Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 162 · 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 farmer picks 593 mangoes on Monday and 218 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 385 (b) 811 (c) 375 (d) 365
2. 2.A train has 773 passengers. At a station, 558 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1331 (b) 225 (c) 215 (d) 205
3. 3.A library has 209 books. It buys 201 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 400 (b) 8 (c) 420 (d) 410
4. 4.A school has 182 boys and 146 girls. 84 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 234 (b) 412 (c) 328 (d) 244
5. 5.After giving away 73 marbles, a boy has 64 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 127 (b) 137 (c) 138 (d) 147
6. 6.A train has 594 passengers. At a station, 401 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 193 (b) 183 (c) 203 (d) 995
7. 7.After giving away 94 marbles, a boy has 82 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 186 (b) 176 (c) 166 (d) 177
8. 8.After giving away 198 marbles, a boy has 258 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 456 (b) 60 (c) 446 (d) 466
9. 9.After giving away 30 marbles, a boy has 178 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 218 (b) 198 (c) 148 (d) 208
10. 10.A train has 676 passengers. At a station, 492 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 184 (b) 1168 (c) 174 (d) 194
11. 11.After giving away 167 marbles, a boy has 191 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 368 (b) 348 (c) 358 (d) 24
12. 12.A farmer picks 427 mangoes on Monday and 322 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 115 (b) 95 (c) 749 (d) 105
13. 13.A train has 546 passengers. At a station, 137 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 399 (b) 683 (c) 419 (d) 409
14. 14.A farmer picks 219 mangoes on Monday and 157 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 376 (b) 72 (c) 52 (d) 62
15. 15.A school has 200 boys and 276 girls. 130 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 606 (b) 346 (c) 476 (d) 336
16. 16.After giving away 114 marbles, a boy has 101 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 205 (b) 216 (c) 225 (d) 215
17. 17.A farmer picks 528 mangoes on Monday and 337 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 865 (b) 201 (c) 191 (d) 181
18. 18.A farmer picks 345 mangoes on Monday and 142 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 193 (b) 487 (c) 213 (d) 203
19. 19.After giving away 186 marbles, a boy has 201 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 387 (b) 377 (c) 397 (d) 15
20. 20.A train has 673 passengers. At a station, 191 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 864 (b) 482 (c) 472 (d) 492
21. 21.A farmer picks 431 mangoes on Monday and 224 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 217 (b) 197 (c) 207 (d) 655
22. 22.A library has 476 books. It buys 230 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 246 (b) 696 (c) 716 (d) 706
23. 23.After giving away 97 marbles, a boy has 98 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 185 (b) 1 (c) 205 (d) 195
24. 24.A school has 259 boys and 285 girls. 98 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 446 (b) 544 (c) 436 (d) 642
25. 25.A train has 404 passengers. At a station, 341 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 745 (b) 73 (c) 53 (d) 63
26. 26.A library has 301 books. It buys 269 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 32 (b) 570 (c) 580 (d) 560
27. 27.After giving away 39 marbles, a boy has 188 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 227 (b) 217 (c) 149 (d) 237
28. 28.After giving away 60 marbles, a boy has 61 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 111 (b) 1 (c) 131 (d) 121
29. 29.After giving away 66 marbles, a boy has 181 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 237 (b) 247 (c) 115 (d) 257
30. 30.A train has 729 passengers. At a station, 344 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 385 (b) 1073 (c) 375 (d) 395
31. 31.After giving away 58 marbles, a boy has 267 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 335 (b) 325 (c) 209 (d) 315
32. 32.After giving away 148 marbles, a boy has 165 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 323 (b) 17 (c) 303 (d) 313
33. 33.A school has 283 boys and 265 girls. 135 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 683 (b) 403 (c) 548 (d) 413
34. 34.After giving away 51 marbles, a boy has 141 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 182 (b) 90 (c) 202 (d) 192
35. 35.A school has 227 boys and 280 girls. 110 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 387 (b) 507 (c) 617 (d) 397
36. 36.A library has 343 books. It buys 154 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 497 (b) 507 (c) 189 (d) 487
37. 37.A library has 142 books. It buys 80 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 232 (b) 222 (c) 62 (d) 212
38. 38.A library has 242 books. It buys 119 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 351 (b) 361 (c) 123 (d) 371
39. 39.A school has 105 boys and 251 girls. 119 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 356 (b) 227 (c) 237 (d) 475
40. 40.After giving away 65 marbles, a boy has 234 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 309 (b) 299 (c) 289 (d) 169

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