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 22 apples. 4 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 47 pencils. 29 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
40 cookies are on the table. 20 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
48 cookies are shared equally among 4 students. How many cookies does each student get?
22 marbles are shared equally among 2 students. How many marbles does each student get?
37 pencils are on the table. 3 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
Each box holds 3 apples. How many apples are in 5 boxes?
27 apples are on the table. 9 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
There are 31 marbles. 15 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 21 marbles. 5 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
15 stickers are shared equally among 5 students. How many stickers does each student get?
8 apples are on the table. 12 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
Each box holds 2 stickers. How many stickers are in 3 boxes?
13 marbles are on the table. 6 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
9 pencils are shared equally among 3 students. How many pencils does each student get?
33 marbles are on the table. 38 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
Each box holds 4 pencils. How many pencils are in 8 boxes?
34 cookies are on the table. 18 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
There are 37 marbles. 30 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
Each box holds 8 cookies. How many cookies are in 7 boxes?