Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 662 · 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 173 marbles, a boy has 248 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 411 (b) 421 (c) 431 (d) 75
2. 2.A school has 181 boys and 170 girls. 72 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 269 (b) 351 (c) 423 (d) 279
3. 3.A farmer picks 537 mangoes on Monday and 425 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 102 (b) 112 (c) 962 (d) 122
4. 4.A train has 794 passengers. At a station, 515 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 269 (b) 1309 (c) 279 (d) 289
5. 5.A library has 335 books. It buys 109 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 454 (b) 434 (c) 226 (d) 444
6. 6.A train has 303 passengers. At a station, 215 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 98 (b) 88 (c) 518 (d) 78
7. 7.A farmer picks 228 mangoes on Monday and 170 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 48 (b) 398 (c) 68 (d) 58
8. 8.A library has 143 books. It buys 159 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 312 (b) 302 (c) 292 (d) 402
9. 9.After giving away 41 marbles, a boy has 50 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 91 (b) 9 (c) 101 (d) 81
10. 10.A library has 382 books. It buys 73 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 455 (b) 309 (c) 465 (d) 445
11. 11.A train has 554 passengers. At a station, 112 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 442 (b) 432 (c) 452 (d) 666
12. 12.After giving away 196 marbles, a boy has 300 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 486 (b) 104 (c) 506 (d) 496
13. 13.A school has 195 boys and 186 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 309 (b) 443 (c) 319 (d) 381
14. 14.A farmer picks 299 mangoes on Monday and 183 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 482 (b) 126 (c) 106 (d) 116
15. 15.A school has 133 boys and 189 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 322 (b) 391 (c) 253 (d) 243
16. 16.A library has 329 books. It buys 95 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 424 (b) 434 (c) 414 (d) 234
17. 17.A school has 174 boys and 262 girls. 65 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 436 (b) 371 (c) 361 (d) 501
18. 18.A farmer picks 408 mangoes on Monday and 127 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 281 (b) 291 (c) 271 (d) 535
19. 19.After giving away 57 marbles, a boy has 225 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 272 (b) 292 (c) 168 (d) 282
20. 20.A farmer picks 377 mangoes on Monday and 237 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 140 (b) 150 (c) 614 (d) 130
21. 21.A library has 222 books. It buys 333 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 555 (b) 565 (c) 655 (d) 545
22. 22.After giving away 182 marbles, a boy has 245 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 417 (b) 63 (c) 437 (d) 427
23. 23.A library has 249 books. It buys 188 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 427 (b) 447 (c) 61 (d) 437
24. 24.A train has 749 passengers. At a station, 155 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 604 (b) 594 (c) 904 (d) 584
25. 25.A train has 534 passengers. At a station, 279 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 813 (b) 255 (c) 265 (d) 245
26. 26.A train has 771 passengers. At a station, 544 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 217 (b) 1315 (c) 237 (d) 227
27. 27.A farmer picks 464 mangoes on Monday and 206 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 670 (b) 268 (c) 248 (d) 258
28. 28.After giving away 100 marbles, a boy has 54 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 164 (b) 154 (c) 155 (d) 144
29. 29.A school has 291 boys and 166 girls. 122 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 579 (b) 335 (c) 457 (d) 325
30. 30.After giving away 37 marbles, a boy has 279 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 316 (b) 242 (c) 326 (d) 306
31. 31.A farmer picks 403 mangoes on Monday and 342 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 71 (b) 61 (c) 51 (d) 745
32. 32.A school has 260 boys and 178 girls. 104 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 334 (b) 542 (c) 438 (d) 324
33. 33.A farmer picks 433 mangoes on Monday and 198 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 245 (b) 225 (c) 235 (d) 631
34. 34.A train has 613 passengers. At a station, 390 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 233 (b) 223 (c) 213 (d) 1003
35. 35.After giving away 112 marbles, a boy has 216 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 328 (b) 338 (c) 104 (d) 318
36. 36.A school has 278 boys and 271 girls. 124 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 549 (b) 425 (c) 415 (d) 673
37. 37.A train has 748 passengers. At a station, 482 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 276 (b) 256 (c) 1230 (d) 266
38. 38.A library has 370 books. It buys 181 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 561 (b) 551 (c) 541 (d) 189
39. 39.A library has 301 books. It buys 107 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 408 (b) 418 (c) 194 (d) 398
40. 40.A school has 167 boys and 102 girls. 119 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 269 (b) 150 (c) 140 (d) 388

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