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 40 pencils. 33 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 18 apples. 12 are taken away. How many apples are left?
4 cookies are on the table. 3 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
There are 41 pencils. 32 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
25 stickers are on the table. 26 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
There are 51 stickers. 12 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
38 pencils are on the table. 19 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
There are 26 pencils. 26 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 7 pencils. How many pencils are in 10 boxes?
Each box holds 5 pencils. How many pencils are in 3 boxes?
20 stickers are on the table. 32 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
37 cookies are on the table. 10 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
21 pencils are shared equally among 7 students. How many pencils does each student get?
Each box holds 7 pencils. How many pencils are in 10 boxes?
14 apples are on the table. 19 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
32 pencils are shared equally among 8 students. How many pencils does each student get?
20 cookies are shared equally among 2 students. How many cookies does each student get?
Each box holds 3 stickers. How many stickers are in 2 boxes?
There are 27 pencils. 21 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 16 stickers. 9 are taken away. How many stickers are left?