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Problem Solving Worksheet

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Problem Solving Worksheet

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

20 problems

  1. There are 31 pencils. 7 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
  2. Each box holds 2 apples. How many apples are in 9 boxes?
  3. Each box holds 7 pencils. How many pencils are in 6 boxes?
  4. There are 33 pencils. 7 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
  5. There are 50 cookies. 46 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
  6. 18 stickers are shared equally among 3 students. How many stickers does each student get?
  7. Each box holds 5 marbles. How many marbles are in 3 boxes?
  8. Each box holds 7 cookies. How many cookies are in 3 boxes?
  9. There are 51 pencils. 3 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
  10. There are 20 stickers. 8 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
  11. 55 marbles are shared equally among 5 students. How many marbles does each student get?
  12. Each box holds 2 marbles. How many marbles are in 7 boxes?
  13. 15 apples are shared equally among 3 students. How many apples does each student get?
  14. There are 45 marbles. 2 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
  15. There are 31 pencils. 12 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
  16. There are 48 marbles. 16 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
  17. 20 pencils are shared equally among 4 students. How many pencils does each student get?
  18. Each box holds 9 cookies. How many cookies are in 10 boxes?
  19. There are 53 stickers. 4 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
  20. There are 38 cookies. 30 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
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