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 36 apples. 34 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 18 cookies. 11 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 21 pencils. 19 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 5 marbles. How many marbles are in 7 boxes?
40 stickers are on the table. 24 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
Each box holds 5 pencils. How many pencils are in 12 boxes?
35 apples are shared equally among 5 students. How many apples does each student get?
4 pencils are on the table. 21 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
20 marbles are on the table. 25 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
Each box holds 3 marbles. How many marbles are in 11 boxes?
15 stickers are shared equally among 5 students. How many stickers does each student get?
60 apples are shared equally among 5 students. How many apples does each student get?
Each box holds 8 apples. How many apples are in 9 boxes?
Each box holds 9 stickers. How many stickers are in 5 boxes?
20 stickers are on the table. 6 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
40 marbles are shared equally among 5 students. How many marbles does each student get?
There are 18 apples. 4 are taken away. How many apples are left?
14 apples are shared equally among 7 students. How many apples does each student get?
12 stickers are shared equally among 4 students. How many stickers does each student get?
32 cookies are shared equally among 8 students. How many cookies does each student get?