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 24 pencils. 17 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 10 cookies. 5 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
6 apples are shared equally among 2 students. How many apples does each student get?
33 stickers are on the table. 37 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
8 apples are shared equally among 2 students. How many apples does each student get?
There are 11 apples. 6 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 58 marbles. 38 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
Each box holds 3 pencils. How many pencils are in 2 boxes?
Each box holds 8 pencils. How many pencils are in 5 boxes?
There are 29 cookies. 6 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
Each box holds 3 marbles. How many marbles are in 6 boxes?
There are 33 pencils. 21 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 9 cookies. How many cookies are in 6 boxes?
There are 38 stickers. 13 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 60 stickers. 60 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 17 stickers. 8 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 56 stickers. 28 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 10 cookies. 7 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 22 cookies. 18 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
Each box holds 5 marbles. How many marbles are in 6 boxes?