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 18 marbles. 18 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
29 cookies are on the table. 12 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
13 apples are on the table. 35 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
Each box holds 9 cookies. How many cookies are in 6 boxes?
Each box holds 8 stickers. How many stickers are in 9 boxes?
28 apples are on the table. 27 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
There are 11 marbles. 10 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 42 cookies. 24 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 56 apples. 5 are taken away. How many apples are left?
Each box holds 4 pencils. How many pencils are in 5 boxes?
21 cookies are shared equally among 3 students. How many cookies does each student get?
24 cookies are shared equally among 6 students. How many cookies does each student get?
30 cookies are on the table. 21 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
There are 12 pencils. 10 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 9 pencils. How many pencils are in 9 boxes?
There are 35 stickers. 3 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
48 pencils are shared equally among 6 students. How many pencils does each student get?
There are 36 cookies. 30 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 24 cookies. 7 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 23 marbles. 20 are taken away. How many marbles are left?