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. 7 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 5 marbles. How many marbles are in 9 boxes?
There are 19 apples. 18 are taken away. How many apples are left?
14 pencils are on the table. 13 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
28 apples are on the table. 30 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
36 pencils are on the table. 34 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
50 stickers are shared equally among 5 students. How many stickers does each student get?
There are 48 cookies. 16 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
34 cookies are on the table. 9 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
Each box holds 7 cookies. How many cookies are in 3 boxes?
Each box holds 6 marbles. How many marbles are in 11 boxes?
There are 46 apples. 26 are taken away. How many apples are left?
14 pencils are on the table. 12 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
13 cookies are on the table. 40 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
63 marbles are shared equally among 9 students. How many marbles does each student get?
There are 46 cookies. 15 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 44 pencils. 4 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
77 stickers are shared equally among 7 students. How many stickers does each student get?
38 cookies are on the table. 36 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
108 stickers are shared equally among 9 students. How many stickers does each student get?