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 11 apples. 11 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 30 pencils. 21 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 4 cookies. How many cookies are in 9 boxes?
Each box holds 5 apples. How many apples are in 8 boxes?
5 stickers are on the table. 32 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
7 stickers are on the table. 39 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
33 marbles are shared equally among 3 students. How many marbles does each student get?
There are 36 cookies. 33 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
Each box holds 5 pencils. How many pencils are in 6 boxes?
There are 56 marbles. 2 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 47 stickers. 46 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 21 marbles. 13 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 14 stickers. 7 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
Each box holds 6 apples. How many apples are in 12 boxes?
29 apples are on the table. 14 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
There are 36 stickers. 26 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 57 stickers. 40 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
64 apples are shared equally among 8 students. How many apples does each student get?
There are 50 pencils. 2 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 8 pencils. How many pencils are in 8 boxes?