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 60 pencils. 34 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 5 cookies. How many cookies are in 11 boxes?
Each box holds 8 marbles. How many marbles are in 4 boxes?
10 marbles are shared equally among 5 students. How many marbles does each student get?
18 pencils are on the table. 16 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
9 marbles are on the table. 29 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
45 pencils are shared equally among 5 students. How many pencils does each student get?
There are 56 marbles. 3 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
24 pencils are on the table. 17 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
Each box holds 8 cookies. How many cookies are in 11 boxes?
There are 44 marbles. 16 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 38 cookies. 30 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 10 apples. 4 are taken away. How many apples are left?
Each box holds 3 marbles. How many marbles are in 9 boxes?
12 stickers are shared equally among 3 students. How many stickers does each student get?
37 cookies are on the table. 31 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
There are 28 pencils. 2 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 59 cookies. 43 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
29 apples are on the table. 5 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
54 marbles are shared equally among 6 students. How many marbles does each student get?