Problem Solving Worksheet

Recommended for Kindergarten — High School

Name: ____________________Date: ____________

Instructions: Working through multi-step puzzles and choosing the right strategy.

20 problems

21 pencils are shared equally among 3 students. How many pencils does each student get?
Each box holds 7 apples. How many apples are in 10 boxes?
3 apples are on the table. 35 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
20 marbles are on the table. 8 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
There are 40 cookies. 8 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
34 apples are on the table. 27 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
Each box holds 8 apples. How many apples are in 5 boxes?
There are 21 apples. 3 are taken away. How many apples are left?
18 marbles are on the table. 21 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
There are 13 cookies. 9 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
Each box holds 2 cookies. How many cookies are in 2 boxes?
There are 54 cookies. 43 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 51 apples. 37 are taken away. How many apples are left?
40 cookies are shared equally among 4 students. How many cookies does each student get?
29 cookies are on the table. 30 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
There are 35 stickers. 20 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 52 pencils. 44 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
7 pencils are on the table. 28 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
20 cookies are shared equally among 5 students. How many cookies does each student get?
There are 26 pencils. 25 are taken away. How many pencils are left?