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 28 pencils. 9 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 6 cookies. How many cookies are in 10 boxes?
60 apples are shared equally among 5 students. How many apples does each student get?
Each box holds 5 marbles. How many marbles are in 10 boxes?
There are 53 marbles. 17 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
72 apples are shared equally among 8 students. How many apples does each student get?
There are 20 cookies. 19 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 13 stickers. 5 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 59 pencils. 15 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 60 stickers. 14 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
37 cookies are on the table. 4 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
48 pencils are shared equally among 8 students. How many pencils does each student get?
There are 56 apples. 50 are taken away. How many apples are left?
72 apples are shared equally among 8 students. How many apples does each student get?
10 stickers are shared equally among 5 students. How many stickers does each student get?
4 pencils are shared equally among 2 students. How many pencils does each student get?
There are 11 cookies. 6 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
45 marbles are shared equally among 9 students. How many marbles does each student get?
Each box holds 6 pencils. How many pencils are in 3 boxes?
Each box holds 9 cookies. How many cookies are in 2 boxes?