Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 368 · 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 133 marbles, a boy has 20 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 163 (b) 154 (c) 143 (d) 153
2. 2.A school has 270 boys and 179 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 370 (b) 449 (c) 518 (d) 380
3. 3.A library has 306 books. It buys 56 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 372 (b) 362 (c) 352 (d) 250
4. 4.A farmer picks 200 mangoes on Monday and 107 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 307 (b) 93 (c) 83 (d) 103
5. 5.A school has 169 boys and 124 girls. 67 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 226 (b) 360 (c) 216 (d) 293
6. 6.A train has 446 passengers. At a station, 278 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 178 (b) 158 (c) 168 (d) 724
7. 7.A farmer picks 216 mangoes on Monday and 174 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 52 (b) 32 (c) 390 (d) 42
8. 8.A train has 740 passengers. At a station, 329 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 401 (b) 1069 (c) 411 (d) 421
9. 9.A train has 319 passengers. At a station, 131 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 178 (b) 188 (c) 450 (d) 198
10. 10.A farmer picks 244 mangoes on Monday and 109 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 125 (b) 353 (c) 135 (d) 145
11. 11.A library has 366 books. It buys 87 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 279 (b) 443 (c) 463 (d) 453
12. 12.A farmer picks 345 mangoes on Monday and 253 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 82 (b) 92 (c) 598 (d) 102
13. 13.A train has 674 passengers. At a station, 153 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 827 (b) 531 (c) 511 (d) 521
14. 14.A train has 496 passengers. At a station, 251 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 245 (b) 747 (c) 255 (d) 235
15. 15.A train has 324 passengers. At a station, 139 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 175 (b) 463 (c) 185 (d) 195
16. 16.A school has 170 boys and 124 girls. 130 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 164 (b) 424 (c) 294 (d) 154
17. 17.A library has 259 books. It buys 209 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 458 (b) 50 (c) 478 (d) 468
18. 18.A library has 149 books. It buys 234 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 383 (b) 393 (c) 483 (d) 373
19. 19.A library has 132 books. It buys 166 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 308 (b) 298 (c) 288 (d) 398
20. 20.A farmer picks 279 mangoes on Monday and 115 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 174 (b) 154 (c) 164 (d) 394
21. 21.A library has 437 books. It buys 335 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 772 (b) 762 (c) 102 (d) 782
22. 22.A school has 178 boys and 220 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 336 (b) 460 (c) 398 (d) 326
23. 23.A train has 311 passengers. At a station, 157 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 164 (b) 468 (c) 144 (d) 154
24. 24.A school has 161 boys and 275 girls. 134 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 302 (b) 570 (c) 292 (d) 436
25. 25.A school has 109 boys and 181 girls. 99 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 181 (b) 290 (c) 389 (d) 191
26. 26.A farmer picks 509 mangoes on Monday and 156 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 343 (b) 665 (c) 353 (d) 363
27. 27.After giving away 153 marbles, a boy has 21 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 175 (b) 174 (c) 164 (d) 184
28. 28.A school has 218 boys and 177 girls. 56 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 451 (b) 339 (c) 395 (d) 329
29. 29.A library has 141 books. It buys 166 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 407 (b) 297 (c) 307 (d) 317
30. 30.A school has 200 boys and 202 girls. 59 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 333 (b) 461 (c) 402 (d) 343
31. 31.A library has 303 books. It buys 74 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 367 (b) 229 (c) 377 (d) 387
32. 32.A library has 241 books. It buys 184 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 435 (b) 415 (c) 425 (d) 57
33. 33.A train has 329 passengers. At a station, 236 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 103 (b) 565 (c) 83 (d) 93
34. 34.A library has 461 books. It buys 276 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 185 (b) 737 (c) 747 (d) 727
35. 35.A train has 673 passengers. At a station, 292 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 381 (b) 371 (c) 965 (d) 391
36. 36.A school has 126 boys and 239 girls. 109 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 474 (b) 365 (c) 256 (d) 246
37. 37.A farmer picks 513 mangoes on Monday and 218 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 305 (b) 295 (c) 731 (d) 285
38. 38.A farmer picks 330 mangoes on Monday and 221 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 109 (b) 119 (c) 99 (d) 551
39. 39.A school has 226 boys and 269 girls. 80 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 415 (b) 495 (c) 405 (d) 575
40. 40.A train has 463 passengers. At a station, 350 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 123 (b) 813 (c) 103 (d) 113

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