Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 407 · 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 school has 139 boys and 153 girls. 113 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 405 (b) 169 (c) 292 (d) 179
2. 2.A train has 749 passengers. At a station, 642 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1391 (b) 97 (c) 117 (d) 107
3. 3.After giving away 165 marbles, a boy has 65 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 240 (b) 230 (c) 220 (d) 231
4. 4.After giving away 34 marbles, a boy has 151 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 185 (b) 195 (c) 117 (d) 175
5. 5.A library has 152 books. It buys 152 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 314 (b) 304 (c) 294 (d) 404
6. 6.A train has 468 passengers. At a station, 251 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 227 (b) 719 (c) 207 (d) 217
7. 7.A farmer picks 589 mangoes on Monday and 392 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 207 (b) 187 (c) 981 (d) 197
8. 8.A train has 571 passengers. At a station, 188 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 393 (b) 373 (c) 383 (d) 759
9. 9.After giving away 149 marbles, a boy has 110 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 260 (b) 249 (c) 269 (d) 259
10. 10.After giving away 192 marbles, a boy has 192 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 384 (b) 394 (c) 385 (d) 374
11. 11.After giving away 197 marbles, a boy has 70 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 277 (b) 267 (c) 257 (d) 268
12. 12.After giving away 24 marbles, a boy has 186 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 200 (b) 162 (c) 210 (d) 220
13. 13.A library has 310 books. It buys 233 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 553 (b) 533 (c) 77 (d) 543
14. 14.A farmer picks 480 mangoes on Monday and 349 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 829 (b) 121 (c) 141 (d) 131
15. 15.A train has 375 passengers. At a station, 156 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 229 (b) 219 (c) 531 (d) 209
16. 16.A train has 358 passengers. At a station, 192 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 156 (b) 176 (c) 166 (d) 550
17. 17.After giving away 116 marbles, a boy has 53 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 170 (b) 169 (c) 179 (d) 159
18. 18.A library has 467 books. It buys 230 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 697 (b) 237 (c) 687 (d) 707
19. 19.A train has 608 passengers. At a station, 147 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 755 (b) 451 (c) 471 (d) 461
20. 20.A train has 655 passengers. At a station, 238 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 427 (b) 407 (c) 417 (d) 893
21. 21.A train has 386 passengers. At a station, 148 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 248 (b) 238 (c) 534 (d) 228
22. 22.A farmer picks 311 mangoes on Monday and 241 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 70 (b) 552 (c) 60 (d) 80
23. 23.A library has 367 books. It buys 180 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 547 (b) 557 (c) 187 (d) 537
24. 24.A farmer picks 262 mangoes on Monday and 110 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 372 (b) 162 (c) 142 (d) 152
25. 25.A farmer picks 434 mangoes on Monday and 237 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 671 (b) 187 (c) 197 (d) 207
26. 26.A library has 149 books. It buys 335 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 494 (b) 474 (c) 584 (d) 484
27. 27.A library has 136 books. It buys 147 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 273 (b) 293 (c) 283 (d) 383
28. 28.A library has 463 books. It buys 89 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 374 (b) 542 (c) 562 (d) 552
29. 29.A school has 154 boys and 171 girls. 98 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 217 (b) 227 (c) 423 (d) 325
30. 30.A train has 349 passengers. At a station, 271 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 620 (b) 68 (c) 78 (d) 88
31. 31.A school has 231 boys and 203 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 365 (b) 503 (c) 355 (d) 434
32. 32.A library has 231 books. It buys 137 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 358 (b) 378 (c) 94 (d) 368
33. 33.A school has 189 boys and 173 girls. 91 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 261 (b) 453 (c) 362 (d) 271
34. 34.A school has 246 boys and 163 girls. 118 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 281 (b) 527 (c) 291 (d) 409
35. 35.After giving away 24 marbles, a boy has 219 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 243 (b) 195 (c) 233 (d) 253
36. 36.A library has 199 books. It buys 65 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 134 (b) 264 (c) 254 (d) 274
37. 37.A farmer picks 554 mangoes on Monday and 518 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 46 (b) 26 (c) 1072 (d) 36
38. 38.A library has 139 books. It buys 135 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 4 (b) 264 (c) 284 (d) 274
39. 39.A school has 280 boys and 234 girls. 93 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 607 (b) 421 (c) 514 (d) 411
40. 40.A library has 177 books. It buys 51 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 238 (b) 228 (c) 218 (d) 126

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