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 19 marbles. 5 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 22 stickers. 17 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 20 pencils. 16 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 59 stickers. 39 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
Each box holds 7 pencils. How many pencils are in 4 boxes?
21 marbles are on the table. 8 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
10 cookies are shared equally among 5 students. How many cookies does each student get?
6 marbles are on the table. 28 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
There are 46 apples. 26 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 44 marbles. 5 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
21 cookies are shared equally among 7 students. How many cookies does each student get?
48 cookies are shared equally among 8 students. How many cookies does each student get?
48 apples are shared equally among 4 students. How many apples does each student get?
21 apples are shared equally among 7 students. How many apples does each student get?
55 cookies are shared equally among 5 students. How many cookies does each student get?
There are 50 pencils. 29 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
20 stickers are on the table. 29 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
13 cookies are on the table. 31 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
Each box holds 9 pencils. How many pencils are in 8 boxes?
Each box holds 9 apples. How many apples are in 2 boxes?