Problem Solving Worksheet

Recommended for Kindergarten — High School

Name: ____________________Date: ____________

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

20 problems

9 marbles are on the table. 3 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
There are 29 marbles. 23 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
22 marbles are on the table. 22 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
14 pencils are shared equally among 7 students. How many pencils does each student get?
There are 42 pencils. 6 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
32 stickers are on the table. 7 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
Each box holds 4 apples. How many apples are in 11 boxes?
Each box holds 3 pencils. How many pencils are in 4 boxes?
There are 47 stickers. 12 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
39 marbles are on the table. 24 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
There are 45 marbles. 28 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
19 marbles are on the table. 37 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
There are 11 pencils. 10 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 3 cookies. How many cookies are in 8 boxes?
There are 42 cookies. 40 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 25 pencils. 12 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 5 cookies. How many cookies are in 2 boxes?
There are 47 marbles. 43 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 10 apples. 2 are taken away. How many apples are left?
40 apples are on the table. 28 more are added. How many apples are there in all?