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 25 apples. 22 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 56 pencils. 46 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 27 pencils. 7 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 7 marbles. How many marbles are in 7 boxes?
Each box holds 2 cookies. How many cookies are in 3 boxes?
63 cookies are shared equally among 7 students. How many cookies does each student get?
There are 54 cookies. 34 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 48 stickers. 4 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
27 cookies are on the table. 19 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
There are 54 marbles. 13 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
Each box holds 7 marbles. How many marbles are in 2 boxes?
17 apples are on the table. 37 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
40 apples are shared equally among 8 students. How many apples does each student get?
There are 24 marbles. 20 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
45 cookies are shared equally among 5 students. How many cookies does each student get?
18 stickers are shared equally among 9 students. How many stickers does each student get?
Each box holds 4 cookies. How many cookies are in 10 boxes?
6 cookies are on the table. 30 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
Each box holds 8 apples. How many apples are in 5 boxes?
25 marbles are shared equally among 5 students. How many marbles does each student get?