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 18 cookies. 16 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
39 apples are on the table. 26 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
28 stickers are shared equally among 4 students. How many stickers does each student get?
31 stickers are on the table. 25 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
Each box holds 9 marbles. How many marbles are in 9 boxes?
12 marbles are on the table. 40 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
There are 59 pencils. 27 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 4 cookies. How many cookies are in 5 boxes?
Each box holds 9 cookies. How many cookies are in 7 boxes?
29 marbles are on the table. 3 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
There are 59 apples. 31 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 31 cookies. 27 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 25 marbles. 13 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
24 stickers are on the table. 11 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
There are 29 stickers. 22 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
31 cookies are on the table. 24 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
There are 39 cookies. 25 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
16 pencils are shared equally among 4 students. How many pencils does each student get?
10 pencils are on the table. 25 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
40 marbles are shared equally among 5 students. How many marbles does each student get?