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 52 apples. 45 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 35 pencils. 5 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
15 cookies are on the table. 27 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
Each box holds 6 stickers. How many stickers are in 3 boxes?
40 pencils are on the table. 8 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
There are 18 pencils. 11 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 49 cookies. 48 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
19 pencils are on the table. 22 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
72 stickers are shared equally among 6 students. How many stickers does each student get?
Each box holds 9 marbles. How many marbles are in 2 boxes?
45 apples are shared equally among 5 students. How many apples does each student get?
Each box holds 4 apples. How many apples are in 2 boxes?
Each box holds 6 apples. How many apples are in 3 boxes?
17 pencils are on the table. 39 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
Each box holds 4 stickers. How many stickers are in 6 boxes?
24 cookies are shared equally among 8 students. How many cookies does each student get?
8 pencils are on the table. 10 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
There are 18 cookies. 6 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 57 cookies. 48 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 16 marbles. 12 are taken away. How many marbles are left?