Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 569 · 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 school has 265 boys and 223 girls. 134 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 622 (b) 488 (c) 354 (d) 344
2. 2.After giving away 137 marbles, a boy has 44 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 191 (b) 182 (c) 171 (d) 181
3. 3.After giving away 152 marbles, a boy has 184 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 336 (b) 346 (c) 32 (d) 326
4. 4.A train has 668 passengers. At a station, 310 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 978 (b) 348 (c) 368 (d) 358
5. 5.A train has 577 passengers. At a station, 496 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 91 (b) 81 (c) 71 (d) 1073
6. 6.A train has 733 passengers. At a station, 240 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 503 (b) 483 (c) 493 (d) 973
7. 7.After giving away 101 marbles, a boy has 150 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 241 (b) 261 (c) 251 (d) 49
8. 8.A library has 457 books. It buys 174 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 641 (b) 631 (c) 283 (d) 621
9. 9.After giving away 80 marbles, a boy has 148 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 218 (b) 228 (c) 238 (d) 68
10. 10.After giving away 132 marbles, a boy has 113 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 235 (b) 245 (c) 246 (d) 255
11. 11.A school has 173 boys and 221 girls. 118 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 394 (b) 266 (c) 512 (d) 276
12. 12.A library has 286 books. It buys 161 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 447 (b) 125 (c) 437 (d) 457
13. 13.A train has 637 passengers. At a station, 470 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 177 (b) 167 (c) 157 (d) 1107
14. 14.After giving away 86 marbles, a boy has 144 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 230 (b) 58 (c) 220 (d) 240
15. 15.A farmer picks 282 mangoes on Monday and 188 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 470 (b) 84 (c) 104 (d) 94
16. 16.A farmer picks 515 mangoes on Monday and 229 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 276 (b) 296 (c) 286 (d) 744
17. 17.A train has 474 passengers. At a station, 263 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 737 (b) 201 (c) 211 (d) 221
18. 18.After giving away 96 marbles, a boy has 275 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 361 (b) 381 (c) 371 (d) 179
19. 19.A library has 305 books. It buys 181 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 486 (b) 496 (c) 476 (d) 124
20. 20.A library has 452 books. It buys 95 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 557 (b) 357 (c) 547 (d) 537
21. 21.A school has 113 boys and 289 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 463 (b) 341 (c) 402 (d) 331
22. 22.A train has 322 passengers. At a station, 110 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 222 (b) 212 (c) 432 (d) 202
23. 23.A farmer picks 352 mangoes on Monday and 157 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 195 (b) 509 (c) 205 (d) 185
24. 24.A farmer picks 325 mangoes on Monday and 281 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 44 (b) 34 (c) 606 (d) 54
25. 25.A library has 152 books. It buys 80 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 72 (b) 232 (c) 242 (d) 222
26. 26.A train has 531 passengers. At a station, 370 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 151 (b) 161 (c) 171 (d) 901
27. 27.A library has 270 books. It buys 117 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 377 (b) 153 (c) 397 (d) 387
28. 28.A train has 729 passengers. At a station, 484 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 235 (b) 245 (c) 1213 (d) 255
29. 29.A train has 466 passengers. At a station, 135 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 601 (b) 341 (c) 321 (d) 331
30. 30.A train has 413 passengers. At a station, 207 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 216 (b) 196 (c) 620 (d) 206
31. 31.After giving away 189 marbles, a boy has 180 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 370 (b) 379 (c) 369 (d) 359
32. 32.A farmer picks 282 mangoes on Monday and 182 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 100 (b) 110 (c) 90 (d) 464
33. 33.A train has 743 passengers. At a station, 474 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1217 (b) 279 (c) 259 (d) 269
34. 34.A train has 656 passengers. At a station, 171 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 475 (b) 485 (c) 495 (d) 827
35. 35.After giving away 106 marbles, a boy has 269 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 375 (b) 365 (c) 385 (d) 163
36. 36.After giving away 120 marbles, a boy has 119 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 240 (b) 239 (c) 229 (d) 249
37. 37.A library has 204 books. It buys 70 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 264 (b) 284 (c) 134 (d) 274
38. 38.A school has 256 boys and 270 girls. 140 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 666 (b) 526 (c) 376 (d) 386
39. 39.A train has 759 passengers. At a station, 343 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 426 (b) 416 (c) 1102 (d) 406
40. 40.A farmer picks 512 mangoes on Monday and 427 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 939 (b) 75 (c) 85 (d) 95

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