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 21 apples. 21 are taken away. How many apples are left?
Each box holds 6 pencils. How many pencils are in 3 boxes?
Each box holds 5 marbles. How many marbles are in 9 boxes?
24 stickers are shared equally among 8 students. How many stickers does each student get?
There are 54 apples. 21 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 47 marbles. 47 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
Each box holds 5 cookies. How many cookies are in 7 boxes?
72 marbles are shared equally among 9 students. How many marbles does each student get?
There are 47 pencils. 41 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
54 stickers are shared equally among 6 students. How many stickers does each student get?
16 cookies are shared equally among 8 students. How many cookies does each student get?
18 pencils are shared equally among 2 students. How many pencils does each student get?
12 apples are shared equally among 3 students. How many apples does each student get?
There are 44 stickers. 26 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
14 apples are on the table. 22 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
There are 32 apples. 3 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 19 pencils. 12 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 5 cookies. How many cookies are in 4 boxes?
33 pencils are on the table. 12 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
15 marbles are on the table. 11 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?