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 24 apples. 3 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 56 stickers. 10 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
38 pencils are on the table. 26 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
There are 37 pencils. 4 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 26 cookies. 7 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 17 cookies. 2 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 44 apples. 39 are taken away. How many apples are left?
72 apples are shared equally among 6 students. How many apples does each student get?
Each box holds 5 pencils. How many pencils are in 7 boxes?
Each box holds 3 pencils. How many pencils are in 2 boxes?
34 cookies are on the table. 34 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
5 apples are on the table. 34 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
27 marbles are shared equally among 3 students. How many marbles does each student get?
There are 13 pencils. 4 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
18 apples are on the table. 30 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
There are 30 cookies. 28 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 46 apples. 7 are taken away. How many apples are left?
16 apples are on the table. 9 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
33 cookies are on the table. 11 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
72 pencils are shared equally among 6 students. How many pencils does each student get?