Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 222 · 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 149 marbles, a boy has 152 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 301 (b) 3 (c) 291 (d) 311
2. 2.A train has 481 passengers. At a station, 201 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 270 (b) 290 (c) 682 (d) 280
3. 3.A library has 140 books. It buys 269 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 509 (b) 419 (c) 409 (d) 399
4. 4.A school has 266 boys and 165 girls. 81 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 431 (b) 340 (c) 350 (d) 512
5. 5.A library has 432 books. It buys 180 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 252 (b) 622 (c) 612 (d) 602
6. 6.A farmer picks 392 mangoes on Monday and 182 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 200 (b) 574 (c) 220 (d) 210
7. 7.After giving away 87 marbles, a boy has 121 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 34 (b) 218 (c) 198 (d) 208
8. 8.A train has 622 passengers. At a station, 229 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 383 (b) 403 (c) 851 (d) 393
9. 9.A school has 244 boys and 100 girls. 118 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 226 (b) 216 (c) 344 (d) 462
10. 10.A farmer picks 382 mangoes on Monday and 261 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 131 (b) 111 (c) 643 (d) 121
11. 11.A library has 214 books. It buys 113 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 337 (b) 317 (c) 327 (d) 101
12. 12.A library has 157 books. It buys 51 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 208 (b) 106 (c) 218 (d) 198
13. 13.A farmer picks 488 mangoes on Monday and 270 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 758 (b) 208 (c) 218 (d) 228
14. 14.A school has 242 boys and 216 girls. 134 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 592 (b) 314 (c) 324 (d) 458
15. 15.A train has 711 passengers. At a station, 553 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 148 (b) 1264 (c) 168 (d) 158
16. 16.A school has 190 boys and 278 girls. 129 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 329 (b) 468 (c) 339 (d) 597
17. 17.A train has 698 passengers. At a station, 287 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 401 (b) 985 (c) 411 (d) 421
18. 18.A train has 623 passengers. At a station, 273 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 350 (b) 896 (c) 340 (d) 360
19. 19.A farmer picks 389 mangoes on Monday and 311 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 88 (b) 700 (c) 68 (d) 78
20. 20.A train has 581 passengers. At a station, 130 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 711 (b) 441 (c) 451 (d) 461
21. 21.A farmer picks 548 mangoes on Monday and 320 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 218 (b) 228 (c) 868 (d) 238
22. 22.After giving away 38 marbles, a boy has 277 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 239 (b) 325 (c) 315 (d) 305
23. 23.After giving away 168 marbles, a boy has 250 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 82 (b) 418 (c) 428 (d) 408
24. 24.A library has 411 books. It buys 311 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 732 (b) 712 (c) 100 (d) 722
25. 25.A farmer picks 469 mangoes on Monday and 140 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 609 (b) 319 (c) 339 (d) 329
26. 26.After giving away 160 marbles, a boy has 245 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 85 (b) 415 (c) 405 (d) 395
27. 27.A library has 354 books. It buys 209 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 145 (b) 573 (c) 563 (d) 553
28. 28.After giving away 37 marbles, a boy has 288 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 251 (b) 315 (c) 335 (d) 325
29. 29.A school has 167 boys and 208 girls. 109 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 256 (b) 266 (c) 484 (d) 375
30. 30.A train has 591 passengers. At a station, 343 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 258 (b) 248 (c) 238 (d) 934
31. 31.A farmer picks 334 mangoes on Monday and 180 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 514 (b) 154 (c) 164 (d) 144
32. 32.A library has 140 books. It buys 335 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 475 (b) 575 (c) 465 (d) 485
33. 33.After giving away 77 marbles, a boy has 279 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 202 (b) 356 (c) 366 (d) 346
34. 34.After giving away 179 marbles, a boy has 66 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 255 (b) 235 (c) 245 (d) 246
35. 35.A school has 276 boys and 147 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 358 (b) 423 (c) 478 (d) 368
36. 36.A library has 326 books. It buys 140 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 466 (b) 456 (c) 476 (d) 186
37. 37.A train has 652 passengers. At a station, 340 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 312 (b) 992 (c) 322 (d) 302
38. 38.A school has 233 boys and 299 girls. 67 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 465 (b) 455 (c) 532 (d) 599
39. 39.A train has 309 passengers. At a station, 102 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 207 (b) 217 (c) 197 (d) 411
40. 40.After giving away 129 marbles, a boy has 71 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 190 (b) 210 (c) 200 (d) 201

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