Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 179 · 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 126 books. It buys 212 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 328 (b) 438 (c) 348 (d) 338
2. 2.A train has 737 passengers. At a station, 116 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 611 (b) 631 (c) 621 (d) 853
3. 3.A train has 673 passengers. At a station, 567 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 116 (b) 96 (c) 1240 (d) 106
4. 4.A farmer picks 259 mangoes on Monday and 228 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 31 (b) 487 (c) 21 (d) 41
5. 5.A farmer picks 249 mangoes on Monday and 153 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 402 (b) 96 (c) 106 (d) 86
6. 6.A train has 335 passengers. At a station, 243 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 578 (b) 82 (c) 102 (d) 92
7. 7.A library has 187 books. It buys 67 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 244 (b) 254 (c) 120 (d) 264
8. 8.After giving away 152 marbles, a boy has 285 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 427 (b) 447 (c) 133 (d) 437
9. 9.A school has 113 boys and 201 girls. 76 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 228 (b) 390 (c) 238 (d) 314
10. 10.After giving away 77 marbles, a boy has 92 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 159 (b) 15 (c) 179 (d) 169
11. 11.After giving away 22 marbles, a boy has 233 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 265 (b) 211 (c) 245 (d) 255
12. 12.A school has 209 boys and 232 girls. 104 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 545 (b) 441 (c) 327 (d) 337
13. 13.A library has 381 books. It buys 214 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 167 (b) 595 (c) 585 (d) 605
14. 14.After giving away 91 marbles, a boy has 81 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 172 (b) 162 (c) 182 (d) 173
15. 15.A train has 468 passengers. At a station, 253 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 721 (b) 225 (c) 205 (d) 215
16. 16.A school has 127 boys and 201 girls. 112 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 206 (b) 216 (c) 440 (d) 328
17. 17.A school has 139 boys and 168 girls. 127 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 307 (b) 434 (c) 180 (d) 170
18. 18.A school has 253 boys and 152 girls. 82 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 323 (b) 313 (c) 487 (d) 405
19. 19.After giving away 41 marbles, a boy has 219 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 270 (b) 250 (c) 178 (d) 260
20. 20.A farmer picks 469 mangoes on Monday and 159 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 628 (b) 310 (c) 320 (d) 300
21. 21.A train has 401 passengers. At a station, 307 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 84 (b) 94 (c) 104 (d) 708
22. 22.A school has 215 boys and 242 girls. 64 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 393 (b) 457 (c) 383 (d) 521
23. 23.A library has 187 books. It buys 89 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 286 (b) 276 (c) 98 (d) 266
24. 24.A library has 378 books. It buys 269 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 647 (b) 109 (c) 657 (d) 637
25. 25.A train has 455 passengers. At a station, 157 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 308 (b) 288 (c) 298 (d) 612
26. 26.A train has 320 passengers. At a station, 168 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 142 (b) 152 (c) 488 (d) 162
27. 27.After giving away 191 marbles, a boy has 142 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 333 (b) 343 (c) 334 (d) 323
28. 28.After giving away 73 marbles, a boy has 289 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 372 (b) 362 (c) 216 (d) 352
29. 29.A library has 296 books. It buys 317 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 713 (b) 613 (c) 623 (d) 603
30. 30.A library has 135 books. It buys 105 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 230 (b) 250 (c) 30 (d) 240
31. 31.After giving away 126 marbles, a boy has 200 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 326 (b) 316 (c) 74 (d) 336
32. 32.A school has 153 boys and 231 girls. 73 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 301 (b) 311 (c) 457 (d) 384
33. 33.A library has 300 books. It buys 325 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 635 (b) 625 (c) 615 (d) 725
34. 34.A school has 254 boys and 156 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 356 (b) 410 (c) 464 (d) 346
35. 35.A farmer picks 428 mangoes on Monday and 244 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 672 (b) 174 (c) 194 (d) 184
36. 36.A library has 139 books. It buys 209 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 448 (b) 358 (c) 348 (d) 338
37. 37.A train has 350 passengers. At a station, 137 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 203 (b) 487 (c) 213 (d) 223
38. 38.After giving away 158 marbles, a boy has 171 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 13 (b) 319 (c) 329 (d) 339
39. 39.A school has 231 boys and 163 girls. 145 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 239 (b) 394 (c) 249 (d) 539
40. 40.After giving away 75 marbles, a boy has 62 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 138 (b) 127 (c) 147 (d) 137

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