Problem Solving Worksheet

Recommended for Kindergarten — High School

Name: ____________________Date: ____________

Instructions: Working through multi-step puzzles and choosing the right strategy.

20 problems

Each box holds 4 pencils. How many pencils are in 6 boxes?
40 cookies are on the table. 2 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
There are 38 apples. 15 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 24 apples. 12 are taken away. How many apples are left?
30 cookies are shared equally among 5 students. How many cookies does each student get?
56 pencils are shared equally among 7 students. How many pencils does each student get?
There are 35 cookies. 28 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
15 stickers are on the table. 29 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
Each box holds 4 stickers. How many stickers are in 8 boxes?
17 cookies are on the table. 28 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
Each box holds 3 pencils. How many pencils are in 7 boxes?
Each box holds 2 apples. How many apples are in 2 boxes?
31 stickers are on the table. 20 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
There are 49 pencils. 31 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 49 marbles. 2 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 37 pencils. 21 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
26 pencils are on the table. 7 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
3 apples are on the table. 5 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
84 stickers are shared equally among 7 students. How many stickers does each student get?
40 pencils are shared equally among 8 students. How many pencils does each student get?