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 36 marbles. 21 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
Each box holds 7 apples. How many apples are in 2 boxes?
Each box holds 8 cookies. How many cookies are in 6 boxes?
Each box holds 4 pencils. How many pencils are in 2 boxes?
Each box holds 7 stickers. How many stickers are in 8 boxes?
40 pencils are shared equally among 4 students. How many pencils does each student get?
There are 53 marbles. 10 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
Each box holds 8 pencils. How many pencils are in 8 boxes?
Each box holds 7 cookies. How many cookies are in 8 boxes?
12 marbles are on the table. 16 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
20 apples are shared equally among 5 students. How many apples does each student get?
There are 54 cookies. 33 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 28 cookies. 18 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
30 apples are on the table. 18 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
There are 58 pencils. 11 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
45 stickers are shared equally among 9 students. How many stickers does each student get?
90 marbles are shared equally among 9 students. How many marbles does each student get?
There are 15 apples. 12 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 52 cookies. 48 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
9 stickers are shared equally among 3 students. How many stickers does each student get?