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 9 marbles. How many marbles are in 9 boxes?
There are 37 pencils. 12 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 12 apples. 12 are taken away. How many apples are left?
36 marbles are shared equally among 4 students. How many marbles does each student get?
24 marbles are shared equally among 8 students. How many marbles does each student get?
There are 11 apples. 11 are taken away. How many apples are left?
Each box holds 4 apples. How many apples are in 10 boxes?
There are 47 marbles. 20 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 46 cookies. 31 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
4 apples are on the table. 19 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
Each box holds 8 cookies. How many cookies are in 10 boxes?
There are 53 pencils. 11 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 53 pencils. 50 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
7 cookies are on the table. 26 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
There are 10 apples. 5 are taken away. How many apples are left?
26 marbles are on the table. 9 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
Each box holds 4 pencils. How many pencils are in 5 boxes?
8 pencils are on the table. 12 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
6 cookies are on the table. 22 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
There are 60 pencils. 56 are taken away. How many pencils are left?