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 38 pencils. 27 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 9 stickers. How many stickers are in 10 boxes?
35 marbles are on the table. 9 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
There are 41 cookies. 41 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 51 cookies. 18 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
Each box holds 8 apples. How many apples are in 4 boxes?
36 cookies are shared equally among 9 students. How many cookies does each student get?
There are 25 cookies. 11 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 57 pencils. 31 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
35 stickers are shared equally among 7 students. How many stickers does each student get?
Each box holds 7 marbles. How many marbles are in 10 boxes?
Each box holds 4 marbles. How many marbles are in 9 boxes?
27 stickers are on the table. 31 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
There are 31 apples. 18 are taken away. How many apples are left?
15 marbles are on the table. 14 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
There are 41 apples. 30 are taken away. How many apples are left?
32 cookies are on the table. 4 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
35 apples are on the table. 27 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
7 apples are on the table. 10 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
14 apples are on the table. 38 more are added. How many apples are there in all?