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 58 apples. 17 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 43 pencils. 12 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
4 marbles are on the table. 40 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
There are 58 cookies. 50 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
5 apples are on the table. 39 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
There are 39 apples. 34 are taken away. How many apples are left?
24 apples are on the table. 2 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
Each box holds 2 apples. How many apples are in 2 boxes?
There are 48 apples. 27 are taken away. How many apples are left?
13 pencils are on the table. 34 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
There are 49 pencils. 39 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 4 cookies. How many cookies are in 7 boxes?
99 stickers are shared equally among 9 students. How many stickers does each student get?
27 apples are on the table. 38 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
There are 43 cookies. 10 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
8 pencils are on the table. 29 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
32 cookies are shared equally among 4 students. How many cookies does each student get?
31 apples are on the table. 16 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
9 pencils are on the table. 34 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
60 cookies are shared equally among 6 students. How many cookies does each student get?