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 19 pencils. 6 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 5 apples. How many apples are in 9 boxes?
22 stickers are on the table. 29 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
There are 39 pencils. 10 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 5 apples. How many apples are in 5 boxes?
There are 16 cookies. 9 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
25 apples are on the table. 4 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
6 marbles are on the table. 21 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
9 pencils are on the table. 26 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
22 apples are on the table. 5 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
Each box holds 2 stickers. How many stickers are in 5 boxes?
Each box holds 2 marbles. How many marbles are in 7 boxes?
There are 18 marbles. 17 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 29 apples. 21 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 41 pencils. 27 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 3 marbles. How many marbles are in 8 boxes?
84 stickers are shared equally among 7 students. How many stickers does each student get?
There are 53 apples. 29 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 34 pencils. 9 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
18 marbles are shared equally among 3 students. How many marbles does each student get?