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 35 stickers. 17 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 14 pencils. 5 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
25 marbles are shared equally among 5 students. How many marbles does each student get?
60 cookies are shared equally among 6 students. How many cookies does each student get?
There are 37 apples. 22 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 44 stickers. 39 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 12 stickers. 7 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
Each box holds 4 pencils. How many pencils are in 8 boxes?
There are 29 marbles. 25 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 29 pencils. 6 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
39 cookies are on the table. 22 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
There are 59 apples. 26 are taken away. How many apples are left?
Each box holds 8 pencils. How many pencils are in 7 boxes?
24 stickers are shared equally among 8 students. How many stickers does each student get?
10 marbles are on the table. 18 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
8 marbles are on the table. 12 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
32 marbles are shared equally among 8 students. How many marbles does each student get?
27 cookies are shared equally among 3 students. How many cookies does each student get?
8 apples are on the table. 28 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
45 pencils are shared equally among 5 students. How many pencils does each student get?