Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 586 · 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 32 marbles, a boy has 119 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 141 (b) 151 (c) 161 (d) 87
2. 2.A school has 205 boys and 244 girls. 52 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 501 (b) 387 (c) 397 (d) 449
3. 3.A train has 754 passengers. At a station, 154 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 908 (b) 600 (c) 590 (d) 610
4. 4.A train has 331 passengers. At a station, 105 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 226 (b) 216 (c) 436 (d) 236
5. 5.A train has 547 passengers. At a station, 398 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 139 (b) 945 (c) 149 (d) 159
6. 6.A train has 715 passengers. At a station, 170 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 535 (b) 545 (c) 885 (d) 555
7. 7.After giving away 42 marbles, a boy has 184 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 226 (b) 216 (c) 142 (d) 236
8. 8.A school has 110 boys and 147 girls. 68 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 179 (b) 189 (c) 325 (d) 257
9. 9.A farmer picks 542 mangoes on Monday and 220 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 762 (b) 312 (c) 332 (d) 322
10. 10.A school has 228 boys and 117 girls. 121 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 224 (b) 345 (c) 466 (d) 214
11. 11.A train has 509 passengers. At a station, 309 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 200 (b) 210 (c) 190 (d) 818
12. 12.A school has 238 boys and 167 girls. 132 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 405 (b) 263 (c) 537 (d) 273
13. 13.A library has 190 books. It buys 54 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 254 (b) 244 (c) 234 (d) 136
14. 14.A school has 285 boys and 235 girls. 132 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 652 (b) 388 (c) 520 (d) 378
15. 15.A train has 778 passengers. At a station, 251 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 537 (b) 517 (c) 527 (d) 1029
16. 16.A train has 300 passengers. At a station, 164 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 464 (b) 136 (c) 146 (d) 126
17. 17.A train has 524 passengers. At a station, 405 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 119 (b) 929 (c) 129 (d) 109
18. 18.After giving away 47 marbles, a boy has 272 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 329 (b) 309 (c) 319 (d) 225
19. 19.A library has 132 books. It buys 53 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 185 (b) 175 (c) 79 (d) 195
20. 20.A library has 267 books. It buys 57 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 334 (b) 314 (c) 324 (d) 210
21. 21.After giving away 138 marbles, a boy has 65 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 204 (b) 193 (c) 203 (d) 213
22. 22.After giving away 193 marbles, a boy has 231 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 38 (b) 434 (c) 414 (d) 424
23. 23.After giving away 110 marbles, a boy has 225 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 325 (b) 345 (c) 335 (d) 115
24. 24.After giving away 195 marbles, a boy has 122 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 327 (b) 318 (c) 317 (d) 307
25. 25.A farmer picks 371 mangoes on Monday and 197 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 568 (b) 184 (c) 164 (d) 174
26. 26.A school has 189 boys and 152 girls. 125 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 466 (b) 206 (c) 341 (d) 216
27. 27.A library has 476 books. It buys 266 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 742 (b) 752 (c) 210 (d) 732
28. 28.A library has 173 books. It buys 95 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 278 (b) 258 (c) 268 (d) 78
29. 29.A school has 212 boys and 215 girls. 71 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 356 (b) 346 (c) 498 (d) 427
30. 30.After giving away 148 marbles, a boy has 50 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 188 (b) 208 (c) 199 (d) 198
31. 31.A train has 595 passengers. At a station, 346 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 239 (b) 249 (c) 941 (d) 259
32. 32.After giving away 154 marbles, a boy has 221 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 375 (b) 365 (c) 385 (d) 67
33. 33.A train has 626 passengers. At a station, 254 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 382 (b) 880 (c) 362 (d) 372
34. 34.After giving away 117 marbles, a boy has 136 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 19 (b) 263 (c) 243 (d) 253
35. 35.A farmer picks 319 mangoes on Monday and 253 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 56 (b) 76 (c) 66 (d) 572
36. 36.A library has 200 books. It buys 341 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 641 (b) 531 (c) 551 (d) 541
37. 37.A train has 617 passengers. At a station, 131 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 748 (b) 496 (c) 486 (d) 476
38. 38.A farmer picks 208 mangoes on Monday and 183 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 391 (b) 35 (c) 25 (d) 15
39. 39.After giving away 36 marbles, a boy has 243 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 207 (b) 269 (c) 279 (d) 289
40. 40.A library has 351 books. It buys 226 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 125 (b) 577 (c) 587 (d) 567

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