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 4 pencils. How many pencils are in 2 boxes?
72 pencils are shared equally among 8 students. How many pencils does each student get?
Each box holds 2 marbles. How many marbles are in 2 boxes?
9 cookies are on the table. 9 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
There are 14 stickers. 12 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
30 marbles are shared equally among 5 students. How many marbles does each student get?
12 pencils are shared equally among 4 students. How many pencils does each student get?
There are 48 cookies. 16 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
16 cookies are on the table. 13 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
There are 39 marbles. 21 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
30 marbles are on the table. 19 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
48 pencils are shared equally among 6 students. How many pencils does each student get?
56 cookies are shared equally among 7 students. How many cookies does each student get?
There are 19 apples. 10 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 44 marbles. 40 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 44 apples. 9 are taken away. How many apples are left?
Each box holds 5 apples. How many apples are in 6 boxes?
Each box holds 7 apples. How many apples are in 4 boxes?
Each box holds 5 stickers. How many stickers are in 12 boxes?
There are 21 pencils. 11 are taken away. How many pencils are left?