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 52 apples. 24 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 11 marbles. 5 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 17 marbles. 10 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
Each box holds 8 pencils. How many pencils are in 11 boxes?
11 pencils are on the table. 9 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
42 stickers are shared equally among 7 students. How many stickers does each student get?
Each box holds 3 pencils. How many pencils are in 6 boxes?
There are 24 pencils. 10 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
27 cookies are shared equally among 3 students. How many cookies does each student get?
15 pencils are on the table. 21 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
Each box holds 2 pencils. How many pencils are in 12 boxes?
14 cookies are on the table. 4 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
Each box holds 8 cookies. How many cookies are in 6 boxes?
42 marbles are shared equally among 6 students. How many marbles does each student get?
Each box holds 5 pencils. How many pencils are in 9 boxes?
10 apples are shared equally among 2 students. How many apples does each student get?
There are 39 stickers. 21 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
35 pencils are shared equally among 7 students. How many pencils does each student get?
45 apples are shared equally among 9 students. How many apples does each student get?
13 apples are on the table. 40 more are added. How many apples are there in all?