Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 323 · 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 library has 393 books. It buys 317 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 700 (b) 720 (c) 710 (d) 76
2. 2.A train has 796 passengers. At a station, 489 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 317 (b) 297 (c) 307 (d) 1285
3. 3.After giving away 101 marbles, a boy has 140 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 251 (b) 231 (c) 39 (d) 241
4. 4.After giving away 161 marbles, a boy has 60 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 221 (b) 211 (c) 222 (d) 231
5. 5.After giving away 30 marbles, a boy has 226 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 196 (b) 246 (c) 266 (d) 256
6. 6.After giving away 190 marbles, a boy has 37 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 217 (b) 228 (c) 227 (d) 237
7. 7.A library has 372 books. It buys 276 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 638 (b) 96 (c) 658 (d) 648
8. 8.A farmer picks 391 mangoes on Monday and 338 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 729 (b) 53 (c) 43 (d) 63
9. 9.A library has 346 books. It buys 114 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 460 (b) 470 (c) 450 (d) 232
10. 10.A train has 394 passengers. At a station, 120 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 284 (b) 274 (c) 264 (d) 514
11. 11.A library has 340 books. It buys 312 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 642 (b) 28 (c) 652 (d) 662
12. 12.After giving away 90 marbles, a boy has 250 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 160 (b) 350 (c) 330 (d) 340
13. 13.A train has 546 passengers. At a station, 313 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 223 (b) 859 (c) 233 (d) 243
14. 14.A farmer picks 442 mangoes on Monday and 364 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 806 (b) 88 (c) 68 (d) 78
15. 15.A library has 311 books. It buys 280 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 601 (b) 581 (c) 31 (d) 591
16. 16.A train has 357 passengers. At a station, 142 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 215 (b) 205 (c) 499 (d) 225
17. 17.A train has 565 passengers. At a station, 152 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 717 (b) 413 (c) 403 (d) 423
18. 18.A farmer picks 316 mangoes on Monday and 165 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 151 (b) 141 (c) 161 (d) 481
19. 19.A library has 447 books. It buys 195 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 642 (b) 652 (c) 632 (d) 252
20. 20.After giving away 135 marbles, a boy has 177 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 302 (b) 42 (c) 322 (d) 312
21. 21.A train has 311 passengers. At a station, 173 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 484 (b) 128 (c) 138 (d) 148
22. 22.A school has 200 boys and 108 girls. 117 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 308 (b) 425 (c) 191 (d) 181
23. 23.A farmer picks 484 mangoes on Monday and 182 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 666 (b) 292 (c) 312 (d) 302
24. 24.A farmer picks 548 mangoes on Monday and 129 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 409 (b) 677 (c) 429 (d) 419
25. 25.After giving away 136 marbles, a boy has 270 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 416 (b) 134 (c) 396 (d) 406
26. 26.A farmer picks 374 mangoes on Monday and 144 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 230 (b) 220 (c) 518 (d) 240
27. 27.A train has 492 passengers. At a station, 291 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 211 (b) 191 (c) 201 (d) 783
28. 28.After giving away 53 marbles, a boy has 112 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 155 (b) 165 (c) 59 (d) 175
29. 29.A school has 127 boys and 169 girls. 150 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 136 (b) 146 (c) 446 (d) 296
30. 30.After giving away 53 marbles, a boy has 51 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 105 (b) 114 (c) 94 (d) 104
31. 31.A school has 105 boys and 195 girls. 122 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 422 (b) 178 (c) 168 (d) 300
32. 32.A library has 460 books. It buys 52 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 522 (b) 502 (c) 512 (d) 408
33. 33.After giving away 99 marbles, a boy has 296 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 405 (b) 197 (c) 395 (d) 385
34. 34.A school has 217 boys and 276 girls. 85 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 398 (b) 493 (c) 408 (d) 578
35. 35.A train has 484 passengers. At a station, 223 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 271 (b) 261 (c) 251 (d) 707
36. 36.A train has 661 passengers. At a station, 434 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 237 (b) 227 (c) 1095 (d) 217
37. 37.After giving away 130 marbles, a boy has 45 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 165 (b) 176 (c) 175 (d) 185
38. 38.A library has 216 books. It buys 76 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 282 (b) 140 (c) 302 (d) 292
39. 39.A school has 152 boys and 198 girls. 57 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 350 (b) 407 (c) 293 (d) 283
40. 40.After giving away 88 marbles, a boy has 213 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 291 (b) 311 (c) 125 (d) 301

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