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 10 apples. 6 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 53 cookies. 33 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
24 marbles are shared equally among 2 students. How many marbles does each student get?
There are 22 pencils. 7 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
15 pencils are on the table. 8 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
There are 49 cookies. 34 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
20 pencils are on the table. 29 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
24 pencils are shared equally among 4 students. How many pencils does each student get?
40 marbles are on the table. 8 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
Each box holds 4 stickers. How many stickers are in 8 boxes?
12 cookies are shared equally among 2 students. How many cookies does each student get?
45 cookies are shared equally among 9 students. How many cookies does each student get?
32 pencils are on the table. 12 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
There are 47 pencils. 14 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 15 pencils. 13 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 40 cookies. 8 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
Each box holds 4 marbles. How many marbles are in 7 boxes?
Each box holds 6 cookies. How many cookies are in 2 boxes?
Each box holds 8 cookies. How many cookies are in 10 boxes?
40 pencils are on the table. 36 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?