Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 225 · 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 37 marbles, a boy has 111 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 74 (b) 148 (c) 138 (d) 158
2. 2.After giving away 39 marbles, a boy has 251 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 300 (b) 280 (c) 212 (d) 290
3. 3.A train has 493 passengers. At a station, 195 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 288 (b) 688 (c) 298 (d) 308
4. 4.After giving away 85 marbles, a boy has 235 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 310 (b) 320 (c) 150 (d) 330
5. 5.A train has 315 passengers. At a station, 251 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 566 (b) 54 (c) 74 (d) 64
6. 6.A farmer picks 248 mangoes on Monday and 204 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 54 (b) 44 (c) 34 (d) 452
7. 7.A farmer picks 535 mangoes on Monday and 316 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 219 (b) 851 (c) 229 (d) 209
8. 8.A library has 453 books. It buys 211 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 654 (b) 242 (c) 674 (d) 664
9. 9.After giving away 124 marbles, a boy has 38 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 172 (b) 163 (c) 162 (d) 152
10. 10.A library has 462 books. It buys 278 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 740 (b) 750 (c) 184 (d) 730
11. 11.A library has 225 books. It buys 204 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 429 (b) 21 (c) 419 (d) 439
12. 12.A train has 777 passengers. At a station, 577 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1354 (b) 190 (c) 200 (d) 210
13. 13.After giving away 36 marbles, a boy has 211 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 247 (b) 237 (c) 175 (d) 257
14. 14.A farmer picks 208 mangoes on Monday and 113 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 321 (b) 85 (c) 105 (d) 95
15. 15.After giving away 100 marbles, a boy has 119 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 219 (b) 229 (c) 209 (d) 19
16. 16.A train has 674 passengers. At a station, 571 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 103 (b) 1245 (c) 93 (d) 113
17. 17.A library has 258 books. It buys 127 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 131 (b) 375 (c) 385 (d) 395
18. 18.A farmer picks 433 mangoes on Monday and 217 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 650 (b) 226 (c) 206 (d) 216
19. 19.A library has 304 books. It buys 241 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 535 (b) 545 (c) 63 (d) 555
20. 20.A library has 139 books. It buys 84 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 213 (b) 233 (c) 55 (d) 223
21. 21.A library has 176 books. It buys 152 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 328 (b) 318 (c) 338 (d) 24
22. 22.A farmer picks 385 mangoes on Monday and 263 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 648 (b) 112 (c) 122 (d) 132
23. 23.A school has 213 boys and 254 girls. 115 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 342 (b) 467 (c) 582 (d) 352
24. 24.A school has 219 boys and 241 girls. 109 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 460 (b) 341 (c) 569 (d) 351
25. 25.A school has 225 boys and 149 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 435 (b) 374 (c) 313 (d) 303
26. 26.After giving away 145 marbles, a boy has 32 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 187 (b) 167 (c) 177 (d) 178
27. 27.A library has 195 books. It buys 272 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 477 (b) 457 (c) 467 (d) 567
28. 28.After giving away 40 marbles, a boy has 195 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 225 (b) 155 (c) 235 (d) 245
29. 29.A school has 139 boys and 109 girls. 80 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 328 (b) 168 (c) 248 (d) 158
30. 30.A school has 270 boys and 101 girls. 136 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 507 (b) 371 (c) 225 (d) 235
31. 31.A train has 525 passengers. At a station, 176 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 349 (b) 359 (c) 339 (d) 701
32. 32.A farmer picks 453 mangoes on Monday and 235 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 208 (b) 228 (c) 218 (d) 688
33. 33.A library has 201 books. It buys 53 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 244 (b) 148 (c) 254 (d) 264
34. 34.After giving away 25 marbles, a boy has 83 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 108 (b) 118 (c) 58 (d) 98
35. 35.After giving away 161 marbles, a boy has 153 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 315 (b) 314 (c) 324 (d) 304
36. 36.A library has 379 books. It buys 255 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 124 (b) 624 (c) 644 (d) 634
37. 37.A train has 467 passengers. At a station, 408 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 49 (b) 875 (c) 69 (d) 59
38. 38.A library has 397 books. It buys 171 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 226 (b) 558 (c) 568 (d) 578
39. 39.A train has 779 passengers. At a station, 696 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 83 (b) 1475 (c) 93 (d) 73
40. 40.A school has 168 boys and 238 girls. 111 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 517 (b) 295 (c) 285 (d) 406

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