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 50 pencils. 34 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 8 pencils. How many pencils are in 5 boxes?
18 apples are shared equally among 9 students. How many apples does each student get?
There are 32 apples. 22 are taken away. How many apples are left?
30 pencils are on the table. 33 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
25 cookies are on the table. 8 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
There are 41 marbles. 9 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 49 stickers. 10 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 48 pencils. 10 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
37 cookies are on the table. 7 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
25 cookies are on the table. 7 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
12 stickers are shared equally among 4 students. How many stickers does each student get?
18 pencils are on the table. 34 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
14 marbles are on the table. 10 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
There are 27 apples. 4 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 29 pencils. 26 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
56 marbles are shared equally among 8 students. How many marbles does each student get?
14 pencils are shared equally among 7 students. How many pencils does each student get?
There are 22 cookies. 19 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 38 cookies. 25 are taken away. How many cookies are left?