Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 458 · 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 222 boys and 156 girls. 142 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 520 (b) 236 (c) 226 (d) 378
2. 2.A library has 264 books. It buys 242 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 506 (b) 496 (c) 22 (d) 516
3. 3.After giving away 58 marbles, a boy has 22 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 80 (b) 90 (c) 81 (d) 70
4. 4.A school has 230 boys and 130 girls. 64 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 424 (b) 296 (c) 360 (d) 286
5. 5.A train has 334 passengers. At a station, 159 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 165 (b) 185 (c) 493 (d) 175
6. 6.After giving away 59 marbles, a boy has 87 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 136 (b) 146 (c) 28 (d) 156
7. 7.A train has 782 passengers. At a station, 611 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1393 (b) 161 (c) 171 (d) 181
8. 8.After giving away 110 marbles, a boy has 108 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 228 (b) 219 (c) 218 (d) 208
9. 9.A library has 463 books. It buys 100 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 363 (b) 573 (c) 553 (d) 563
10. 10.A train has 474 passengers. At a station, 322 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 142 (b) 796 (c) 152 (d) 162
11. 11.A library has 151 books. It buys 71 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 222 (b) 212 (c) 232 (d) 80
12. 12.A train has 337 passengers. At a station, 151 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 488 (b) 176 (c) 196 (d) 186
13. 13.A farmer picks 470 mangoes on Monday and 377 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 103 (b) 847 (c) 93 (d) 83
14. 14.After giving away 39 marbles, a boy has 28 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 67 (b) 77 (c) 57 (d) 68
15. 15.After giving away 159 marbles, a boy has 73 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 242 (b) 232 (c) 233 (d) 222
16. 16.A school has 147 boys and 152 girls. 95 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 394 (b) 194 (c) 299 (d) 204
17. 17.After giving away 36 marbles, a boy has 171 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 217 (b) 207 (c) 135 (d) 197
18. 18.A train has 356 passengers. At a station, 220 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 576 (b) 136 (c) 146 (d) 126
19. 19.A train has 538 passengers. At a station, 317 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 221 (b) 231 (c) 211 (d) 855
20. 20.A farmer picks 469 mangoes on Monday and 255 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 724 (b) 214 (c) 224 (d) 204
21. 21.After giving away 191 marbles, a boy has 72 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 264 (b) 253 (c) 263 (d) 273
22. 22.After giving away 183 marbles, a boy has 68 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 261 (b) 252 (c) 241 (d) 251
23. 23.After giving away 77 marbles, a boy has 256 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 179 (b) 323 (c) 343 (d) 333
24. 24.After giving away 123 marbles, a boy has 121 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 254 (b) 245 (c) 234 (d) 244
25. 25.A farmer picks 305 mangoes on Monday and 214 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 519 (b) 81 (c) 101 (d) 91
26. 26.A library has 319 books. It buys 55 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 364 (b) 374 (c) 264 (d) 384
27. 27.A train has 754 passengers. At a station, 269 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 475 (b) 485 (c) 1023 (d) 495
28. 28.A library has 379 books. It buys 258 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 637 (b) 627 (c) 121 (d) 647
29. 29.A farmer picks 336 mangoes on Monday and 188 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 524 (b) 158 (c) 138 (d) 148
30. 30.A library has 434 books. It buys 85 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 529 (b) 519 (c) 509 (d) 349
31. 31.A farmer picks 471 mangoes on Monday and 221 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 692 (b) 260 (c) 240 (d) 250
32. 32.After giving away 124 marbles, a boy has 102 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 226 (b) 227 (c) 236 (d) 216
33. 33.A farmer picks 427 mangoes on Monday and 398 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 825 (b) 29 (c) 39 (d) 19
34. 34.A library has 421 books. It buys 336 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 747 (b) 85 (c) 767 (d) 757
35. 35.A school has 206 boys and 105 girls. 110 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 421 (b) 311 (c) 191 (d) 201
36. 36.A library has 172 books. It buys 272 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 544 (b) 454 (c) 444 (d) 434
37. 37.A farmer picks 336 mangoes on Monday and 237 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 89 (b) 99 (c) 109 (d) 573
38. 38.A train has 462 passengers. At a station, 336 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 136 (b) 126 (c) 116 (d) 798
39. 39.A farmer picks 494 mangoes on Monday and 218 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 286 (b) 276 (c) 712 (d) 266
40. 40.After giving away 78 marbles, a boy has 26 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 114 (b) 94 (c) 104 (d) 105

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