Problem Solving Worksheet

Recommended for Kindergarten — High School

Name: ____________________Date: ____________

Instructions: Working through multi-step puzzles and choosing the right strategy.

20 problems

8 cookies are on the table. 39 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
There are 48 marbles. 30 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
28 cookies are shared equally among 7 students. How many cookies does each student get?
3 pencils are on the table. 36 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
17 cookies are on the table. 29 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
There are 36 apples. 26 are taken away. How many apples are left?
40 marbles are on the table. 13 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
32 marbles are shared equally among 4 students. How many marbles does each student get?
Each box holds 9 pencils. How many pencils are in 2 boxes?
Each box holds 7 apples. How many apples are in 6 boxes?
8 pencils are on the table. 19 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
Each box holds 7 apples. How many apples are in 12 boxes?
8 cookies are shared equally among 4 students. How many cookies does each student get?
12 marbles are shared equally among 4 students. How many marbles does each student get?
4 cookies are on the table. 21 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
There are 52 apples. 19 are taken away. How many apples are left?
Each box holds 9 pencils. How many pencils are in 5 boxes?
There are 27 stickers. 26 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 16 stickers. 11 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 14 pencils. 3 are taken away. How many pencils are left?