Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 610 · 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 127 marbles, a boy has 105 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 222 (b) 242 (c) 233 (d) 232
2. 2.A school has 182 boys and 104 girls. 123 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 286 (b) 153 (c) 163 (d) 409
3. 3.A school has 236 boys and 237 girls. 88 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 561 (b) 375 (c) 473 (d) 385
4. 4.A library has 210 books. It buys 105 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 305 (b) 325 (c) 105 (d) 315
5. 5.After giving away 132 marbles, a boy has 51 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 183 (b) 184 (c) 193 (d) 173
6. 6.A train has 668 passengers. At a station, 228 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 430 (b) 440 (c) 896 (d) 450
7. 7.After giving away 167 marbles, a boy has 255 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 412 (b) 432 (c) 88 (d) 422
8. 8.A train has 787 passengers. At a station, 443 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 334 (b) 344 (c) 1230 (d) 354
9. 9.A train has 644 passengers. At a station, 380 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 254 (b) 274 (c) 264 (d) 1024
10. 10.A school has 186 boys and 279 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 465 (b) 401 (c) 411 (d) 519
11. 11.A farmer picks 316 mangoes on Monday and 137 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 179 (b) 189 (c) 169 (d) 453
12. 12.A library has 131 books. It buys 185 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 416 (b) 306 (c) 326 (d) 316
13. 13.A school has 120 boys and 250 girls. 71 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 289 (b) 370 (c) 441 (d) 299
14. 14.A library has 465 books. It buys 159 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 634 (b) 614 (c) 624 (d) 306
15. 15.A train has 403 passengers. At a station, 293 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 110 (b) 120 (c) 100 (d) 696
16. 16.A school has 245 boys and 283 girls. 51 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 477 (b) 467 (c) 528 (d) 579
17. 17.After giving away 76 marbles, a boy has 75 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 151 (b) 152 (c) 141 (d) 161
18. 18.A library has 151 books. It buys 174 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 315 (b) 325 (c) 335 (d) 425
19. 19.A library has 244 books. It buys 70 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 174 (b) 314 (c) 304 (d) 324
20. 20.A school has 235 boys and 270 girls. 73 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 505 (b) 432 (c) 422 (d) 578
21. 21.A train has 336 passengers. At a station, 203 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 143 (b) 133 (c) 539 (d) 123
22. 22.A school has 125 boys and 272 girls. 84 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 313 (b) 481 (c) 303 (d) 397
23. 23.A school has 143 boys and 134 girls. 102 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 277 (b) 379 (c) 175 (d) 165
24. 24.A farmer picks 200 mangoes on Monday and 108 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 92 (b) 102 (c) 308 (d) 82
25. 25.After giving away 80 marbles, a boy has 227 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 317 (b) 307 (c) 147 (d) 297
26. 26.A library has 401 books. It buys 302 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 693 (b) 713 (c) 703 (d) 99
27. 27.After giving away 115 marbles, a boy has 260 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 145 (b) 365 (c) 385 (d) 375
28. 28.A library has 203 books. It buys 86 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 299 (b) 279 (c) 289 (d) 117
29. 29.A library has 125 books. It buys 201 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 316 (b) 426 (c) 336 (d) 326
30. 30.After giving away 200 marbles, a boy has 181 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 371 (b) 382 (c) 381 (d) 391
31. 31.A library has 293 books. It buys 267 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 570 (b) 26 (c) 550 (d) 560
32. 32.A library has 480 books. It buys 122 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 592 (b) 358 (c) 612 (d) 602
33. 33.A library has 439 books. It buys 103 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 552 (b) 532 (c) 542 (d) 336
34. 34.A school has 132 boys and 207 girls. 117 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 212 (b) 456 (c) 339 (d) 222
35. 35.A train has 472 passengers. At a station, 118 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 354 (b) 344 (c) 364 (d) 590
36. 36.A library has 322 books. It buys 170 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 152 (b) 482 (c) 492 (d) 502
37. 37.After giving away 95 marbles, a boy has 295 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 200 (b) 400 (c) 380 (d) 390
38. 38.A library has 262 books. It buys 148 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 420 (b) 114 (c) 410 (d) 400
39. 39.A school has 132 boys and 153 girls. 126 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 411 (b) 149 (c) 285 (d) 159
40. 40.A farmer picks 443 mangoes on Monday and 191 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 634 (b) 252 (c) 242 (d) 262

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