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 17 marbles. 15 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
Each box holds 3 marbles. How many marbles are in 3 boxes?
11 stickers are on the table. 15 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
Each box holds 4 pencils. How many pencils are in 7 boxes?
48 stickers are shared equally among 4 students. How many stickers does each student get?
Each box holds 9 cookies. How many cookies are in 2 boxes?
14 pencils are shared equally among 7 students. How many pencils does each student get?
There are 10 apples. 3 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 49 apples. 8 are taken away. How many apples are left?
There are 48 marbles. 5 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
Each box holds 4 cookies. How many cookies are in 7 boxes?
Each box holds 2 pencils. How many pencils are in 11 boxes?
22 cookies are on the table. 9 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
7 stickers are on the table. 26 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
There are 38 pencils. 36 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
11 stickers are on the table. 20 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
There are 47 pencils. 4 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 8 stickers. How many stickers are in 2 boxes?
72 cookies are shared equally among 9 students. How many cookies does each student get?
37 pencils are on the table. 31 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?