Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 493 · 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 132 marbles, a boy has 237 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 379 (b) 105 (c) 359 (d) 369
2. 2.A farmer picks 444 mangoes on Monday and 249 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 185 (b) 195 (c) 205 (d) 693
3. 3.A school has 102 boys and 120 girls. 124 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 88 (b) 346 (c) 222 (d) 98
4. 4.After giving away 119 marbles, a boy has 215 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 344 (b) 324 (c) 334 (d) 96
5. 5.A farmer picks 413 mangoes on Monday and 223 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 180 (b) 636 (c) 200 (d) 190
6. 6.A school has 259 boys and 153 girls. 59 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 353 (b) 412 (c) 343 (d) 471
7. 7.A school has 218 boys and 134 girls. 102 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 352 (b) 454 (c) 240 (d) 250
8. 8.A school has 262 boys and 214 girls. 107 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 583 (b) 476 (c) 369 (d) 359
9. 9.After giving away 48 marbles, a boy has 20 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 68 (b) 69 (c) 78 (d) 58
10. 10.A school has 274 boys and 227 girls. 102 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 389 (b) 603 (c) 501 (d) 399
11. 11.A train has 759 passengers. At a station, 610 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 159 (b) 1369 (c) 149 (d) 139
12. 12.A farmer picks 539 mangoes on Monday and 428 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 101 (b) 111 (c) 121 (d) 967
13. 13.A school has 133 boys and 127 girls. 50 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 260 (b) 310 (c) 200 (d) 210
14. 14.A library has 151 books. It buys 344 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 505 (b) 595 (c) 485 (d) 495
15. 15.A library has 415 books. It buys 131 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 284 (b) 556 (c) 546 (d) 536
16. 16.After giving away 162 marbles, a boy has 21 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 184 (b) 193 (c) 173 (d) 183
17. 17.A train has 312 passengers. At a station, 179 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 491 (b) 143 (c) 123 (d) 133
18. 18.After giving away 84 marbles, a boy has 53 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 147 (b) 137 (c) 127 (d) 138
19. 19.A farmer picks 521 mangoes on Monday and 359 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 162 (b) 880 (c) 152 (d) 172
20. 20.A library has 386 books. It buys 139 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 515 (b) 535 (c) 525 (d) 247
21. 21.A train has 738 passengers. At a station, 142 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 596 (b) 586 (c) 880 (d) 606
22. 22.A farmer picks 461 mangoes on Monday and 104 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 347 (b) 357 (c) 565 (d) 367
23. 23.A train has 350 passengers. At a station, 179 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 529 (b) 181 (c) 161 (d) 171
24. 24.A library has 413 books. It buys 277 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 690 (b) 680 (c) 700 (d) 136
25. 25.After giving away 96 marbles, a boy has 31 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 127 (b) 137 (c) 128 (d) 117
26. 26.A train has 438 passengers. At a station, 330 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 98 (b) 768 (c) 108 (d) 118
27. 27.A train has 409 passengers. At a station, 116 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 293 (b) 525 (c) 303 (d) 283
28. 28.A school has 177 boys and 124 girls. 85 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 206 (b) 386 (c) 216 (d) 301
29. 29.A library has 359 books. It buys 343 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 16 (b) 692 (c) 712 (d) 702
30. 30.After giving away 69 marbles, a boy has 154 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 223 (b) 233 (c) 213 (d) 85
31. 31.A library has 441 books. It buys 208 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 659 (b) 649 (c) 639 (d) 233
32. 32.A farmer picks 553 mangoes on Monday and 525 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 18 (b) 38 (c) 28 (d) 1078
33. 33.A library has 181 books. It buys 144 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 335 (b) 37 (c) 325 (d) 315
34. 34.After giving away 129 marbles, a boy has 200 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 329 (b) 339 (c) 319 (d) 71
35. 35.A library has 305 books. It buys 261 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 556 (b) 44 (c) 576 (d) 566
36. 36.A library has 266 books. It buys 58 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 334 (b) 324 (c) 314 (d) 208
37. 37.A library has 438 books. It buys 345 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 783 (b) 93 (c) 773 (d) 793
38. 38.A library has 407 books. It buys 209 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 626 (b) 616 (c) 606 (d) 198
39. 39.After giving away 66 marbles, a boy has 274 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 208 (b) 330 (c) 350 (d) 340
40. 40.A farmer picks 288 mangoes on Monday and 153 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 441 (b) 135 (c) 125 (d) 145

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