Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 500 · 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 138 marbles, a boy has 34 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 173 (b) 182 (c) 162 (d) 172
2. 2.A train has 342 passengers. At a station, 122 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 464 (b) 230 (c) 210 (d) 220
3. 3.A school has 209 boys and 256 girls. 77 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 542 (b) 378 (c) 465 (d) 388
4. 4.A farmer picks 509 mangoes on Monday and 125 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 384 (b) 634 (c) 374 (d) 394
5. 5.A farmer picks 339 mangoes on Monday and 151 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 198 (b) 178 (c) 490 (d) 188
6. 6.A school has 290 boys and 283 girls. 100 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 463 (b) 473 (c) 573 (d) 673
7. 7.A library has 244 books. It buys 222 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 456 (b) 22 (c) 476 (d) 466
8. 8.A farmer picks 338 mangoes on Monday and 199 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 149 (b) 139 (c) 129 (d) 537
9. 9.A farmer picks 559 mangoes on Monday and 308 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 241 (b) 261 (c) 251 (d) 867
10. 10.A school has 273 boys and 214 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 556 (b) 418 (c) 408 (d) 487
11. 11.A farmer picks 346 mangoes on Monday and 112 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 458 (b) 234 (c) 224 (d) 244
12. 12.After giving away 149 marbles, a boy has 145 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 304 (b) 295 (c) 284 (d) 294
13. 13.A school has 120 boys and 197 girls. 110 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 317 (b) 207 (c) 197 (d) 427
14. 14.A library has 345 books. It buys 320 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 675 (b) 655 (c) 665 (d) 25
15. 15.A train has 634 passengers. At a station, 409 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1043 (b) 215 (c) 235 (d) 225
16. 16.A train has 790 passengers. At a station, 105 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 685 (b) 695 (c) 675 (d) 895
17. 17.After giving away 66 marbles, a boy has 89 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 165 (b) 155 (c) 145 (d) 23
18. 18.After giving away 100 marbles, a boy has 196 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 306 (b) 286 (c) 96 (d) 296
19. 19.A train has 536 passengers. At a station, 305 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 231 (b) 221 (c) 841 (d) 241
20. 20.A school has 259 boys and 271 girls. 94 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 530 (b) 436 (c) 624 (d) 426
21. 21.A farmer picks 351 mangoes on Monday and 325 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 26 (b) 36 (c) 676 (d) 16
22. 22.A farmer picks 368 mangoes on Monday and 137 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 231 (b) 221 (c) 505 (d) 241
23. 23.A library has 242 books. It buys 259 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 491 (b) 511 (c) 501 (d) 601
24. 24.A school has 111 boys and 107 girls. 130 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 218 (b) 88 (c) 348 (d) 78
25. 25.After giving away 66 marbles, a boy has 197 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 131 (b) 273 (c) 253 (d) 263
26. 26.A school has 136 boys and 155 girls. 78 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 213 (b) 291 (c) 369 (d) 203
27. 27.A train has 750 passengers. At a station, 607 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1357 (b) 153 (c) 133 (d) 143
28. 28.After giving away 167 marbles, a boy has 186 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 343 (b) 363 (c) 353 (d) 19
29. 29.After giving away 166 marbles, a boy has 163 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 319 (b) 339 (c) 329 (d) 330
30. 30.A train has 748 passengers. At a station, 641 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 97 (b) 117 (c) 1389 (d) 107
31. 31.A train has 584 passengers. At a station, 449 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 145 (b) 1033 (c) 125 (d) 135
32. 32.A farmer picks 442 mangoes on Monday and 183 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 269 (b) 249 (c) 259 (d) 625
33. 33.A school has 128 boys and 136 girls. 52 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 202 (b) 316 (c) 212 (d) 264
34. 34.A school has 149 boys and 175 girls. 140 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 174 (b) 324 (c) 464 (d) 184
35. 35.A library has 352 books. It buys 346 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 6 (b) 698 (c) 688 (d) 708
36. 36.A train has 462 passengers. At a station, 233 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 229 (b) 239 (c) 695 (d) 219
37. 37.After giving away 38 marbles, a boy has 251 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 213 (b) 289 (c) 279 (d) 299
38. 38.A train has 678 passengers. At a station, 554 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 114 (b) 124 (c) 1232 (d) 134
39. 39.After giving away 26 marbles, a boy has 41 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 67 (b) 77 (c) 57 (d) 15
40. 40.A library has 282 books. It buys 309 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 691 (b) 581 (c) 591 (d) 601

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