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 20 pencils. 9 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
22 cookies are on the table. 27 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
15 marbles are on the table. 22 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
Each box holds 9 marbles. How many marbles are in 3 boxes?
There are 46 pencils. 2 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
30 marbles are on the table. 24 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
There are 41 apples. 23 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 16 apples. 14 are taken away. How many apples are left?
Each box holds 8 pencils. How many pencils are in 2 boxes?
10 marbles are shared equally among 5 students. How many marbles does each student get?
12 marbles are shared equally among 3 students. How many marbles does each student get?
12 apples are shared equally among 2 students. How many apples does each student get?
There are 22 marbles. 10 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
24 stickers are shared equally among 2 students. How many stickers does each student get?
26 cookies are on the table. 31 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
25 apples are on the table. 6 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
55 marbles are shared equally among 5 students. How many marbles does each student get?
Each box holds 3 cookies. How many cookies are in 9 boxes?
Each box holds 2 pencils. How many pencils are in 12 boxes?
36 cookies are shared equally among 6 students. How many cookies does each student get?