Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 217 · 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 90 marbles, a boy has 180 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 270 (b) 90 (c) 280 (d) 260
2. 2.A train has 375 passengers. At a station, 160 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 225 (b) 205 (c) 535 (d) 215
3. 3.A train has 639 passengers. At a station, 464 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 165 (b) 175 (c) 1103 (d) 185
4. 4.After giving away 39 marbles, a boy has 244 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 273 (b) 283 (c) 293 (d) 205
5. 5.A school has 138 boys and 200 girls. 105 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 338 (b) 223 (c) 443 (d) 233
6. 6.A train has 564 passengers. At a station, 341 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 233 (b) 905 (c) 223 (d) 213
7. 7.A farmer picks 562 mangoes on Monday and 405 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 157 (b) 167 (c) 967 (d) 147
8. 8.A farmer picks 581 mangoes on Monday and 335 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 916 (b) 246 (c) 256 (d) 236
9. 9.A train has 490 passengers. At a station, 223 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 277 (b) 713 (c) 267 (d) 257
10. 10.A library has 390 books. It buys 297 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 697 (b) 677 (c) 687 (d) 93
11. 11.A school has 276 boys and 221 girls. 56 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 431 (b) 441 (c) 497 (d) 553
12. 12.After giving away 35 marbles, a boy has 211 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 246 (b) 176 (c) 236 (d) 256
13. 13.After giving away 156 marbles, a boy has 205 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 49 (b) 371 (c) 351 (d) 361
14. 14.A library has 275 books. It buys 313 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 578 (b) 588 (c) 688 (d) 598
15. 15.A library has 146 books. It buys 290 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 426 (b) 536 (c) 446 (d) 436
16. 16.After giving away 183 marbles, a boy has 213 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 406 (b) 386 (c) 30 (d) 396
17. 17.After giving away 85 marbles, a boy has 290 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 365 (b) 375 (c) 205 (d) 385
18. 18.A train has 474 passengers. At a station, 386 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 860 (b) 98 (c) 78 (d) 88
19. 19.A library has 383 books. It buys 316 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 689 (b) 67 (c) 699 (d) 709
20. 20.A farmer picks 421 mangoes on Monday and 132 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 289 (b) 299 (c) 553 (d) 279
21. 21.A library has 301 books. It buys 226 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 537 (b) 75 (c) 527 (d) 517
22. 22.After giving away 77 marbles, a boy has 64 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 142 (b) 131 (c) 151 (d) 141
23. 23.A library has 173 books. It buys 305 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 488 (b) 578 (c) 468 (d) 478
24. 24.A school has 254 boys and 300 girls. 100 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 454 (b) 444 (c) 654 (d) 554
25. 25.A farmer picks 242 mangoes on Monday and 165 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 77 (b) 87 (c) 407 (d) 67
26. 26.After giving away 100 marbles, a boy has 214 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 114 (b) 324 (c) 304 (d) 314
27. 27.A school has 123 boys and 223 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 281 (b) 346 (c) 401 (d) 291
28. 28.After giving away 192 marbles, a boy has 83 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 265 (b) 285 (c) 276 (d) 275
29. 29.A library has 154 books. It buys 144 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 288 (b) 308 (c) 298 (d) 10
30. 30.A library has 329 books. It buys 79 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 418 (b) 398 (c) 408 (d) 250
31. 31.A train has 575 passengers. At a station, 258 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 327 (b) 833 (c) 317 (d) 307
32. 32.A school has 152 boys and 213 girls. 50 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 365 (b) 415 (c) 305 (d) 315
33. 33.A school has 165 boys and 119 girls. 110 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 174 (b) 164 (c) 394 (d) 284
34. 34.A train has 749 passengers. At a station, 625 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1374 (b) 134 (c) 114 (d) 124
35. 35.A train has 657 passengers. At a station, 421 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 246 (b) 236 (c) 226 (d) 1078
36. 36.A train has 389 passengers. At a station, 304 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 95 (b) 693 (c) 75 (d) 85
37. 37.A train has 695 passengers. At a station, 616 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 69 (b) 1311 (c) 89 (d) 79
38. 38.A farmer picks 324 mangoes on Monday and 157 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 481 (b) 157 (c) 177 (d) 167
39. 39.A library has 457 books. It buys 104 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 571 (b) 353 (c) 561 (d) 551
40. 40.A library has 323 books. It buys 344 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 657 (b) 677 (c) 767 (d) 667

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