Problem Solving Worksheet

Recommended for Kindergarten — High School

Name: ____________________Date: ____________

Instructions: Working through multi-step puzzles and choosing the right strategy.

20 problems

16 pencils are shared equally among 8 students. How many pencils does each student get?
There are 15 marbles. 15 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 17 stickers. 6 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 54 apples. 50 are taken away. How many apples are left?
Each box holds 5 cookies. How many cookies are in 9 boxes?
There are 47 cookies. 14 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 18 marbles. 12 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 53 stickers. 27 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
Each box holds 5 cookies. How many cookies are in 4 boxes?
There are 17 stickers. 8 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
44 marbles are shared equally among 4 students. How many marbles does each student get?
There are 58 apples. 53 are taken away. How many apples are left?
33 apples are on the table. 27 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
45 marbles are shared equally among 9 students. How many marbles does each student get?
There are 20 cookies. 13 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 48 cookies. 32 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
Each box holds 5 cookies. How many cookies are in 9 boxes?
27 pencils are shared equally among 3 students. How many pencils does each student get?
There are 30 pencils. 14 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 41 pencils. 40 are taken away. How many pencils are left?