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 13 pencils. 2 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 23 pencils. 10 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 5 cookies. How many cookies are in 11 boxes?
There are 20 marbles. 10 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
20 apples are on the table. 39 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
Each box holds 2 cookies. How many cookies are in 7 boxes?
40 cookies are shared equally among 5 students. How many cookies does each student get?
Each box holds 4 stickers. How many stickers are in 12 boxes?
There are 10 cookies. 10 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
19 stickers are on the table. 18 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
There are 39 pencils. 23 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
39 stickers are on the table. 28 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
40 apples are shared equally among 4 students. How many apples does each student get?
There are 33 apples. 11 are taken away. How many apples are left?
31 cookies are on the table. 27 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
Each box holds 7 pencils. How many pencils are in 9 boxes?
There are 52 apples. 13 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 25 pencils. 6 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
26 cookies are on the table. 38 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
21 pencils are shared equally among 3 students. How many pencils does each student get?