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 48 cookies. 7 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
There are 54 stickers. 39 are taken away. How many stickers are left?
There are 13 apples. 5 are taken away. How many apples are left?
Each box holds 4 cookies. How many cookies are in 8 boxes?
Each box holds 4 apples. How many apples are in 5 boxes?
Each box holds 9 stickers. How many stickers are in 12 boxes?
There are 10 marbles. 9 are taken away. How many marbles are left?
There are 12 apples. 11 are taken away. How many apples are left?
42 apples are shared equally among 6 students. How many apples does each student get?
26 pencils are on the table. 35 more are added. How many pencils are there in all?
70 pencils are shared equally among 7 students. How many pencils does each student get?
There are 53 cookies. 23 are taken away. How many cookies are left?
21 stickers are on the table. 16 more are added. How many stickers are there in all?
24 cookies are shared equally among 4 students. How many cookies does each student get?
There are 29 pencils. 18 are taken away. How many pencils are left?
12 pencils are shared equally among 3 students. How many pencils does each student get?
There are 34 apples. 22 are taken away. How many apples are left?
Each box holds 6 stickers. How many stickers are in 3 boxes?
Each box holds 7 pencils. How many pencils are in 2 boxes?
5 marbles are on the table. 23 more are added. How many marbles are there in all?