Problem Solving Worksheet

Recommended for Kindergarten — High School

Name: ____________________Date: ____________

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

20 problems

Each box holds 5 pencils. How many pencils are in 7 boxes?
Each box holds 9 apples. How many apples are in 12 boxes?
28 apples are on the table. 21 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
There are 21 stickers. 15 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
27 marbles are on the table. 8 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
40 apples are shared equally among 4 students. How many apples does each student get?
9 marbles are on the table. 25 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
There are 54 pencils. 36 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 14 apples. 5 are taken away. How many apples are left?
Each box holds 4 apples. How many apples are in 8 boxes?
13 cookies are on the table. 3 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
There are 27 marbles. 16 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 12 apples. 11 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 30 cookies. 11 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
11 cookies are on the table. 6 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
There are 33 stickers. 14 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
96 pencils are shared equally among 8 students. How many pencils does each student get?
27 apples are on the table. 19 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
There are 41 cookies. 41 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 38 stickers. 5 are taken away. How many stickers are left?