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 pencils. 10 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 9 pencils. How many pencils are in 6 boxes?
Each box holds 8 pencils. How many pencils are in 12 boxes?
Each box holds 5 marbles. How many marbles are in 2 boxes?
27 pencils are on the table. 26 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
40 cookies are on the table. 31 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
30 stickers are shared equally among 6 students. How many stickers does each student get?
Each box holds 7 pencils. How many pencils are in 2 boxes?
32 cookies are on the table. 16 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
20 cookies are shared equally among 4 students. How many cookies does each student get?
13 apples are on the table. 40 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
12 stickers are shared equally among 3 students. How many stickers does each student get?
There are 51 stickers. 25 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 54 cookies. 42 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
6 pencils are shared equally among 3 students. How many pencils does each student get?
88 apples are shared equally among 8 students. How many apples does each student get?
There are 50 pencils. 49 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 3 cookies. How many cookies are in 5 boxes?
There are 35 marbles. 25 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
27 pencils are on the table. 26 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?