Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 184 · 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 170 books. It buys 347 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 527 (b) 617 (c) 507 (d) 517
2. 2.A library has 387 books. It buys 114 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 491 (b) 501 (c) 273 (d) 511
3. 3.After giving away 98 marbles, a boy has 51 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 150 (b) 139 (c) 159 (d) 149
4. 4.A train has 470 passengers. At a station, 336 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 144 (b) 124 (c) 134 (d) 806
5. 5.A school has 228 boys and 181 girls. 74 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 483 (b) 325 (c) 409 (d) 335
6. 6.After giving away 70 marbles, a boy has 44 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 124 (b) 104 (c) 114 (d) 115
7. 7.A train has 588 passengers. At a station, 496 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 102 (b) 92 (c) 82 (d) 1084
8. 8.A school has 274 boys and 267 girls. 67 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 541 (b) 608 (c) 464 (d) 474
9. 9.A school has 233 boys and 179 girls. 73 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 339 (b) 412 (c) 329 (d) 485
10. 10.A farmer picks 399 mangoes on Monday and 235 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 634 (b) 154 (c) 164 (d) 174
11. 11.A farmer picks 473 mangoes on Monday and 135 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 338 (b) 608 (c) 328 (d) 348
12. 12.A train has 570 passengers. At a station, 120 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 440 (b) 690 (c) 460 (d) 450
13. 13.A library has 148 books. It buys 83 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 221 (b) 241 (c) 231 (d) 65
14. 14.A train has 692 passengers. At a station, 111 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 591 (b) 581 (c) 803 (d) 571
15. 15.A school has 291 boys and 198 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 420 (b) 558 (c) 410 (d) 489
16. 16.A farmer picks 502 mangoes on Monday and 477 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 15 (b) 979 (c) 25 (d) 35
17. 17.After giving away 26 marbles, a boy has 222 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 248 (b) 196 (c) 258 (d) 238
18. 18.After giving away 105 marbles, a boy has 228 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 123 (b) 343 (c) 333 (d) 323
19. 19.A farmer picks 497 mangoes on Monday and 309 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 188 (b) 198 (c) 178 (d) 806
20. 20.A school has 263 boys and 120 girls. 90 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 473 (b) 283 (c) 383 (d) 293
21. 21.A library has 304 books. It buys 88 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 392 (b) 382 (c) 402 (d) 216
22. 22.A library has 477 books. It buys 143 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 610 (b) 620 (c) 334 (d) 630
23. 23.After giving away 181 marbles, a boy has 179 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 350 (b) 360 (c) 361 (d) 370
24. 24.A library has 313 books. It buys 202 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 111 (b) 515 (c) 525 (d) 505
25. 25.After giving away 145 marbles, a boy has 69 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 215 (b) 204 (c) 214 (d) 224
26. 26.A farmer picks 384 mangoes on Monday and 177 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 217 (b) 197 (c) 561 (d) 207
27. 27.After giving away 165 marbles, a boy has 180 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 15 (b) 345 (c) 355 (d) 335
28. 28.A library has 151 books. It buys 262 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 403 (b) 423 (c) 513 (d) 413
29. 29.A library has 402 books. It buys 321 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 723 (b) 81 (c) 733 (d) 713
30. 30.A library has 295 books. It buys 228 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 533 (b) 67 (c) 523 (d) 513
31. 31.A train has 648 passengers. At a station, 591 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 67 (b) 47 (c) 1239 (d) 57
32. 32.A library has 155 books. It buys 147 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 312 (b) 292 (c) 302 (d) 8
33. 33.A train has 551 passengers. At a station, 300 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 241 (b) 261 (c) 851 (d) 251
34. 34.A school has 142 boys and 131 girls. 63 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 273 (b) 336 (c) 200 (d) 210
35. 35.After giving away 35 marbles, a boy has 127 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 172 (b) 152 (c) 162 (d) 92
36. 36.A train has 317 passengers. At a station, 263 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 54 (b) 64 (c) 44 (d) 580
37. 37.A farmer picks 385 mangoes on Monday and 157 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 542 (b) 228 (c) 238 (d) 218
38. 38.After giving away 116 marbles, a boy has 233 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 117 (b) 349 (c) 339 (d) 359
39. 39.A train has 709 passengers. At a station, 441 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 278 (b) 1150 (c) 268 (d) 258
40. 40.A library has 134 books. It buys 302 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 426 (b) 446 (c) 536 (d) 436

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