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 40 cookies. 5 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
Each box holds 5 marbles. How many marbles are in 7 boxes?
17 pencils are on the table. 11 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
There are 35 marbles. 10 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
34 pencils are on the table. 36 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
Each box holds 2 marbles. How many marbles are in 8 boxes?
37 cookies are on the table. 17 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
There are 40 pencils. 2 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
35 stickers are shared equally among 7 students. How many stickers does each student get?
60 pencils are shared equally among 5 students. How many pencils does each student get?
There are 41 pencils. 37 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 16 marbles. 11 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
72 marbles are shared equally among 9 students. How many marbles does each student get?
28 stickers are on the table. 16 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
13 cookies are on the table. 9 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
There are 27 apples. 24 are taken away. How many apples are left?
Each box holds 9 cookies. How many cookies are in 5 boxes?
Each box holds 7 cookies. How many cookies are in 8 boxes?
11 pencils are on the table. 8 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
Each box holds 7 stickers. How many stickers are in 12 boxes?