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 49 marbles. 33 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
Each box holds 6 pencils. How many pencils are in 11 boxes?
There are 51 marbles. 49 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
Each box holds 4 marbles. How many marbles are in 2 boxes?
32 marbles are on the table. 6 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
37 apples are on the table. 32 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
39 cookies are on the table. 4 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
There are 12 marbles. 10 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
Each box holds 2 pencils. How many pencils are in 12 boxes?
16 pencils are on the table. 32 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
There are 26 cookies. 5 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
20 cookies are shared equally among 2 students. How many cookies does each student get?
There are 20 apples. 10 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 10 apples. 7 are taken away. How many apples are left?
Each box holds 5 pencils. How many pencils are in 11 boxes?
24 cookies are shared equally among 2 students. How many cookies does each student get?
39 pencils are on the table. 39 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
24 pencils are on the table. 5 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
There are 42 apples. 26 are taken away. How many apples are left?
Each box holds 3 apples. How many apples are in 2 boxes?