Problem Solving Worksheet

Recommended for Kindergarten — High School

Name: ____________________Date: ____________

Instructions: Working through multi-step puzzles and choosing the right strategy.

20 problems

Each box holds 5 marbles. How many marbles are in 8 boxes?
There are 29 pencils. 20 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
15 marbles are shared equally among 5 students. How many marbles does each student get?
9 cookies are on the table. 37 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
38 marbles are on the table. 8 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
There are 52 marbles. 7 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
26 marbles are on the table. 21 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
Each box holds 7 pencils. How many pencils are in 12 boxes?
8 stickers are shared equally among 4 students. How many stickers does each student get?
26 pencils are on the table. 6 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
48 marbles are shared equally among 4 students. How many marbles does each student get?
28 cookies are on the table. 8 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
24 pencils are shared equally among 3 students. How many pencils does each student get?
There are 55 cookies. 9 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 40 apples. 24 are taken away. How many apples are left?
Each box holds 5 marbles. How many marbles are in 7 boxes?
There are 15 cookies. 2 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
77 cookies are shared equally among 7 students. How many cookies does each student get?
Each box holds 5 apples. How many apples are in 11 boxes?
There are 22 marbles. 2 are taken away. How many marbles are left?