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 pencils. How many pencils are in 2 boxes?
Each box holds 5 marbles. How many marbles are in 7 boxes?
30 marbles are shared equally among 3 students. How many marbles does each student get?
10 cookies are on the table. 14 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
Each box holds 8 apples. How many apples are in 9 boxes?
There are 37 pencils. 11 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 15 apples. 2 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 15 apples. 14 are taken away. How many apples are left?
14 cookies are on the table. 2 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
16 stickers are shared equally among 4 students. How many stickers does each student get?
Each box holds 4 marbles. How many marbles are in 2 boxes?
Each box holds 6 cookies. How many cookies are in 11 boxes?
38 apples are on the table. 9 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
18 pencils are on the table. 12 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
6 apples are on the table. 39 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
24 marbles are shared equally among 3 students. How many marbles does each student get?
Each box holds 3 pencils. How many pencils are in 3 boxes?
There are 14 pencils. 14 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
18 marbles are on the table. 33 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
There are 59 cookies. 23 are taken away. How many cookies are left?