Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 276 · 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 school has 250 boys and 252 girls. 130 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 362 (b) 632 (c) 372 (d) 502
2. 2.After giving away 126 marbles, a boy has 238 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 374 (b) 354 (c) 364 (d) 112
3. 3.A library has 315 books. It buys 115 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 200 (b) 420 (c) 430 (d) 440
4. 4.A train has 586 passengers. At a station, 382 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 214 (b) 194 (c) 204 (d) 968
5. 5.A farmer picks 280 mangoes on Monday and 128 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 408 (b) 162 (c) 152 (d) 142
6. 6.A library has 266 books. It buys 327 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 593 (b) 603 (c) 693 (d) 583
7. 7.After giving away 116 marbles, a boy has 110 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 227 (b) 216 (c) 226 (d) 236
8. 8.After giving away 161 marbles, a boy has 93 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 255 (b) 244 (c) 254 (d) 264
9. 9.A library has 146 books. It buys 260 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 416 (b) 396 (c) 506 (d) 406
10. 10.After giving away 135 marbles, a boy has 93 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 228 (b) 238 (c) 229 (d) 218
11. 11.A library has 174 books. It buys 60 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 114 (b) 234 (c) 224 (d) 244
12. 12.A farmer picks 561 mangoes on Monday and 344 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 905 (b) 207 (c) 227 (d) 217
13. 13.A library has 317 books. It buys 180 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 137 (b) 487 (c) 497 (d) 507
14. 14.A school has 296 boys and 256 girls. 133 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 552 (b) 409 (c) 419 (d) 685
15. 15.A library has 239 books. It buys 63 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 302 (b) 176 (c) 312 (d) 292
16. 16.A school has 153 boys and 104 girls. 107 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 140 (b) 257 (c) 364 (d) 150
17. 17.A train has 639 passengers. At a station, 422 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 227 (b) 1061 (c) 217 (d) 207
18. 18.A school has 158 boys and 150 girls. 80 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 218 (b) 228 (c) 388 (d) 308
19. 19.After giving away 43 marbles, a boy has 232 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 275 (b) 189 (c) 285 (d) 265
20. 20.After giving away 131 marbles, a boy has 77 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 209 (b) 218 (c) 198 (d) 208
21. 21.A train has 409 passengers. At a station, 284 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 693 (b) 135 (c) 115 (d) 125
22. 22.After giving away 123 marbles, a boy has 206 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 83 (b) 339 (c) 319 (d) 329
23. 23.A library has 181 books. It buys 347 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 518 (b) 628 (c) 538 (d) 528
24. 24.A train has 567 passengers. At a station, 195 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 372 (b) 362 (c) 382 (d) 762
25. 25.A library has 446 books. It buys 104 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 560 (b) 550 (c) 342 (d) 540
26. 26.A train has 372 passengers. At a station, 147 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 235 (b) 519 (c) 225 (d) 215
27. 27.A farmer picks 212 mangoes on Monday and 120 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 332 (b) 102 (c) 82 (d) 92
28. 28.After giving away 105 marbles, a boy has 39 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 134 (b) 154 (c) 145 (d) 144
29. 29.A train has 752 passengers. At a station, 347 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 415 (b) 395 (c) 1099 (d) 405
30. 30.A library has 444 books. It buys 323 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 121 (b) 757 (c) 767 (d) 777
31. 31.A farmer picks 333 mangoes on Monday and 124 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 209 (b) 199 (c) 457 (d) 219
32. 32.A school has 231 boys and 109 girls. 93 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 237 (b) 247 (c) 340 (d) 433
33. 33.A train has 750 passengers. At a station, 476 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1226 (b) 274 (c) 264 (d) 284
34. 34.After giving away 149 marbles, a boy has 69 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 218 (b) 219 (c) 228 (d) 208
35. 35.After giving away 112 marbles, a boy has 258 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 380 (b) 360 (c) 370 (d) 146
36. 36.A library has 274 books. It buys 196 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 480 (b) 78 (c) 470 (d) 460
37. 37.A school has 171 boys and 290 girls. 116 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 335 (b) 461 (c) 345 (d) 577
38. 38.A train has 404 passengers. At a station, 133 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 271 (b) 261 (c) 281 (d) 537
39. 39.A library has 476 books. It buys 199 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 277 (b) 685 (c) 665 (d) 675
40. 40.After giving away 122 marbles, a boy has 30 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 142 (b) 153 (c) 162 (d) 152

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