Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 387 · 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 313 books. It buys 53 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 376 (b) 260 (c) 366 (d) 356
2. 2.A train has 513 passengers. At a station, 355 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 168 (b) 148 (c) 868 (d) 158
3. 3.After giving away 141 marbles, a boy has 129 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 271 (b) 270 (c) 280 (d) 260
4. 4.A library has 288 books. It buys 271 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 559 (b) 549 (c) 569 (d) 17
5. 5.A school has 231 boys and 200 girls. 148 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 579 (b) 431 (c) 273 (d) 283
6. 6.A school has 251 boys and 179 girls. 104 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 534 (b) 430 (c) 326 (d) 316
7. 7.A farmer picks 271 mangoes on Monday and 203 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 58 (b) 474 (c) 78 (d) 68
8. 8.A train has 361 passengers. At a station, 148 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 203 (b) 223 (c) 213 (d) 509
9. 9.After giving away 178 marbles, a boy has 183 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 361 (b) 5 (c) 371 (d) 351
10. 10.After giving away 200 marbles, a boy has 151 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 352 (b) 351 (c) 361 (d) 341
11. 11.A library has 156 books. It buys 244 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 410 (b) 390 (c) 400 (d) 500
12. 12.A train has 763 passengers. At a station, 106 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 647 (b) 869 (c) 667 (d) 657
13. 13.After giving away 85 marbles, a boy has 37 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 112 (b) 123 (c) 132 (d) 122
14. 14.A farmer picks 284 mangoes on Monday and 230 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 44 (b) 64 (c) 514 (d) 54
15. 15.A library has 325 books. It buys 82 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 397 (b) 417 (c) 407 (d) 243
16. 16.A school has 288 boys and 272 girls. 63 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 497 (b) 487 (c) 560 (d) 623
17. 17.A train has 305 passengers. At a station, 224 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 81 (b) 529 (c) 91 (d) 71
18. 18.A train has 570 passengers. At a station, 505 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 65 (b) 1075 (c) 55 (d) 75
19. 19.A train has 619 passengers. At a station, 392 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 237 (b) 1011 (c) 217 (d) 227
20. 20.A school has 285 boys and 191 girls. 142 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 618 (b) 476 (c) 324 (d) 334
21. 21.A train has 313 passengers. At a station, 176 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 137 (b) 489 (c) 127 (d) 147
22. 22.After giving away 196 marbles, a boy has 76 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 282 (b) 262 (c) 273 (d) 272
23. 23.A train has 490 passengers. At a station, 419 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 81 (b) 71 (c) 909 (d) 61
24. 24.A library has 278 books. It buys 143 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 421 (b) 411 (c) 135 (d) 431
25. 25.A train has 411 passengers. At a station, 360 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 771 (b) 51 (c) 41 (d) 61
26. 26.A train has 780 passengers. At a station, 381 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1161 (b) 399 (c) 409 (d) 389
27. 27.After giving away 72 marbles, a boy has 284 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 212 (b) 366 (c) 346 (d) 356
28. 28.A library has 229 books. It buys 321 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 540 (b) 550 (c) 650 (d) 560
29. 29.A farmer picks 425 mangoes on Monday and 151 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 576 (b) 264 (c) 284 (d) 274
30. 30.A train has 591 passengers. At a station, 392 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 983 (b) 209 (c) 189 (d) 199
31. 31.A farmer picks 468 mangoes on Monday and 231 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 699 (b) 227 (c) 247 (d) 237
32. 32.A train has 713 passengers. At a station, 581 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1294 (b) 122 (c) 142 (d) 132
33. 33.A train has 688 passengers. At a station, 217 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 471 (b) 905 (c) 481 (d) 461
34. 34.After giving away 166 marbles, a boy has 253 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 429 (b) 409 (c) 87 (d) 419
35. 35.A school has 103 boys and 243 girls. 68 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 278 (b) 268 (c) 346 (d) 414
36. 36.A school has 173 boys and 141 girls. 107 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 207 (b) 314 (c) 421 (d) 197
37. 37.A school has 117 boys and 251 girls. 64 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 432 (b) 368 (c) 304 (d) 294
38. 38.A library has 176 books. It buys 312 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 498 (b) 588 (c) 478 (d) 488
39. 39.A farmer picks 565 mangoes on Monday and 120 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 445 (b) 435 (c) 685 (d) 455
40. 40.A library has 225 books. It buys 316 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 551 (b) 641 (c) 531 (d) 541

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