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 2 pencils. How many pencils are in 12 boxes?
There are 60 cookies. 49 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
36 cookies are shared equally among 9 students. How many cookies does each student get?
Each box holds 6 stickers. How many stickers are in 12 boxes?
There are 56 pencils. 37 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
28 marbles are on the table. 34 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
There are 31 apples. 6 are taken away. How many apples are left?
Each box holds 7 apples. How many apples are in 2 boxes?
35 marbles are on the table. 26 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
Each box holds 6 apples. How many apples are in 7 boxes?
40 cookies are on the table. 25 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
6 cookies are on the table. 35 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
There are 12 pencils. 12 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 42 pencils. 23 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 45 pencils. 19 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 16 stickers. 15 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 20 apples. 11 are taken away. How many apples are left?
Each box holds 8 apples. How many apples are in 4 boxes?
Each box holds 9 marbles. How many marbles are in 10 boxes?
10 stickers are shared equally among 2 students. How many stickers does each student get?