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 41 pencils. 26 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
Each box holds 9 pencils. How many pencils are in 5 boxes?
There are 19 cookies. 6 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
36 apples are shared equally among 6 students. How many apples does each student get?
30 marbles are shared equally among 5 students. How many marbles does each student get?
Each box holds 6 marbles. How many marbles are in 11 boxes?
Each box holds 9 cookies. How many cookies are in 4 boxes?
Each box holds 5 apples. How many apples are in 11 boxes?
Each box holds 6 apples. How many apples are in 6 boxes?
66 apples are shared equally among 6 students. How many apples does each student get?
25 cookies are shared equally among 5 students. How many cookies does each student get?
11 marbles are on the table. 39 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
Each box holds 9 pencils. How many pencils are in 6 boxes?
12 pencils are on the table. 2 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
34 cookies are on the table. 9 more are added. How many cookies are there in all?
There are 41 stickers. 12 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 12 pencils. 11 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
There are 32 marbles. 22 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
21 marbles are on the table. 30 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?
26 apples are on the table. 32 more are added. How many apples are there in all?