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 10 apples. 8 are taken away. How many apples are left?
Each box holds 9 pencils. How many pencils are in 6 boxes?
Each box holds 9 cookies. How many cookies are in 6 boxes?
23 marbles are on the table. 27 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
16 pencils are on the table. 11 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
There are 17 apples. 12 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 47 stickers. 4 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
16 pencils are on the table. 4 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
8 stickers are on the table. 10 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
23 marbles are on the table. 26 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
21 apples are on the table. 39 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
81 apples are shared equally among 9 students. How many apples does each student get?
10 stickers are on the table. 9 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
Each box holds 4 marbles. How many marbles are in 3 boxes?
There are 46 apples. 2 are taken away. How many apples are left?
Each box holds 7 marbles. How many marbles are in 7 boxes?
6 apples are on the table. 34 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
15 apples are shared equally among 3 students. How many apples does each student get?
Each box holds 7 marbles. How many marbles are in 10 boxes?
Each box holds 7 stickers. How many stickers are in 5 boxes?