Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 658 · 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 155 marbles, a boy has 91 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 246 (b) 236 (c) 256 (d) 247
2. 2.A school has 152 boys and 267 girls. 133 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 419 (b) 276 (c) 552 (d) 286
3. 3.A library has 207 books. It buys 204 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 3 (b) 411 (c) 401 (d) 421
4. 4.After giving away 92 marbles, a boy has 252 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 334 (b) 160 (c) 354 (d) 344
5. 5.A train has 594 passengers. At a station, 135 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 449 (b) 459 (c) 729 (d) 469
6. 6.A farmer picks 535 mangoes on Monday and 165 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 380 (b) 700 (c) 360 (d) 370
7. 7.A farmer picks 204 mangoes on Monday and 181 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 33 (b) 385 (c) 23 (d) 13
8. 8.A library has 273 books. It buys 95 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 358 (b) 378 (c) 368 (d) 178
9. 9.A train has 700 passengers. At a station, 374 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 316 (b) 1074 (c) 326 (d) 336
10. 10.A library has 206 books. It buys 59 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 265 (b) 147 (c) 255 (d) 275
11. 11.After giving away 110 marbles, a boy has 44 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 164 (b) 155 (c) 144 (d) 154
12. 12.A farmer picks 511 mangoes on Monday and 101 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 410 (b) 420 (c) 400 (d) 612
13. 13.After giving away 187 marbles, a boy has 256 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 433 (b) 69 (c) 453 (d) 443
14. 14.A library has 462 books. It buys 60 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 522 (b) 512 (c) 402 (d) 532
15. 15.A train has 536 passengers. At a station, 308 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 844 (b) 228 (c) 218 (d) 238
16. 16.A library has 441 books. It buys 83 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 524 (b) 514 (c) 358 (d) 534
17. 17.A train has 317 passengers. At a station, 165 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 142 (b) 482 (c) 152 (d) 162
18. 18.A farmer picks 372 mangoes on Monday and 240 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 122 (b) 612 (c) 132 (d) 142
19. 19.A library has 321 books. It buys 195 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 516 (b) 126 (c) 506 (d) 526
20. 20.A train has 624 passengers. At a station, 290 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 344 (b) 324 (c) 914 (d) 334
21. 21.A train has 457 passengers. At a station, 271 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 176 (b) 728 (c) 186 (d) 196
22. 22.A library has 427 books. It buys 346 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 763 (b) 773 (c) 81 (d) 783
23. 23.A farmer picks 419 mangoes on Monday and 201 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 218 (b) 208 (c) 228 (d) 620
24. 24.A farmer picks 528 mangoes on Monday and 186 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 332 (b) 352 (c) 342 (d) 714
25. 25.A train has 349 passengers. At a station, 284 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 75 (b) 55 (c) 633 (d) 65
26. 26.After giving away 195 marbles, a boy has 145 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 330 (b) 341 (c) 340 (d) 350
27. 27.A library has 317 books. It buys 162 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 489 (b) 469 (c) 155 (d) 479
28. 28.A train has 640 passengers. At a station, 122 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 762 (b) 518 (c) 508 (d) 528
29. 29.A farmer picks 277 mangoes on Monday and 101 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 378 (b) 176 (c) 186 (d) 166
30. 30.A school has 192 boys and 165 girls. 144 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 501 (b) 357 (c) 213 (d) 203
31. 31.A farmer picks 241 mangoes on Monday and 163 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 68 (b) 88 (c) 78 (d) 404
32. 32.A library has 206 books. It buys 77 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 283 (b) 273 (c) 129 (d) 293
33. 33.A train has 551 passengers. At a station, 187 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 364 (b) 354 (c) 738 (d) 374
34. 34.A train has 535 passengers. At a station, 471 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1006 (b) 54 (c) 74 (d) 64
35. 35.A train has 572 passengers. At a station, 222 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 360 (b) 340 (c) 794 (d) 350
36. 36.After giving away 103 marbles, a boy has 290 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 187 (b) 403 (c) 393 (d) 383
37. 37.A library has 281 books. It buys 182 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 473 (b) 453 (c) 99 (d) 463
38. 38.A train has 458 passengers. At a station, 112 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 570 (b) 336 (c) 346 (d) 356
39. 39.A library has 255 books. It buys 295 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 540 (b) 560 (c) 650 (d) 550
40. 40.A farmer picks 251 mangoes on Monday and 163 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 78 (b) 414 (c) 88 (d) 98

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