Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 534 · 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 train has 496 passengers. At a station, 296 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 200 (b) 792 (c) 190 (d) 210
2. 2.After giving away 82 marbles, a boy has 289 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 361 (b) 381 (c) 371 (d) 207
3. 3.A library has 203 books. It buys 156 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 369 (b) 349 (c) 359 (d) 47
4. 4.A farmer picks 474 mangoes on Monday and 149 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 623 (b) 335 (c) 325 (d) 315
5. 5.After giving away 32 marbles, a boy has 272 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 294 (b) 314 (c) 304 (d) 240
6. 6.A school has 215 boys and 116 girls. 119 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 450 (b) 331 (c) 212 (d) 202
7. 7.A farmer picks 422 mangoes on Monday and 138 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 284 (b) 560 (c) 274 (d) 294
8. 8.A farmer picks 293 mangoes on Monday and 195 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 108 (b) 488 (c) 88 (d) 98
9. 9.A farmer picks 386 mangoes on Monday and 235 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 161 (b) 151 (c) 141 (d) 621
10. 10.A farmer picks 504 mangoes on Monday and 223 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 271 (b) 727 (c) 281 (d) 291
11. 11.A train has 732 passengers. At a station, 249 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 981 (b) 483 (c) 493 (d) 473
12. 12.After giving away 35 marbles, a boy has 276 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 241 (b) 321 (c) 311 (d) 301
13. 13.After giving away 113 marbles, a boy has 164 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 277 (b) 51 (c) 287 (d) 267
14. 14.A school has 170 boys and 265 girls. 113 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 312 (b) 435 (c) 548 (d) 322
15. 15.After giving away 61 marbles, a boy has 78 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 17 (b) 149 (c) 139 (d) 129
16. 16.A farmer picks 217 mangoes on Monday and 176 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 41 (b) 393 (c) 31 (d) 51
17. 17.A school has 126 boys and 230 girls. 75 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 356 (b) 431 (c) 271 (d) 281
18. 18.A farmer picks 501 mangoes on Monday and 414 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 87 (b) 97 (c) 77 (d) 915
19. 19.A train has 311 passengers. At a station, 206 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 517 (b) 115 (c) 95 (d) 105
20. 20.After giving away 127 marbles, a boy has 129 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 246 (b) 2 (c) 266 (d) 256
21. 21.A school has 133 boys and 246 girls. 125 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 244 (b) 504 (c) 379 (d) 254
22. 22.A library has 274 books. It buys 287 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 661 (b) 551 (c) 571 (d) 561
23. 23.A library has 447 books. It buys 237 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 674 (b) 684 (c) 210 (d) 694
24. 24.A library has 370 books. It buys 56 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 416 (b) 426 (c) 436 (d) 314
25. 25.A library has 220 books. It buys 293 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 503 (b) 523 (c) 613 (d) 513
26. 26.After giving away 147 marbles, a boy has 300 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 437 (b) 457 (c) 153 (d) 447
27. 27.A library has 253 books. It buys 73 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 180 (b) 326 (c) 336 (d) 316
28. 28.A farmer picks 489 mangoes on Monday and 402 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 97 (b) 77 (c) 891 (d) 87
29. 29.A train has 630 passengers. At a station, 153 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 467 (b) 783 (c) 477 (d) 487
30. 30.A library has 390 books. It buys 295 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 95 (b) 675 (c) 695 (d) 685
31. 31.A train has 381 passengers. At a station, 321 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 70 (b) 702 (c) 50 (d) 60
32. 32.A library has 146 books. It buys 76 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 222 (b) 232 (c) 212 (d) 70
33. 33.A train has 454 passengers. At a station, 343 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 101 (b) 111 (c) 797 (d) 121
34. 34.After giving away 81 marbles, a boy has 38 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 129 (b) 109 (c) 119 (d) 120
35. 35.A farmer picks 571 mangoes on Monday and 331 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 230 (b) 240 (c) 250 (d) 902
36. 36.A train has 777 passengers. At a station, 639 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1416 (b) 128 (c) 148 (d) 138
37. 37.A train has 789 passengers. At a station, 139 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 650 (b) 640 (c) 660 (d) 928
38. 38.After giving away 174 marbles, a boy has 209 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 393 (b) 35 (c) 383 (d) 373
39. 39.A library has 466 books. It buys 114 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 580 (b) 570 (c) 590 (d) 352
40. 40.After giving away 28 marbles, a boy has 216 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 244 (b) 234 (c) 188 (d) 254

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