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 30 apples. 30 are taken away. How many apples are left?
Each box holds 5 marbles. How many marbles are in 10 boxes?
There are 11 cookies. 9 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 26 apples. 2 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 27 cookies. 21 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
Each box holds 3 pencils. How many pencils are in 7 boxes?
40 marbles are on the table. 17 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
24 apples are shared equally among 6 students. How many apples does each student get?
25 cookies are on the table. 33 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
There are 25 marbles. 16 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
Each box holds 6 apples. How many apples are in 4 boxes?
There are 53 pencils. 37 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 54 apples. 16 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 42 apples. 35 are taken away. How many apples are left?
Each box holds 5 apples. How many apples are in 3 boxes?
24 stickers are shared equally among 4 students. How many stickers does each student get?
There are 43 pencils. 35 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
30 stickers are shared equally among 5 students. How many stickers does each student get?
18 cookies are on the table. 38 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
Each box holds 3 pencils. How many pencils are in 9 boxes?