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 42 pencils. 25 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 41 stickers. 3 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
Each box holds 9 apples. How many apples are in 8 boxes?
3 stickers are on the table. 24 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
There are 33 pencils. 5 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
12 marbles are shared equally among 2 students. How many marbles does each student get?
18 apples are shared equally among 3 students. How many apples does each student get?
32 pencils are on the table. 5 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
Each box holds 7 pencils. How many pencils are in 3 boxes?
Each box holds 8 cookies. How many cookies are in 6 boxes?
There are 27 marbles. 9 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
Each box holds 9 pencils. How many pencils are in 11 boxes?
28 stickers are on the table. 16 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
There are 29 marbles. 27 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
33 marbles are on the table. 37 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
There are 49 marbles. 49 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
77 apples are shared equally among 7 students. How many apples does each student get?
56 pencils are shared equally among 8 students. How many pencils does each student get?
32 stickers are shared equally among 8 students. How many stickers does each student get?
Each box holds 3 pencils. How many pencils are in 8 boxes?