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 42 pencils. 33 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 8 apples. How many apples are in 9 boxes?
There are 42 marbles. 32 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
10 apples are on the table. 20 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
27 cookies are on the table. 33 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
Each box holds 5 apples. How many apples are in 11 boxes?
24 apples are shared equally among 4 students. How many apples does each student get?
There are 34 pencils. 3 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
31 pencils are on the table. 10 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
There are 27 pencils. 10 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
26 apples are on the table. 29 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
3 pencils are on the table. 20 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
13 cookies are on the table. 23 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
There are 54 stickers. 30 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
66 apples are shared equally among 6 students. How many apples does each student get?
Each box holds 5 cookies. How many cookies are in 11 boxes?
37 apples are on the table. 25 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
7 stickers are on the table. 35 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
Each box holds 3 pencils. How many pencils are in 6 boxes?
50 stickers are shared equally among 5 students. How many stickers does each student get?