Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 433 · 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 229 boys and 232 girls. 52 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 513 (b) 409 (c) 461 (d) 399
2. 2.A school has 190 boys and 261 girls. 121 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 330 (b) 451 (c) 320 (d) 572
3. 3.After giving away 21 marbles, a boy has 231 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 252 (b) 262 (c) 210 (d) 242
4. 4.After giving away 57 marbles, a boy has 272 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 215 (b) 339 (c) 329 (d) 319
5. 5.A library has 182 books. It buys 69 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 113 (b) 261 (c) 251 (d) 241
6. 6.A library has 332 books. It buys 314 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 656 (b) 646 (c) 18 (d) 636
7. 7.A train has 553 passengers. At a station, 283 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 280 (b) 836 (c) 260 (d) 270
8. 8.After giving away 161 marbles, a boy has 24 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 186 (b) 175 (c) 195 (d) 185
9. 9.After giving away 59 marbles, a boy has 33 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 102 (b) 82 (c) 93 (d) 92
10. 10.A train has 698 passengers. At a station, 317 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 391 (b) 1015 (c) 371 (d) 381
11. 11.A farmer picks 459 mangoes on Monday and 359 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 100 (b) 90 (c) 818 (d) 110
12. 12.After giving away 48 marbles, a boy has 152 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 104 (b) 190 (c) 200 (d) 210
13. 13.After giving away 58 marbles, a boy has 98 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 166 (b) 40 (c) 156 (d) 146
14. 14.A farmer picks 212 mangoes on Monday and 106 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 106 (b) 96 (c) 318 (d) 116
15. 15.A school has 149 boys and 180 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 329 (b) 274 (c) 264 (d) 384
16. 16.After giving away 187 marbles, a boy has 126 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 323 (b) 303 (c) 314 (d) 313
17. 17.A farmer picks 387 mangoes on Monday and 267 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 130 (b) 110 (c) 120 (d) 654
18. 18.After giving away 82 marbles, a boy has 176 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 268 (b) 258 (c) 94 (d) 248
19. 19.A train has 395 passengers. At a station, 160 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 555 (b) 245 (c) 225 (d) 235
20. 20.A farmer picks 534 mangoes on Monday and 191 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 333 (b) 343 (c) 725 (d) 353
21. 21.A train has 421 passengers. At a station, 287 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 134 (b) 124 (c) 144 (d) 708
22. 22.A school has 250 boys and 142 girls. 142 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 240 (b) 392 (c) 534 (d) 250
23. 23.A farmer picks 585 mangoes on Monday and 346 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 931 (b) 249 (c) 239 (d) 229
24. 24.A school has 198 boys and 158 girls. 70 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 286 (b) 356 (c) 276 (d) 426
25. 25.A school has 147 boys and 113 girls. 126 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 124 (b) 260 (c) 134 (d) 386
26. 26.A train has 514 passengers. At a station, 159 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 673 (b) 365 (c) 345 (d) 355
27. 27.A school has 241 boys and 127 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 305 (b) 368 (c) 315 (d) 421
28. 28.A farmer picks 265 mangoes on Monday and 199 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 66 (b) 56 (c) 464 (d) 76
29. 29.A farmer picks 289 mangoes on Monday and 108 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 191 (b) 181 (c) 171 (d) 397
30. 30.After giving away 98 marbles, a boy has 184 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 86 (b) 292 (c) 272 (d) 282
31. 31.A farmer picks 259 mangoes on Monday and 175 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 94 (b) 84 (c) 74 (d) 434
32. 32.A school has 157 boys and 161 girls. 108 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 200 (b) 210 (c) 426 (d) 318
33. 33.A train has 431 passengers. At a station, 266 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 155 (b) 175 (c) 165 (d) 697
34. 34.A farmer picks 221 mangoes on Monday and 160 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 51 (b) 61 (c) 71 (d) 381
35. 35.After giving away 124 marbles, a boy has 45 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 159 (b) 179 (c) 169 (d) 170
36. 36.A train has 765 passengers. At a station, 501 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1266 (b) 254 (c) 274 (d) 264
37. 37.After giving away 164 marbles, a boy has 70 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 234 (b) 244 (c) 235 (d) 224
38. 38.A train has 370 passengers. At a station, 112 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 258 (b) 482 (c) 268 (d) 248
39. 39.A school has 214 boys and 170 girls. 77 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 461 (b) 307 (c) 297 (d) 384
40. 40.After giving away 31 marbles, a boy has 90 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 59 (b) 131 (c) 111 (d) 121

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