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 40 apples. 2 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 21 apples. 4 are taken away. How many apples are left?
Each box holds 7 marbles. How many marbles are in 4 boxes?
There are 38 stickers. 26 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 21 pencils. 5 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 25 pencils. 3 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
16 marbles are on the table. 26 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
88 marbles are shared equally among 8 students. How many marbles does each student get?
27 stickers are on the table. 16 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
63 apples are shared equally among 7 students. How many apples does each student get?
Each box holds 6 pencils. How many pencils are in 8 boxes?
There are 48 marbles. 47 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
27 cookies are shared equally among 3 students. How many cookies does each student get?
Each box holds 9 stickers. How many stickers are in 11 boxes?
18 marbles are shared equally among 9 students. How many marbles does each student get?
10 pencils are on the table. 22 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
36 pencils are on the table. 29 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
There are 29 marbles. 15 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
70 pencils are shared equally among 7 students. How many pencils does each student get?
44 apples are shared equally among 4 students. How many apples does each student get?