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 33 marbles. 29 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 15 cookies. 7 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
Each box holds 9 pencils. How many pencils are in 11 boxes?
33 marbles are on the table. 15 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
6 cookies are on the table. 20 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
There are 58 apples. 40 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 50 stickers. 28 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
21 cookies are on the table. 20 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
Each box holds 3 apples. How many apples are in 8 boxes?
Each box holds 6 apples. How many apples are in 5 boxes?
33 marbles are shared equally among 3 students. How many marbles does each student get?
There are 21 pencils. 12 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 17 pencils. 16 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
9 marbles are shared equally among 3 students. How many marbles does each student get?
13 pencils are on the table. 13 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
Each box holds 3 cookies. How many cookies are in 3 boxes?
34 pencils are on the table. 39 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
There are 32 marbles. 17 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
Each box holds 7 stickers. How many stickers are in 4 boxes?
33 apples are shared equally among 3 students. How many apples does each student get?