?
16 stickers are shared equally among 2 students. How many stickers does each student get?
36 stickers are on the table. 37 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
72 pencils are shared equally among 6 students. How many pencils does each student get?
There are 30 pencils. 4 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 7 marbles. How many marbles are in 5 boxes?
10 stickers are on the table. 36 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
Each box holds 3 stickers. How many stickers are in 8 boxes?
There are 26 cookies. 25 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
Each box holds 2 stickers. How many stickers are in 8 boxes?
There are 52 cookies. 9 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
39 pencils are on the table. 26 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
Each box holds 8 marbles. How many marbles are in 7 boxes?
32 marbles are on the table. 13 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
Each box holds 3 cookies. How many cookies are in 5 boxes?
10 apples are on the table. 3 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
There are 14 apples. 5 are taken away. How many apples are left?