Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 137 · 40 questions

How to solve it (Read twice, then choose): “More”, “in all”, “altogether” → add. “Left”, “get off”, “how many more”, “difference” → take away. Two things happen? Do them one at a time, in order. Asked for “at first”? Undo what happened: put back what was given away.

1. 1.After giving away 58 marbles, a boy has 298 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 356 (b) 366 (c) 240 (d) 346
2. 2.A school has 103 boys and 276 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 379 (b) 307 (c) 317 (d) 441
3. 3.After giving away 96 marbles, a boy has 235 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 331 (b) 321 (c) 341 (d) 139
4. 4.After giving away 29 marbles, a boy has 166 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 195 (b) 205 (c) 137 (d) 185
5. 5.A school has 257 boys and 240 girls. 105 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 497 (b) 602 (c) 382 (d) 392
6. 6.A train has 698 passengers. At a station, 567 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1265 (b) 141 (c) 131 (d) 121
7. 7.A school has 193 boys and 163 girls. 144 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 202 (b) 356 (c) 212 (d) 500
8. 8.A school has 140 boys and 102 girls. 110 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 242 (b) 132 (c) 122 (d) 352
9. 9.A library has 267 books. It buys 111 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 378 (b) 156 (c) 388 (d) 368
10. 10.After giving away 98 marbles, a boy has 224 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 322 (b) 312 (c) 332 (d) 126
11. 11.A train has 736 passengers. At a station, 249 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 477 (b) 487 (c) 497 (d) 985
12. 12.A farmer picks 363 mangoes on Monday and 157 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 206 (b) 520 (c) 196 (d) 216
13. 13.A school has 156 boys and 200 girls. 104 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 356 (b) 460 (c) 252 (d) 242
14. 14.A school has 246 boys and 125 girls. 85 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 456 (b) 286 (c) 276 (d) 371
15. 15.A library has 269 books. It buys 282 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 651 (b) 551 (c) 561 (d) 541
16. 16.After giving away 184 marbles, a boy has 220 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 404 (b) 414 (c) 36 (d) 394
17. 17.A school has 202 boys and 140 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 404 (b) 270 (c) 342 (d) 280
18. 18.A school has 299 boys and 283 girls. 94 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 676 (b) 488 (c) 478 (d) 582
19. 19.After giving away 122 marbles, a boy has 88 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 220 (b) 200 (c) 211 (d) 210
20. 20.A train has 301 passengers. At a station, 137 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 174 (b) 164 (c) 438 (d) 154
21. 21.A train has 694 passengers. At a station, 430 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 264 (b) 254 (c) 1124 (d) 274
22. 22.A train has 675 passengers. At a station, 289 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 964 (b) 376 (c) 386 (d) 396
23. 23.A school has 188 boys and 290 girls. 84 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 394 (b) 384 (c) 562 (d) 478
24. 24.A train has 420 passengers. At a station, 292 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 118 (b) 138 (c) 128 (d) 712
25. 25.A train has 569 passengers. At a station, 142 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 437 (b) 417 (c) 711 (d) 427
26. 26.A train has 612 passengers. At a station, 298 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 304 (b) 314 (c) 910 (d) 324
27. 27.A train has 432 passengers. At a station, 167 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 275 (b) 599 (c) 255 (d) 265
28. 28.A train has 555 passengers. At a station, 180 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 375 (b) 735 (c) 385 (d) 365
29. 29.A farmer picks 215 mangoes on Monday and 150 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 55 (b) 75 (c) 65 (d) 365
30. 30.A school has 139 boys and 145 girls. 57 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 217 (b) 341 (c) 284 (d) 227
31. 31.After giving away 65 marbles, a boy has 80 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 145 (b) 15 (c) 135 (d) 155
32. 32.A train has 351 passengers. At a station, 116 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 225 (b) 245 (c) 235 (d) 467
33. 33.A school has 147 boys and 269 girls. 128 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 278 (b) 416 (c) 288 (d) 544
34. 34.A farmer picks 532 mangoes on Monday and 425 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 957 (b) 117 (c) 97 (d) 107
35. 35.A library has 423 books. It buys 166 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 579 (b) 589 (c) 257 (d) 599
36. 36.A library has 301 books. It buys 118 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 183 (b) 429 (c) 419 (d) 409
37. 37.A school has 103 boys and 104 girls. 76 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 283 (b) 131 (c) 121 (d) 207
38. 38.A school has 138 boys and 286 girls. 149 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 265 (b) 573 (c) 424 (d) 275
39. 39.A farmer picks 401 mangoes on Monday and 347 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 64 (b) 54 (c) 44 (d) 748
40. 40.A farmer picks 557 mangoes on Monday and 517 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 50 (b) 40 (c) 30 (d) 1074

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