Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 145 · 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.A library has 327 books. It buys 268 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 595 (b) 59 (c) 605 (d) 585
2. 2.After giving away 39 marbles, a boy has 296 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 345 (b) 325 (c) 257 (d) 335
3. 3.A school has 297 boys and 290 girls. 104 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 483 (b) 691 (c) 587 (d) 473
4. 4.A library has 185 books. It buys 173 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 358 (b) 12 (c) 348 (d) 368
5. 5.A library has 273 books. It buys 310 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 583 (b) 573 (c) 683 (d) 593
6. 6.A school has 280 boys and 130 girls. 75 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 335 (b) 325 (c) 410 (d) 485
7. 7.A train has 463 passengers. At a station, 352 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 815 (b) 101 (c) 111 (d) 121
8. 8.A school has 205 boys and 238 girls. 59 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 384 (b) 443 (c) 502 (d) 374
9. 9.A farmer picks 405 mangoes on Monday and 199 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 604 (b) 216 (c) 196 (d) 206
10. 10.After giving away 129 marbles, a boy has 106 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 225 (b) 236 (c) 235 (d) 245
11. 11.A school has 213 boys and 220 girls. 65 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 358 (b) 368 (c) 433 (d) 498
12. 12.A train has 654 passengers. At a station, 541 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 113 (b) 123 (c) 1195 (d) 103
13. 13.A train has 605 passengers. At a station, 525 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 90 (b) 80 (c) 1130 (d) 70
14. 14.A farmer picks 217 mangoes on Monday and 173 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 54 (b) 44 (c) 34 (d) 390
15. 15.A train has 583 passengers. At a station, 162 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 421 (b) 431 (c) 411 (d) 745
16. 16.A library has 448 books. It buys 137 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 585 (b) 311 (c) 595 (d) 575
17. 17.A train has 300 passengers. At a station, 158 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 132 (b) 142 (c) 458 (d) 152
18. 18.After giving away 138 marbles, a boy has 216 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 364 (b) 78 (c) 354 (d) 344
19. 19.A library has 316 books. It buys 224 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 92 (b) 530 (c) 550 (d) 540
20. 20.After giving away 97 marbles, a boy has 143 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 250 (b) 46 (c) 240 (d) 230
21. 21.After giving away 181 marbles, a boy has 235 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 406 (b) 416 (c) 54 (d) 426
22. 22.A train has 525 passengers. At a station, 176 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 359 (b) 339 (c) 701 (d) 349
23. 23.A school has 281 boys and 137 girls. 65 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 483 (b) 343 (c) 418 (d) 353
24. 24.A farmer picks 235 mangoes on Monday and 155 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 390 (b) 90 (c) 70 (d) 80
25. 25.A library has 150 books. It buys 72 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 232 (b) 78 (c) 222 (d) 212
26. 26.A library has 462 books. It buys 101 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 573 (b) 361 (c) 553 (d) 563
27. 27.A train has 436 passengers. At a station, 275 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 171 (b) 161 (c) 151 (d) 711
28. 28.A train has 589 passengers. At a station, 100 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 689 (b) 499 (c) 489 (d) 479
29. 29.A farmer picks 304 mangoes on Monday and 155 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 459 (b) 159 (c) 139 (d) 149
30. 30.A farmer picks 462 mangoes on Monday and 393 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 59 (b) 79 (c) 855 (d) 69
31. 31.A farmer picks 309 mangoes on Monday and 103 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 206 (b) 412 (c) 196 (d) 216
32. 32.A train has 645 passengers. At a station, 554 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 81 (b) 1199 (c) 101 (d) 91
33. 33.A train has 755 passengers. At a station, 363 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 392 (b) 1118 (c) 382 (d) 402
34. 34.A school has 194 boys and 189 girls. 84 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 467 (b) 299 (c) 383 (d) 289
35. 35.After giving away 55 marbles, a boy has 154 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 99 (b) 219 (c) 209 (d) 199
36. 36.A school has 225 boys and 273 girls. 77 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 498 (b) 575 (c) 411 (d) 421
37. 37.A train has 766 passengers. At a station, 524 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1290 (b) 252 (c) 232 (d) 242
38. 38.A train has 440 passengers. At a station, 171 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 611 (b) 269 (c) 259 (d) 279
39. 39.A train has 752 passengers. At a station, 344 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 398 (b) 418 (c) 1096 (d) 408
40. 40.A farmer picks 381 mangoes on Monday and 162 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 229 (b) 219 (c) 543 (d) 209

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