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 17 marbles. 15 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
Each box holds 8 marbles. How many marbles are in 3 boxes?
There are 18 apples. 11 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 11 pencils. 4 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
12 apples are shared equally among 3 students. How many apples does each student get?
There are 32 pencils. 24 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
28 cookies are on the table. 14 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
Each box holds 5 stickers. How many stickers are in 5 boxes?
Each box holds 3 stickers. How many stickers are in 12 boxes?
38 marbles are on the table. 20 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
44 pencils are shared equally among 4 students. How many pencils does each student get?
60 marbles are shared equally among 5 students. How many marbles does each student get?
There are 43 pencils. 14 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
42 stickers are shared equally among 6 students. How many stickers does each student get?
Each box holds 3 pencils. How many pencils are in 2 boxes?
Each box holds 4 pencils. How many pencils are in 3 boxes?
Each box holds 5 stickers. How many stickers are in 12 boxes?
90 cookies are shared equally among 9 students. How many cookies does each student get?
There are 15 cookies. 4 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
10 marbles are on the table. 31 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?