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 marbles. 2 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
23 cookies are on the table. 17 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
Each box holds 2 pencils. How many pencils are in 3 boxes?
Each box holds 9 marbles. How many marbles are in 9 boxes?
Each box holds 5 cookies. How many cookies are in 9 boxes?
There are 59 apples. 28 are taken away. How many apples are left?
14 apples are shared equally among 7 students. How many apples does each student get?
28 cookies are shared equally among 7 students. How many cookies does each student get?
There are 45 apples. 21 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 16 cookies. 14 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 28 marbles. 15 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
25 cookies are shared equally among 5 students. How many cookies does each student get?
26 stickers are on the table. 15 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
9 pencils are on the table. 12 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
35 marbles are shared equally among 7 students. How many marbles does each student get?
Each box holds 9 pencils. How many pencils are in 2 boxes?
Each box holds 5 marbles. How many marbles are in 7 boxes?
There are 58 marbles. 12 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
Each box holds 9 marbles. How many marbles are in 10 boxes?
There are 54 pencils. 48 are taken away. How many pencils are left?