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 pencils. 35 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
33 cookies are on the table. 20 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
Each box holds 7 stickers. How many stickers are in 2 boxes?
Each box holds 3 marbles. How many marbles are in 8 boxes?
19 apples are on the table. 40 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
There are 37 cookies. 20 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 52 stickers. 11 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 55 pencils. 29 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 5 apples. How many apples are in 7 boxes?
Each box holds 6 apples. How many apples are in 4 boxes?
Each box holds 5 apples. How many apples are in 8 boxes?
Each box holds 7 pencils. How many pencils are in 6 boxes?
Each box holds 9 stickers. How many stickers are in 4 boxes?
Each box holds 7 pencils. How many pencils are in 3 boxes?
There are 58 pencils. 18 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 49 apples. 3 are taken away. How many apples are left?
72 marbles are shared equally among 6 students. How many marbles does each student get?
15 pencils are shared equally among 3 students. How many pencils does each student get?
Each box holds 8 stickers. How many stickers are in 10 boxes?
Each box holds 2 cookies. How many cookies are in 9 boxes?