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 54 apples. 5 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 21 stickers. 5 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
72 marbles are shared equally among 8 students. How many marbles does each student get?
Each box holds 7 pencils. How many pencils are in 7 boxes?
Each box holds 7 marbles. How many marbles are in 2 boxes?
17 pencils are on the table. 36 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
24 pencils are shared equally among 8 students. How many pencils does each student get?
60 stickers are shared equally among 5 students. How many stickers does each student get?
Each box holds 6 stickers. How many stickers are in 3 boxes?
24 marbles are shared equally among 2 students. How many marbles does each student get?
There are 52 cookies. 38 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 42 apples. 15 are taken away. How many apples are left?
18 cookies are on the table. 36 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
8 cookies are on the table. 17 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
Each box holds 8 pencils. How many pencils are in 11 boxes?
Each box holds 4 apples. How many apples are in 10 boxes?
32 marbles are on the table. 16 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
77 apples are shared equally among 7 students. How many apples does each student get?
96 cookies are shared equally among 8 students. How many cookies does each student get?
There are 31 cookies. 25 are taken away. How many cookies are left?