Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 296 · 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 282 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 389 (b) 399 (c) 165 (d) 409
2. 2.A school has 265 boys and 149 girls. 65 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 479 (b) 414 (c) 339 (d) 349
3. 3.After giving away 36 marbles, a boy has 199 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 235 (b) 225 (c) 163 (d) 245
4. 4.A train has 340 passengers. At a station, 204 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 136 (b) 126 (c) 146 (d) 544
5. 5.After giving away 86 marbles, a boy has 235 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 311 (b) 149 (c) 331 (d) 321
6. 6.A farmer picks 334 mangoes on Monday and 108 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 226 (b) 216 (c) 442 (d) 236
7. 7.A school has 224 boys and 235 girls. 71 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 459 (b) 378 (c) 530 (d) 388
8. 8.A train has 522 passengers. At a station, 235 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 297 (b) 277 (c) 287 (d) 757
9. 9.A school has 133 boys and 223 girls. 141 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 356 (b) 205 (c) 497 (d) 215
10. 10.A school has 170 boys and 241 girls. 96 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 315 (b) 305 (c) 411 (d) 507
11. 11.A train has 638 passengers. At a station, 535 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1173 (b) 93 (c) 103 (d) 113
12. 12.A library has 172 books. It buys 228 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 410 (b) 390 (c) 400 (d) 500
13. 13.A school has 179 boys and 297 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 476 (b) 407 (c) 545 (d) 397
14. 14.A library has 232 books. It buys 248 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 480 (b) 580 (c) 490 (d) 470
15. 15.A library has 353 books. It buys 56 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 297 (b) 399 (c) 409 (d) 419
16. 16.A library has 374 books. It buys 55 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 419 (b) 429 (c) 319 (d) 439
17. 17.After giving away 185 marbles, a boy has 43 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 228 (b) 229 (c) 238 (d) 218
18. 18.A train has 636 passengers. At a station, 300 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 326 (b) 346 (c) 336 (d) 936
19. 19.A library has 374 books. It buys 77 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 441 (b) 461 (c) 297 (d) 451
20. 20.After giving away 135 marbles, a boy has 286 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 431 (b) 151 (c) 411 (d) 421
21. 21.A train has 367 passengers. At a station, 265 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 92 (b) 112 (c) 102 (d) 632
22. 22.After giving away 181 marbles, a boy has 49 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 240 (b) 231 (c) 230 (d) 220
23. 23.A library has 349 books. It buys 282 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 67 (b) 621 (c) 631 (d) 641
24. 24.A school has 130 boys and 195 girls. 110 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 215 (b) 205 (c) 325 (d) 435
25. 25.A library has 439 books. It buys 61 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 378 (b) 490 (c) 510 (d) 500
26. 26.A school has 200 boys and 175 girls. 65 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 440 (b) 375 (c) 310 (d) 300
27. 27.A farmer picks 418 mangoes on Monday and 238 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 180 (b) 170 (c) 656 (d) 190
28. 28.A library has 189 books. It buys 155 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 344 (b) 354 (c) 34 (d) 334
29. 29.A school has 140 boys and 234 girls. 147 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 374 (b) 227 (c) 521 (d) 217
30. 30.A farmer picks 357 mangoes on Monday and 279 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 636 (b) 78 (c) 88 (d) 68
31. 31.A library has 328 books. It buys 69 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 397 (b) 259 (c) 387 (d) 407
32. 32.A school has 134 boys and 105 girls. 134 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 95 (b) 373 (c) 105 (d) 239
33. 33.After giving away 103 marbles, a boy has 194 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 307 (b) 287 (c) 91 (d) 297
34. 34.A train has 583 passengers. At a station, 524 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1107 (b) 69 (c) 49 (d) 59
35. 35.After giving away 108 marbles, a boy has 30 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 139 (b) 138 (c) 148 (d) 128
36. 36.After giving away 70 marbles, a boy has 162 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 242 (b) 92 (c) 222 (d) 232
37. 37.A farmer picks 318 mangoes on Monday and 166 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 142 (b) 484 (c) 162 (d) 152
38. 38.A school has 215 boys and 131 girls. 132 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 478 (b) 214 (c) 346 (d) 204
39. 39.A train has 596 passengers. At a station, 434 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 162 (b) 1030 (c) 172 (d) 152
40. 40.A farmer picks 592 mangoes on Monday and 408 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 1000 (b) 184 (c) 194 (d) 174

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