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 27 marbles. 24 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
Each box holds 9 pencils. How many pencils are in 3 boxes?
There are 25 apples. 9 are taken away. How many apples are left?
17 cookies are on the table. 36 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
There are 20 marbles. 9 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
Each box holds 3 cookies. How many cookies are in 9 boxes?
26 marbles are on the table. 36 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
34 pencils are on the table. 6 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
37 stickers are on the table. 25 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
There are 28 apples. 14 are taken away. How many apples are left?
14 cookies are on the table. 12 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
Each box holds 9 stickers. How many stickers are in 8 boxes?
There are 13 stickers. 10 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
30 apples are on the table. 2 more are added. How many apples are there in all?
Each box holds 8 cookies. How many cookies are in 11 boxes?
There are 42 cookies. 42 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
24 pencils are on the table. 24 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
Each box holds 5 marbles. How many marbles are in 4 boxes?
45 marbles are shared equally among 5 students. How many marbles does each student get?
56 pencils are shared equally among 8 students. How many pencils does each student get?