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 43 cookies. 18 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 52 pencils. 25 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 9 pencils. How many pencils are in 9 boxes?
32 apples are on the table. 20 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
Each box holds 4 marbles. How many marbles are in 11 boxes?
Each box holds 4 cookies. How many cookies are in 8 boxes?
There are 15 marbles. 12 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
Each box holds 2 apples. How many apples are in 11 boxes?
There are 18 pencils. 9 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
37 apples are on the table. 35 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
49 stickers are shared equally among 7 students. How many stickers does each student get?
There are 57 apples. 15 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 17 marbles. 5 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
15 cookies are on the table. 39 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
20 cookies are shared equally among 5 students. How many cookies does each student get?
Each box holds 9 marbles. How many marbles are in 8 boxes?
Each box holds 8 stickers. How many stickers are in 12 boxes?
There are 42 pencils. 16 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 31 cookies. 22 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
60 cookies are shared equally among 6 students. How many cookies does each student get?