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 51 marbles. 5 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
Each box holds 9 apples. How many apples are in 2 boxes?
Each box holds 7 cookies. How many cookies are in 11 boxes?
There are 48 pencils. 11 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 46 cookies. 2 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
24 marbles are on the table. 2 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
45 marbles are shared equally among 5 students. How many marbles does each student get?
19 apples are on the table. 5 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
31 apples are on the table. 23 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
There are 25 pencils. 6 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
25 apples are on the table. 2 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
Each box holds 6 marbles. How many marbles are in 12 boxes?
Each box holds 3 pencils. How many pencils are in 11 boxes?
There are 39 pencils. 16 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
9 apples are on the table. 13 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
18 marbles are on the table. 7 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
25 marbles are shared equally among 5 students. How many marbles does each student get?
There are 31 apples. 27 are taken away. How many apples are left?
3 pencils are on the table. 11 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
There are 28 apples. 11 are taken away. How many apples are left?