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 17 pencils. 6 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
40 marbles are shared equally among 5 students. How many marbles does each student get?
28 marbles are on the table. 38 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
There are 27 pencils. 23 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
42 cookies are shared equally among 6 students. How many cookies does each student get?
There are 46 pencils. 3 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
28 cookies are on the table. 39 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
38 pencils are on the table. 3 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
Each box holds 9 pencils. How many pencils are in 9 boxes?
There are 57 apples. 19 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 56 pencils. 4 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 5 pencils. How many pencils are in 8 boxes?
21 marbles are on the table. 7 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
9 marbles are on the table. 14 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
4 pencils are on the table. 5 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
There are 51 apples. 14 are taken away. How many apples are left?
10 cookies are on the table. 30 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
Each box holds 6 pencils. How many pencils are in 11 boxes?
21 apples are on the table. 25 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
There are 16 pencils. 16 are taken away. How many pencils are left?