Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 229 · 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 train has 314 passengers. At a station, 256 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 48 (b) 58 (c) 570 (d) 68
2. 2.After giving away 43 marbles, a boy has 160 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 193 (b) 213 (c) 203 (d) 117
3. 3.A library has 139 books. It buys 54 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 183 (b) 85 (c) 203 (d) 193
4. 4.A train has 304 passengers. At a station, 232 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 62 (b) 72 (c) 536 (d) 82
5. 5.A school has 172 boys and 264 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 375 (b) 436 (c) 365 (d) 497
6. 6.A farmer picks 582 mangoes on Monday and 328 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 244 (b) 264 (c) 254 (d) 910
7. 7.A train has 373 passengers. At a station, 121 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 262 (b) 242 (c) 252 (d) 494
8. 8.A school has 205 boys and 206 girls. 110 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 521 (b) 291 (c) 301 (d) 411
9. 9.After giving away 146 marbles, a boy has 246 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 382 (b) 100 (c) 402 (d) 392
10. 10.A farmer picks 546 mangoes on Monday and 167 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 379 (b) 369 (c) 389 (d) 713
11. 11.A school has 126 boys and 300 girls. 110 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 316 (b) 306 (c) 536 (d) 426
12. 12.After giving away 192 marbles, a boy has 148 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 330 (b) 340 (c) 350 (d) 341
13. 13.A school has 283 boys and 223 girls. 60 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 436 (b) 506 (c) 566 (d) 446
14. 14.A library has 243 books. It buys 223 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 456 (b) 476 (c) 20 (d) 466
15. 15.After giving away 22 marbles, a boy has 37 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 15 (b) 49 (c) 69 (d) 59
16. 16.A library has 452 books. It buys 176 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 618 (b) 276 (c) 628 (d) 638
17. 17.After giving away 53 marbles, a boy has 249 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 312 (b) 302 (c) 196 (d) 292
18. 18.A library has 136 books. It buys 192 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 338 (b) 328 (c) 428 (d) 318
19. 19.A train has 683 passengers. At a station, 497 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 176 (b) 1180 (c) 186 (d) 196
20. 20.A train has 377 passengers. At a station, 299 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 676 (b) 88 (c) 78 (d) 68
21. 21.A library has 351 books. It buys 326 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 25 (b) 687 (c) 667 (d) 677
22. 22.A library has 184 books. It buys 131 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 53 (b) 305 (c) 325 (d) 315
23. 23.A school has 124 boys and 226 girls. 121 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 219 (b) 229 (c) 350 (d) 471
24. 24.A library has 243 books. It buys 270 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 503 (b) 523 (c) 613 (d) 513
25. 25.A farmer picks 229 mangoes on Monday and 157 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 82 (b) 386 (c) 72 (d) 62
26. 26.A farmer picks 215 mangoes on Monday and 178 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 393 (b) 37 (c) 27 (d) 47
27. 27.A school has 115 boys and 117 girls. 76 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 308 (b) 232 (c) 156 (d) 146
28. 28.A farmer picks 328 mangoes on Monday and 239 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 89 (b) 79 (c) 99 (d) 567
29. 29.A farmer picks 568 mangoes on Monday and 430 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 998 (b) 128 (c) 148 (d) 138
30. 30.A school has 289 boys and 177 girls. 133 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 323 (b) 333 (c) 599 (d) 466
31. 31.A library has 190 books. It buys 204 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 384 (b) 404 (c) 494 (d) 394
32. 32.A library has 160 books. It buys 238 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 498 (b) 398 (c) 408 (d) 388
33. 33.After giving away 46 marbles, a boy has 247 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 293 (b) 201 (c) 283 (d) 303
34. 34.A library has 191 books. It buys 112 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 313 (b) 79 (c) 293 (d) 303
35. 35.After giving away 66 marbles, a boy has 50 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 106 (b) 126 (c) 116 (d) 117
36. 36.A library has 443 books. It buys 299 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 742 (b) 732 (c) 144 (d) 752
37. 37.A library has 366 books. It buys 99 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 267 (b) 475 (c) 455 (d) 465
38. 38.A train has 424 passengers. At a station, 243 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 191 (b) 181 (c) 171 (d) 667
39. 39.After giving away 27 marbles, a boy has 258 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 275 (b) 231 (c) 295 (d) 285
40. 40.A farmer picks 271 mangoes on Monday and 212 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 483 (b) 49 (c) 69 (d) 59

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