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 23 pencils. 2 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
8 apples are on the table. 12 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
36 apples are shared equally among 9 students. How many apples does each student get?
Each box holds 2 marbles. How many marbles are in 5 boxes?
There are 60 marbles. 38 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
Each box holds 2 stickers. How many stickers are in 5 boxes?
Each box holds 6 marbles. How many marbles are in 7 boxes?
Each box holds 6 stickers. How many stickers are in 6 boxes?
There are 49 apples. 46 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 10 stickers. 8 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 32 apples. 21 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 29 stickers. 6 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
10 marbles are shared equally among 2 students. How many marbles does each student get?
There are 55 apples. 42 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 44 marbles. 8 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 44 cookies. 25 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
72 pencils are shared equally among 8 students. How many pencils does each student get?
23 pencils are on the table. 26 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
66 pencils are shared equally among 6 students. How many pencils does each student get?
54 marbles are shared equally among 9 students. How many marbles does each student get?