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 60 marbles. 59 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
60 cookies are shared equally among 6 students. How many cookies does each student get?
72 pencils are shared equally among 9 students. How many pencils does each student get?
There are 56 cookies. 28 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
Each box holds 2 marbles. How many marbles are in 8 boxes?
12 cookies are shared equally among 4 students. How many cookies does each student get?
There are 39 cookies. 14 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 29 pencils. 25 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 28 pencils. 26 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 5 stickers. How many stickers are in 12 boxes?
There are 54 apples. 35 are taken away. How many apples are left?
27 cookies are shared equally among 9 students. How many cookies does each student get?
Each box holds 6 stickers. How many stickers are in 2 boxes?
7 cookies are on the table. 30 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
80 stickers are shared equally among 8 students. How many stickers does each student get?
Each box holds 5 stickers. How many stickers are in 4 boxes?
There are 10 apples. 4 are taken away. How many apples are left?
36 apples are shared equally among 4 students. How many apples does each student get?
8 marbles are on the table. 4 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
19 marbles are on the table. 19 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?