Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 231 · 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 117 marbles, a boy has 86 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 193 (b) 213 (c) 203 (d) 204
2. 2.A school has 162 boys and 138 girls. 126 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 164 (b) 300 (c) 174 (d) 426
3. 3.After giving away 71 marbles, a boy has 224 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 285 (b) 305 (c) 153 (d) 295
4. 4.A library has 217 books. It buys 151 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 378 (b) 358 (c) 368 (d) 66
5. 5.After giving away 73 marbles, a boy has 221 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 294 (b) 148 (c) 304 (d) 284
6. 6.A farmer picks 227 mangoes on Monday and 103 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 134 (b) 114 (c) 330 (d) 124
7. 7.A library has 212 books. It buys 228 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 540 (b) 440 (c) 430 (d) 450
8. 8.After giving away 131 marbles, a boy has 228 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 369 (b) 359 (c) 349 (d) 97
9. 9.A school has 284 boys and 277 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 482 (b) 492 (c) 630 (d) 561
10. 10.A farmer picks 299 mangoes on Monday and 272 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 37 (b) 17 (c) 571 (d) 27
11. 11.A school has 164 boys and 246 girls. 65 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 345 (b) 335 (c) 475 (d) 410
12. 12.A train has 666 passengers. At a station, 118 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 558 (b) 538 (c) 548 (d) 784
13. 13.A train has 508 passengers. At a station, 366 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 142 (b) 152 (c) 132 (d) 874
14. 14.A farmer picks 537 mangoes on Monday and 311 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 236 (b) 848 (c) 216 (d) 226
15. 15.After giving away 104 marbles, a boy has 243 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 357 (b) 347 (c) 139 (d) 337
16. 16.A library has 366 books. It buys 131 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 235 (b) 507 (c) 487 (d) 497
17. 17.A train has 696 passengers. At a station, 132 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 554 (b) 828 (c) 574 (d) 564
18. 18.A farmer picks 221 mangoes on Monday and 190 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 21 (b) 411 (c) 31 (d) 41
19. 19.A farmer picks 291 mangoes on Monday and 117 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 174 (b) 164 (c) 184 (d) 408
20. 20.A farmer picks 311 mangoes on Monday and 223 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 534 (b) 78 (c) 98 (d) 88
21. 21.A farmer picks 488 mangoes on Monday and 231 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 267 (b) 257 (c) 247 (d) 719
22. 22.A school has 131 boys and 119 girls. 60 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 310 (b) 180 (c) 250 (d) 190
23. 23.After giving away 136 marbles, a boy has 83 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 220 (b) 209 (c) 219 (d) 229
24. 24.A school has 267 boys and 219 girls. 88 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 574 (b) 486 (c) 398 (d) 388
25. 25.A farmer picks 396 mangoes on Monday and 292 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 94 (b) 104 (c) 688 (d) 114
26. 26.A school has 140 boys and 127 girls. 78 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 345 (b) 267 (c) 189 (d) 179
27. 27.A train has 405 passengers. At a station, 169 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 226 (b) 246 (c) 574 (d) 236
28. 28.A train has 397 passengers. At a station, 341 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 738 (b) 46 (c) 56 (d) 66
29. 29.After giving away 184 marbles, a boy has 102 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 276 (b) 296 (c) 286 (d) 287
30. 30.A library has 427 books. It buys 75 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 492 (b) 502 (c) 512 (d) 352
31. 31.After giving away 132 marbles, a boy has 61 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 193 (b) 194 (c) 203 (d) 183
32. 32.A library has 360 books. It buys 127 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 233 (b) 487 (c) 497 (d) 477
33. 33.After giving away 22 marbles, a boy has 299 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 321 (b) 331 (c) 311 (d) 277
34. 34.A school has 157 boys and 109 girls. 87 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 179 (b) 169 (c) 353 (d) 266
35. 35.A library has 187 books. It buys 340 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 537 (b) 517 (c) 527 (d) 627
36. 36.After giving away 200 marbles, a boy has 272 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 72 (b) 472 (c) 482 (d) 462
37. 37.A farmer picks 542 mangoes on Monday and 246 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 306 (b) 286 (c) 788 (d) 296
38. 38.A train has 356 passengers. At a station, 243 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 123 (b) 103 (c) 599 (d) 113
39. 39.A library has 453 books. It buys 271 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 714 (b) 734 (c) 724 (d) 182
40. 40.A train has 698 passengers. At a station, 465 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 233 (b) 1163 (c) 223 (d) 243

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