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 marbles. 23 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 24 pencils. 7 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
40 marbles are on the table. 32 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
56 apples are shared equally among 8 students. How many apples does each student get?
Each box holds 9 marbles. How many marbles are in 3 boxes?
There are 34 cookies. 17 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
Each box holds 2 pencils. How many pencils are in 11 boxes?
Each box holds 3 marbles. How many marbles are in 11 boxes?
There are 52 cookies. 44 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
4 apples are on the table. 30 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
There are 56 cookies. 47 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 23 marbles. 14 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 23 marbles. 19 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
49 cookies are shared equally among 7 students. How many cookies does each student get?
There are 56 apples. 22 are taken away. How many apples are left?
27 pencils are on the table. 19 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
There are 60 pencils. 42 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 7 apples. How many apples are in 12 boxes?
There are 16 pencils. 9 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
14 pencils are on the table. 12 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?