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 25 apples. 21 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 37 pencils. 16 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
3 marbles are on the table. 37 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
Each box holds 3 pencils. How many pencils are in 9 boxes?
Each box holds 8 pencils. How many pencils are in 5 boxes?
There are 46 apples. 46 are taken away. How many apples are left?
Each box holds 8 cookies. How many cookies are in 12 boxes?
There are 28 stickers. 28 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 49 cookies. 41 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 16 cookies. 4 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 12 stickers. 6 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 24 apples. 19 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 60 marbles. 37 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 20 stickers. 18 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
30 marbles are shared equally among 5 students. How many marbles does each student get?
11 stickers are on the table. 26 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
Each box holds 3 cookies. How many cookies are in 6 boxes?
49 marbles are shared equally among 7 students. How many marbles does each student get?
There are 54 apples. 31 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 40 pencils. 5 are taken away. How many pencils are left?