Problem Solving Worksheet

Recommended for Kindergarten — High School

Name: ____________________Date: ____________

Instructions: Working through multi-step puzzles and choosing the right strategy.

20 problems

22 pencils are on the table. 34 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
There are 33 apples. 14 are taken away. How many apples are left?
42 cookies are shared equally among 7 students. How many cookies does each student get?
Each box holds 2 marbles. How many marbles are in 12 boxes?
20 stickers are shared equally among 5 students. How many stickers does each student get?
Each box holds 2 cookies. How many cookies are in 2 boxes?
40 marbles are shared equally among 4 students. How many marbles does each student get?
There are 39 cookies. 20 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 29 pencils. 10 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 30 marbles. 9 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 31 cookies. 25 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
4 cookies are shared equally among 2 students. How many cookies does each student get?
Each box holds 8 marbles. How many marbles are in 9 boxes?
Each box holds 3 apples. How many apples are in 9 boxes?
There are 31 marbles. 30 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
Each box holds 4 stickers. How many stickers are in 8 boxes?
30 apples are shared equally among 3 students. How many apples does each student get?
There are 58 marbles. 47 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 23 cookies. 8 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 25 cookies. 6 are taken away. How many cookies are left?