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 45 marbles. 18 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 44 marbles. 35 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 56 pencils. 18 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 41 stickers. 20 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
Each box holds 8 stickers. How many stickers are in 2 boxes?
Each box holds 8 stickers. How many stickers are in 11 boxes?
Each box holds 5 marbles. How many marbles are in 8 boxes?
There are 36 stickers. 33 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
Each box holds 8 cookies. How many cookies are in 2 boxes?
Each box holds 8 apples. How many apples are in 5 boxes?
34 marbles are on the table. 7 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
44 apples are shared equally among 4 students. How many apples does each student get?
40 stickers are shared equally among 8 students. How many stickers does each student get?
9 marbles are on the table. 40 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
Each box holds 5 apples. How many apples are in 5 boxes?
Each box holds 6 apples. How many apples are in 7 boxes?
16 pencils are shared equally among 4 students. How many pencils does each student get?
Each box holds 2 pencils. How many pencils are in 4 boxes?
There are 31 cookies. 26 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 17 pencils. 5 are taken away. How many pencils are left?