Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 209 · 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 119 marbles, a boy has 179 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 288 (b) 308 (c) 298 (d) 60
2. 2.A school has 192 boys and 249 girls. 74 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 367 (b) 515 (c) 441 (d) 357
3. 3.A train has 689 passengers. At a station, 560 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 139 (b) 1249 (c) 129 (d) 119
4. 4.After giving away 60 marbles, a boy has 23 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 83 (b) 93 (c) 84 (d) 73
5. 5.A farmer picks 273 mangoes on Monday and 162 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 111 (b) 101 (c) 435 (d) 121
6. 6.After giving away 42 marbles, a boy has 92 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 50 (b) 134 (c) 144 (d) 124
7. 7.A school has 240 boys and 133 girls. 98 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 275 (b) 265 (c) 373 (d) 471
8. 8.After giving away 48 marbles, a boy has 54 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 102 (b) 6 (c) 112 (d) 92
9. 9.A farmer picks 417 mangoes on Monday and 287 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 130 (b) 140 (c) 120 (d) 704
10. 10.A farmer picks 246 mangoes on Monday and 188 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 48 (b) 58 (c) 68 (d) 434
11. 11.A farmer picks 363 mangoes on Monday and 199 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 562 (b) 174 (c) 154 (d) 164
12. 12.A library has 299 books. It buys 168 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 477 (b) 457 (c) 467 (d) 131
13. 13.After giving away 95 marbles, a boy has 161 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 66 (b) 266 (c) 246 (d) 256
14. 14.A school has 126 boys and 142 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 204 (b) 268 (c) 322 (d) 214
15. 15.A train has 525 passengers. At a station, 355 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 160 (b) 880 (c) 170 (d) 180
16. 16.A library has 320 books. It buys 134 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 464 (b) 454 (c) 444 (d) 186
17. 17.A school has 175 boys and 242 girls. 135 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 282 (b) 552 (c) 272 (d) 417
18. 18.After giving away 108 marbles, a boy has 46 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 164 (b) 144 (c) 155 (d) 154
19. 19.A train has 710 passengers. At a station, 371 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1081 (b) 339 (c) 329 (d) 349
20. 20.A farmer picks 534 mangoes on Monday and 453 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 91 (b) 71 (c) 987 (d) 81
21. 21.After giving away 162 marbles, a boy has 57 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 209 (b) 229 (c) 219 (d) 220
22. 22.A farmer picks 214 mangoes on Monday and 103 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 101 (b) 317 (c) 111 (d) 121
23. 23.A train has 727 passengers. At a station, 486 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 231 (b) 241 (c) 251 (d) 1213
24. 24.A school has 230 boys and 285 girls. 66 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 439 (b) 581 (c) 515 (d) 449
25. 25.After giving away 28 marbles, a boy has 198 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 226 (b) 216 (c) 236 (d) 170
26. 26.A library has 430 books. It buys 216 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 214 (b) 636 (c) 646 (d) 656
27. 27.A train has 659 passengers. At a station, 427 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 242 (b) 222 (c) 1086 (d) 232
28. 28.A train has 572 passengers. At a station, 314 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 248 (b) 268 (c) 258 (d) 886
29. 29.A library has 173 books. It buys 249 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 412 (b) 432 (c) 422 (d) 522
30. 30.A train has 659 passengers. At a station, 370 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 289 (b) 1029 (c) 279 (d) 299
31. 31.A library has 383 books. It buys 283 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 656 (b) 666 (c) 676 (d) 100
32. 32.A library has 275 books. It buys 281 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 556 (b) 656 (c) 546 (d) 566
33. 33.A train has 738 passengers. At a station, 175 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 573 (b) 913 (c) 553 (d) 563
34. 34.A school has 196 boys and 153 girls. 96 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 253 (b) 349 (c) 243 (d) 445
35. 35.A train has 741 passengers. At a station, 404 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 337 (b) 327 (c) 1145 (d) 347
36. 36.A farmer picks 312 mangoes on Monday and 159 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 471 (b) 163 (c) 143 (d) 153
37. 37.After giving away 40 marbles, a boy has 113 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 163 (b) 73 (c) 143 (d) 153
38. 38.A train has 512 passengers. At a station, 364 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 138 (b) 876 (c) 158 (d) 148
39. 39.After giving away 51 marbles, a boy has 90 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 151 (b) 39 (c) 131 (d) 141
40. 40.After giving away 137 marbles, a boy has 244 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 391 (b) 371 (c) 381 (d) 107

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