Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 329 · 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 55 marbles, a boy has 133 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 188 (b) 178 (c) 78 (d) 198
2. 2.A train has 400 passengers. At a station, 324 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 76 (b) 66 (c) 724 (d) 86
3. 3.A farmer picks 261 mangoes on Monday and 154 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 117 (b) 415 (c) 107 (d) 97
4. 4.After giving away 130 marbles, a boy has 86 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 226 (b) 206 (c) 217 (d) 216
5. 5.A farmer picks 479 mangoes on Monday and 251 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 730 (b) 218 (c) 238 (d) 228
6. 6.A school has 194 boys and 227 girls. 125 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 546 (b) 286 (c) 296 (d) 421
7. 7.A train has 745 passengers. At a station, 388 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 347 (b) 357 (c) 367 (d) 1133
8. 8.A school has 116 boys and 142 girls. 121 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 379 (b) 137 (c) 258 (d) 127
9. 9.After giving away 79 marbles, a boy has 213 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 134 (b) 302 (c) 282 (d) 292
10. 10.A school has 245 boys and 145 girls. 132 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 522 (b) 258 (c) 390 (d) 248
11. 11.A train has 595 passengers. At a station, 161 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 756 (b) 444 (c) 424 (d) 434
12. 12.A train has 458 passengers. At a station, 395 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 73 (b) 63 (c) 853 (d) 53
13. 13.A school has 270 boys and 258 girls. 145 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 383 (b) 528 (c) 373 (d) 673
14. 14.A train has 332 passengers. At a station, 149 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 481 (b) 193 (c) 173 (d) 183
15. 15.A farmer picks 446 mangoes on Monday and 133 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 579 (b) 303 (c) 313 (d) 323
16. 16.A school has 109 boys and 208 girls. 136 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 181 (b) 317 (c) 453 (d) 171
17. 17.A farmer picks 213 mangoes on Monday and 114 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 89 (b) 109 (c) 99 (d) 327
18. 18.A farmer picks 498 mangoes on Monday and 141 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 639 (b) 357 (c) 367 (d) 347
19. 19.After giving away 104 marbles, a boy has 248 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 362 (b) 144 (c) 342 (d) 352
20. 20.A school has 199 boys and 154 girls. 85 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 353 (b) 438 (c) 268 (d) 258
21. 21.A farmer picks 499 mangoes on Monday and 248 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 251 (b) 261 (c) 747 (d) 241
22. 22.A library has 305 books. It buys 76 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 381 (b) 391 (c) 371 (d) 229
23. 23.A school has 298 boys and 186 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 553 (b) 405 (c) 415 (d) 484
24. 24.A farmer picks 329 mangoes on Monday and 213 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 126 (b) 542 (c) 106 (d) 116
25. 25.A farmer picks 494 mangoes on Monday and 402 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 92 (b) 102 (c) 82 (d) 896
26. 26.A farmer picks 530 mangoes on Monday and 113 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 643 (b) 427 (c) 407 (d) 417
27. 27.A library has 377 books. It buys 191 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 186 (b) 558 (c) 578 (d) 568
28. 28.A farmer picks 239 mangoes on Monday and 194 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 433 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) 55
29. 29.A farmer picks 279 mangoes on Monday and 236 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 515 (b) 43 (c) 53 (d) 33
30. 30.A school has 189 boys and 226 girls. 87 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 318 (b) 502 (c) 415 (d) 328
31. 31.After giving away 45 marbles, a boy has 132 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 87 (b) 177 (c) 167 (d) 187
32. 32.A train has 727 passengers. At a station, 326 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 391 (b) 411 (c) 1053 (d) 401
33. 33.A library has 254 books. It buys 160 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 414 (b) 424 (c) 94 (d) 404
34. 34.A library has 209 books. It buys 85 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 124 (b) 284 (c) 294 (d) 304
35. 35.A train has 604 passengers. At a station, 150 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 454 (b) 444 (c) 464 (d) 754
36. 36.After giving away 117 marbles, a boy has 85 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 203 (b) 202 (c) 212 (d) 192
37. 37.After giving away 51 marbles, a boy has 283 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 232 (b) 324 (c) 344 (d) 334
38. 38.A library has 221 books. It buys 102 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 323 (b) 333 (c) 119 (d) 313
39. 39.A library has 151 books. It buys 60 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 211 (b) 91 (c) 221 (d) 201
40. 40.A library has 295 books. It buys 136 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 441 (b) 421 (c) 159 (d) 431

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