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 cookies. 4 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
Each box holds 2 apples. How many apples are in 2 boxes?
33 pencils are on the table. 25 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
Each box holds 3 pencils. How many pencils are in 10 boxes?
There are 33 pencils. 14 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 6 pencils. How many pencils are in 3 boxes?
There are 24 marbles. 15 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 12 apples. 12 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 21 apples. 6 are taken away. How many apples are left?
40 pencils are shared equally among 5 students. How many pencils does each student get?
Each box holds 7 pencils. How many pencils are in 10 boxes?
Each box holds 3 cookies. How many cookies are in 3 boxes?
There are 29 marbles. 3 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 59 pencils. 32 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 47 pencils. 36 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
23 marbles are on the table. 25 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
Each box holds 2 cookies. How many cookies are in 11 boxes?
Each box holds 3 marbles. How many marbles are in 8 boxes?
84 apples are shared equally among 7 students. How many apples does each student get?
There are 51 cookies. 47 are taken away. How many cookies are left?