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 16 pencils. 12 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 8 cookies. How many cookies are in 5 boxes?
Each box holds 6 stickers. How many stickers are in 11 boxes?
31 apples are on the table. 11 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
8 pencils are on the table. 4 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
36 cookies are shared equally among 4 students. How many cookies does each student get?
30 stickers are on the table. 11 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
Each box holds 8 pencils. How many pencils are in 6 boxes?
There are 17 cookies. 7 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
22 cookies are on the table. 36 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
There are 55 apples. 8 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 30 apples. 11 are taken away. How many apples are left?
Each box holds 6 pencils. How many pencils are in 9 boxes?
31 apples are on the table. 38 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
16 stickers are on the table. 26 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
23 pencils are on the table. 11 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
There are 54 stickers. 16 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 34 apples. 4 are taken away. How many apples are left?
99 cookies are shared equally among 9 students. How many cookies does each student get?
There are 13 cookies. 5 are taken away. How many cookies are left?