Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 339 · 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 367 books. It buys 214 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 591 (b) 571 (c) 581 (d) 153
2. 2.A library has 131 books. It buys 326 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 467 (b) 557 (c) 457 (d) 447
3. 3.A farmer picks 537 mangoes on Monday and 342 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 205 (b) 879 (c) 185 (d) 195
4. 4.After giving away 83 marbles, a boy has 274 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 191 (b) 357 (c) 347 (d) 367
5. 5.A library has 416 books. It buys 98 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 504 (b) 524 (c) 318 (d) 514
6. 6.A library has 142 books. It buys 70 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 202 (b) 72 (c) 222 (d) 212
7. 7.A train has 785 passengers. At a station, 734 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1519 (b) 41 (c) 51 (d) 61
8. 8.After giving away 177 marbles, a boy has 161 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 348 (b) 338 (c) 339 (d) 328
9. 9.A library has 136 books. It buys 211 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 337 (b) 357 (c) 447 (d) 347
10. 10.A train has 466 passengers. At a station, 120 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 336 (b) 356 (c) 346 (d) 586
11. 11.A school has 159 boys and 132 girls. 150 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 441 (b) 291 (c) 131 (d) 141
12. 12.After giving away 34 marbles, a boy has 147 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 191 (b) 113 (c) 171 (d) 181
13. 13.A train has 636 passengers. At a station, 231 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 395 (b) 405 (c) 415 (d) 867
14. 14.A farmer picks 298 mangoes on Monday and 274 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 14 (b) 34 (c) 572 (d) 24
15. 15.After giving away 86 marbles, a boy has 218 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 132 (b) 304 (c) 294 (d) 314
16. 16.A school has 246 boys and 273 girls. 125 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 519 (b) 384 (c) 394 (d) 644
17. 17.A train has 578 passengers. At a station, 170 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 748 (b) 418 (c) 398 (d) 408
18. 18.A farmer picks 576 mangoes on Monday and 553 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 1129 (b) 33 (c) 13 (d) 23
19. 19.After giving away 33 marbles, a boy has 294 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 337 (b) 261 (c) 327 (d) 317
20. 20.A farmer picks 508 mangoes on Monday and 372 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 146 (b) 126 (c) 136 (d) 880
21. 21.A school has 214 boys and 102 girls. 113 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 203 (b) 429 (c) 193 (d) 316
22. 22.A farmer picks 278 mangoes on Monday and 123 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 145 (b) 155 (c) 401 (d) 165
23. 23.A train has 444 passengers. At a station, 313 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 121 (b) 757 (c) 141 (d) 131
24. 24.After giving away 48 marbles, a boy has 247 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 305 (b) 285 (c) 295 (d) 199
25. 25.A school has 173 boys and 210 girls. 102 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 383 (b) 485 (c) 271 (d) 281
26. 26.A school has 241 boys and 152 girls. 138 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 245 (b) 255 (c) 393 (d) 531
27. 27.A school has 280 boys and 148 girls. 118 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 546 (b) 428 (c) 310 (d) 300
28. 28.After giving away 39 marbles, a boy has 109 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 138 (b) 158 (c) 148 (d) 70
29. 29.A train has 738 passengers. At a station, 110 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 638 (b) 618 (c) 848 (d) 628
30. 30.A school has 112 boys and 238 girls. 63 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 277 (b) 287 (c) 413 (d) 350
31. 31.A library has 212 books. It buys 342 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 564 (b) 654 (c) 554 (d) 544
32. 32.A train has 403 passengers. At a station, 338 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 75 (b) 741 (c) 65 (d) 55
33. 33.After giving away 45 marbles, a boy has 95 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 130 (b) 150 (c) 140 (d) 50
34. 34.A school has 295 boys and 272 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 498 (b) 488 (c) 636 (d) 567
35. 35.A train has 750 passengers. At a station, 198 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 542 (b) 552 (c) 948 (d) 562
36. 36.A farmer picks 530 mangoes on Monday and 360 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 180 (b) 170 (c) 890 (d) 160
37. 37.A train has 426 passengers. At a station, 291 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 717 (b) 135 (c) 145 (d) 125
38. 38.A school has 113 boys and 289 girls. 126 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 402 (b) 266 (c) 528 (d) 276
39. 39.A train has 797 passengers. At a station, 413 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 394 (b) 374 (c) 1210 (d) 384
40. 40.After giving away 37 marbles, a boy has 50 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 97 (b) 77 (c) 13 (d) 87

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