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 3 pencils. How many pencils are in 3 boxes?
Each box holds 3 marbles. How many marbles are in 5 boxes?
There are 23 pencils. 22 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
18 cookies are shared equally among 9 students. How many cookies does each student get?
There are 47 apples. 44 are taken away. How many apples are left?
10 marbles are on the table. 31 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
28 pencils are on the table. 17 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
38 apples are on the table. 19 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
12 pencils are shared equally among 2 students. How many pencils does each student get?
There are 50 marbles. 32 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
25 cookies are on the table. 32 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
There are 16 stickers. 2 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
16 stickers are on the table. 3 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
36 marbles are shared equally among 4 students. How many marbles does each student get?
There are 57 cookies. 9 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
Each box holds 9 apples. How many apples are in 12 boxes?
20 marbles are shared equally among 4 students. How many marbles does each student get?
24 marbles are shared equally among 4 students. How many marbles does each student get?
Each box holds 3 cookies. How many cookies are in 5 boxes?
There are 33 marbles. 29 are taken away. How many marbles are left?