Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 330 · 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 314 books. It buys 298 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 602 (b) 622 (c) 16 (d) 612
2. 2.After giving away 66 marbles, a boy has 95 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 151 (b) 29 (c) 161 (d) 171
3. 3.A school has 258 boys and 219 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 530 (b) 414 (c) 424 (d) 477
4. 4.A farmer picks 546 mangoes on Monday and 452 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 104 (b) 998 (c) 94 (d) 84
5. 5.A school has 100 boys and 194 girls. 145 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 439 (b) 139 (c) 294 (d) 149
6. 6.A train has 703 passengers. At a station, 289 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 404 (b) 414 (c) 992 (d) 424
7. 7.A school has 218 boys and 226 girls. 112 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 444 (b) 556 (c) 322 (d) 332
8. 8.After giving away 113 marbles, a boy has 93 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 196 (b) 216 (c) 207 (d) 206
9. 9.A library has 189 books. It buys 110 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 299 (b) 289 (c) 309 (d) 79
10. 10.After giving away 99 marbles, a boy has 160 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 61 (b) 249 (c) 259 (d) 269
11. 11.After giving away 22 marbles, a boy has 132 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 144 (b) 164 (c) 154 (d) 110
12. 12.A library has 440 books. It buys 240 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 680 (b) 200 (c) 670 (d) 690
13. 13.A train has 439 passengers. At a station, 326 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 765 (b) 123 (c) 113 (d) 103
14. 14.A school has 216 boys and 144 girls. 127 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 360 (b) 233 (c) 487 (d) 223
15. 15.A train has 708 passengers. At a station, 109 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 599 (b) 817 (c) 609 (d) 589
16. 16.A train has 402 passengers. At a station, 190 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 592 (b) 222 (c) 202 (d) 212
17. 17.A library has 252 books. It buys 136 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 378 (b) 388 (c) 398 (d) 116
18. 18.A school has 229 boys and 136 girls. 138 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 227 (b) 365 (c) 503 (d) 217
19. 19.A library has 267 books. It buys 246 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 21 (b) 523 (c) 513 (d) 503
20. 20.After giving away 172 marbles, a boy has 296 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 478 (b) 458 (c) 468 (d) 124
21. 21.A train has 497 passengers. At a station, 293 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 204 (b) 790 (c) 214 (d) 194
22. 22.A school has 215 boys and 286 girls. 108 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 383 (b) 501 (c) 393 (d) 609
23. 23.A farmer picks 307 mangoes on Monday and 250 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 47 (b) 557 (c) 57 (d) 67
24. 24.A train has 323 passengers. At a station, 159 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 174 (b) 482 (c) 164 (d) 154
25. 25.After giving away 42 marbles, a boy has 137 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 169 (b) 189 (c) 95 (d) 179
26. 26.A library has 222 books. It buys 64 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 276 (b) 158 (c) 286 (d) 296
27. 27.A train has 439 passengers. At a station, 164 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 603 (b) 265 (c) 275 (d) 285
28. 28.A school has 286 boys and 290 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 645 (b) 576 (c) 507 (d) 497
29. 29.A library has 266 books. It buys 243 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 519 (b) 23 (c) 509 (d) 499
30. 30.A farmer picks 291 mangoes on Monday and 135 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 166 (b) 156 (c) 146 (d) 426
31. 31.A school has 295 boys and 123 girls. 81 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 418 (b) 337 (c) 327 (d) 499
32. 32.After giving away 151 marbles, a boy has 208 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 57 (b) 349 (c) 369 (d) 359
33. 33.A library has 127 books. It buys 233 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 360 (b) 460 (c) 350 (d) 370
34. 34.A train has 561 passengers. At a station, 187 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 384 (b) 364 (c) 374 (d) 748
35. 35.A school has 148 boys and 101 girls. 114 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 363 (b) 125 (c) 249 (d) 135
36. 36.After giving away 20 marbles, a boy has 204 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 214 (b) 184 (c) 234 (d) 224
37. 37.A library has 206 books. It buys 73 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 133 (b) 289 (c) 269 (d) 279
38. 38.After giving away 182 marbles, a boy has 173 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 356 (b) 355 (c) 365 (d) 345
39. 39.A school has 134 boys and 118 girls. 85 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 252 (b) 167 (c) 157 (d) 337
40. 40.After giving away 57 marbles, a boy has 75 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 122 (b) 142 (c) 18 (d) 132

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