Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 497 · 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 library has 329 books. It buys 114 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 453 (b) 433 (c) 443 (d) 215
2. 2.A train has 780 passengers. At a station, 151 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 619 (b) 931 (c) 639 (d) 629
3. 3.A farmer picks 325 mangoes on Monday and 125 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 200 (b) 190 (c) 210 (d) 450
4. 4.After giving away 92 marbles, a boy has 61 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 154 (b) 163 (c) 143 (d) 153
5. 5.After giving away 123 marbles, a boy has 295 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 408 (b) 428 (c) 172 (d) 418
6. 6.A train has 562 passengers. At a station, 492 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 80 (b) 60 (c) 1054 (d) 70
7. 7.A school has 205 boys and 103 girls. 143 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 165 (b) 451 (c) 155 (d) 308
8. 8.A library has 458 books. It buys 336 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 784 (b) 794 (c) 804 (d) 122
9. 9.A library has 418 books. It buys 104 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 314 (b) 532 (c) 522 (d) 512
10. 10.After giving away 170 marbles, a boy has 127 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 307 (b) 287 (c) 298 (d) 297
11. 11.A library has 180 books. It buys 161 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 351 (b) 19 (c) 341 (d) 331
12. 12.A train has 736 passengers. At a station, 498 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1234 (b) 228 (c) 238 (d) 248
13. 13.A train has 311 passengers. At a station, 162 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 473 (b) 139 (c) 159 (d) 149
14. 14.A train has 445 passengers. At a station, 275 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 160 (b) 170 (c) 180 (d) 720
15. 15.A train has 629 passengers. At a station, 237 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 392 (b) 382 (c) 402 (d) 866
16. 16.A school has 144 boys and 204 girls. 122 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 226 (b) 216 (c) 348 (d) 470
17. 17.After giving away 23 marbles, a boy has 223 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 256 (b) 236 (c) 200 (d) 246
18. 18.A school has 281 boys and 154 girls. 84 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 435 (b) 351 (c) 519 (d) 341
19. 19.After giving away 38 marbles, a boy has 164 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 212 (b) 192 (c) 126 (d) 202
20. 20.A train has 500 passengers. At a station, 371 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 129 (b) 139 (c) 119 (d) 871
21. 21.A train has 649 passengers. At a station, 539 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 120 (b) 110 (c) 1188 (d) 100
22. 22.After giving away 119 marbles, a boy has 162 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 281 (b) 271 (c) 43 (d) 291
23. 23.A school has 124 boys and 126 girls. 139 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 389 (b) 101 (c) 111 (d) 250
24. 24.After giving away 30 marbles, a boy has 104 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 144 (b) 74 (c) 124 (d) 134
25. 25.After giving away 110 marbles, a boy has 209 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 309 (b) 319 (c) 329 (d) 99
26. 26.A train has 545 passengers. At a station, 310 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 225 (b) 235 (c) 855 (d) 245
27. 27.A train has 559 passengers. At a station, 296 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 855 (b) 253 (c) 263 (d) 273
28. 28.A train has 342 passengers. At a station, 266 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 66 (b) 86 (c) 608 (d) 76
29. 29.A farmer picks 547 mangoes on Monday and 445 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 92 (b) 102 (c) 992 (d) 112
30. 30.A farmer picks 203 mangoes on Monday and 175 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 18 (b) 38 (c) 28 (d) 378
31. 31.A farmer picks 248 mangoes on Monday and 172 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 420 (b) 66 (c) 86 (d) 76
32. 32.A train has 643 passengers. At a station, 245 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 388 (b) 408 (c) 398 (d) 888
33. 33.A school has 252 boys and 138 girls. 51 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 339 (b) 441 (c) 329 (d) 390
34. 34.A farmer picks 592 mangoes on Monday and 351 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 241 (b) 943 (c) 231 (d) 251
35. 35.After giving away 87 marbles, a boy has 257 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 170 (b) 354 (c) 344 (d) 334
36. 36.A farmer picks 351 mangoes on Monday and 239 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 102 (b) 590 (c) 122 (d) 112
37. 37.After giving away 141 marbles, a boy has 234 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 93 (b) 365 (c) 385 (d) 375
38. 38.A farmer picks 393 mangoes on Monday and 131 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 252 (b) 272 (c) 524 (d) 262
39. 39.A school has 278 boys and 258 girls. 147 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 389 (b) 379 (c) 683 (d) 536
40. 40.After giving away 65 marbles, a boy has 266 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 201 (b) 331 (c) 321 (d) 341

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