Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 470 · 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 92 marbles, a boy has 142 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 234 (b) 224 (c) 50 (d) 244
2. 2.A train has 508 passengers. At a station, 440 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 948 (b) 78 (c) 68 (d) 58
3. 3.After giving away 190 marbles, a boy has 94 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 285 (b) 274 (c) 294 (d) 284
4. 4.A farmer picks 399 mangoes on Monday and 248 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 141 (b) 151 (c) 647 (d) 161
5. 5.After giving away 128 marbles, a boy has 129 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 1 (b) 257 (c) 267 (d) 247
6. 6.A train has 464 passengers. At a station, 330 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 144 (b) 124 (c) 794 (d) 134
7. 7.A school has 224 boys and 166 girls. 127 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 263 (b) 517 (c) 390 (d) 253
8. 8.A library has 359 books. It buys 350 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 719 (b) 9 (c) 699 (d) 709
9. 9.A library has 454 books. It buys 152 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 302 (b) 596 (c) 606 (d) 616
10. 10.A library has 315 books. It buys 122 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 447 (b) 427 (c) 193 (d) 437
11. 11.A train has 304 passengers. At a station, 137 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 441 (b) 177 (c) 167 (d) 157
12. 12.After giving away 24 marbles, a boy has 275 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 299 (b) 309 (c) 251 (d) 289
13. 13.A school has 136 boys and 259 girls. 141 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 395 (b) 536 (c) 254 (d) 244
14. 14.After giving away 31 marbles, a boy has 127 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 168 (b) 148 (c) 158 (d) 96
15. 15.A library has 281 books. It buys 84 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 375 (b) 355 (c) 197 (d) 365
16. 16.A farmer picks 260 mangoes on Monday and 180 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 90 (b) 80 (c) 440 (d) 70
17. 17.After giving away 42 marbles, a boy has 55 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 107 (b) 87 (c) 13 (d) 97
18. 18.A library has 447 books. It buys 221 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 658 (b) 678 (c) 226 (d) 668
19. 19.A farmer picks 429 mangoes on Monday and 241 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 670 (b) 178 (c) 198 (d) 188
20. 20.A school has 122 boys and 214 girls. 58 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 394 (b) 336 (c) 268 (d) 278
21. 21.A school has 127 boys and 147 girls. 112 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 274 (b) 386 (c) 152 (d) 162
22. 22.A school has 268 boys and 120 girls. 52 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 388 (b) 440 (c) 336 (d) 326
23. 23.After giving away 180 marbles, a boy has 27 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 197 (b) 208 (c) 217 (d) 207
24. 24.A train has 699 passengers. At a station, 339 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 370 (b) 1038 (c) 350 (d) 360
25. 25.A farmer picks 373 mangoes on Monday and 341 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 714 (b) 22 (c) 32 (d) 42
26. 26.A school has 231 boys and 196 girls. 67 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 427 (b) 494 (c) 350 (d) 360
27. 27.A train has 641 passengers. At a station, 177 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 818 (b) 464 (c) 454 (d) 474
28. 28.A library has 173 books. It buys 260 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 433 (b) 443 (c) 533 (d) 423
29. 29.A train has 664 passengers. At a station, 584 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 70 (b) 80 (c) 90 (d) 1248
30. 30.A farmer picks 326 mangoes on Monday and 234 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 560 (b) 92 (c) 102 (d) 82
31. 31.A library has 329 books. It buys 240 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 569 (b) 579 (c) 559 (d) 89
32. 32.A train has 613 passengers. At a station, 409 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 194 (b) 1022 (c) 204 (d) 214
33. 33.A library has 230 books. It buys 279 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 519 (b) 609 (c) 509 (d) 499
34. 34.A library has 283 books. It buys 232 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 525 (b) 505 (c) 515 (d) 51
35. 35.A farmer picks 382 mangoes on Monday and 104 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 278 (b) 288 (c) 486 (d) 268
36. 36.A train has 761 passengers. At a station, 472 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 299 (b) 279 (c) 1233 (d) 289
37. 37.A train has 479 passengers. At a station, 120 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 369 (b) 349 (c) 599 (d) 359
38. 38.A library has 374 books. It buys 258 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 622 (b) 632 (c) 116 (d) 642
39. 39.A train has 422 passengers. At a station, 311 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 111 (b) 121 (c) 733 (d) 101
40. 40.A school has 167 boys and 272 girls. 72 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 511 (b) 357 (c) 439 (d) 367

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