Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 663 · 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 110 marbles, a boy has 232 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 332 (b) 352 (c) 122 (d) 342
2. 2.A school has 178 boys and 138 girls. 114 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 316 (b) 202 (c) 430 (d) 192
3. 3.A library has 153 books. It buys 303 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 456 (b) 446 (c) 466 (d) 556
4. 4.A train has 443 passengers. At a station, 316 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 759 (b) 127 (c) 137 (d) 117
5. 5.A farmer picks 508 mangoes on Monday and 467 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 975 (b) 31 (c) 51 (d) 41
6. 6.A train has 590 passengers. At a station, 291 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 309 (b) 299 (c) 289 (d) 881
7. 7.A farmer picks 252 mangoes on Monday and 183 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 59 (b) 79 (c) 435 (d) 69
8. 8.A train has 344 passengers. At a station, 160 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 504 (b) 194 (c) 184 (d) 174
9. 9.A train has 488 passengers. At a station, 144 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 334 (b) 354 (c) 344 (d) 632
10. 10.A library has 290 books. It buys 160 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 460 (b) 440 (c) 450 (d) 130
11. 11.A train has 743 passengers. At a station, 106 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 647 (b) 627 (c) 637 (d) 849
12. 12.After giving away 196 marbles, a boy has 56 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 253 (b) 262 (c) 242 (d) 252
13. 13.A farmer picks 434 mangoes on Monday and 109 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 335 (b) 325 (c) 315 (d) 543
14. 14.A school has 168 boys and 142 girls. 108 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 202 (b) 310 (c) 418 (d) 192
15. 15.A school has 215 boys and 223 girls. 85 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 353 (b) 343 (c) 438 (d) 523
16. 16.A library has 351 books. It buys 170 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 181 (b) 511 (c) 531 (d) 521
17. 17.A train has 382 passengers. At a station, 195 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 187 (b) 577 (c) 197 (d) 177
18. 18.A train has 380 passengers. At a station, 324 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 46 (b) 66 (c) 56 (d) 704
19. 19.After giving away 151 marbles, a boy has 189 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 38 (b) 330 (c) 350 (d) 340
20. 20.A school has 188 boys and 300 girls. 104 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 384 (b) 488 (c) 592 (d) 374
21. 21.A library has 136 books. It buys 205 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 441 (b) 331 (c) 341 (d) 351
22. 22.A school has 293 boys and 174 girls. 99 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 566 (b) 467 (c) 358 (d) 368
23. 23.After giving away 168 marbles, a boy has 151 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 320 (b) 309 (c) 329 (d) 319
24. 24.A library has 427 books. It buys 75 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 352 (b) 492 (c) 502 (d) 512
25. 25.A library has 355 books. It buys 257 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 98 (b) 602 (c) 622 (d) 612
26. 26.A train has 432 passengers. At a station, 212 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 230 (b) 644 (c) 220 (d) 210
27. 27.A library has 226 books. It buys 209 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 425 (b) 435 (c) 445 (d) 17
28. 28.After giving away 89 marbles, a boy has 295 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 394 (b) 206 (c) 374 (d) 384
29. 29.A train has 796 passengers. At a station, 670 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1466 (b) 126 (c) 116 (d) 136
30. 30.A train has 366 passengers. At a station, 220 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 156 (b) 146 (c) 136 (d) 586
31. 31.A train has 763 passengers. At a station, 212 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 561 (b) 541 (c) 551 (d) 975
32. 32.A library has 478 books. It buys 207 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 271 (b) 695 (c) 675 (d) 685
33. 33.A farmer picks 231 mangoes on Monday and 149 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 380 (b) 72 (c) 82 (d) 92
34. 34.A school has 105 boys and 109 girls. 50 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 214 (b) 164 (c) 264 (d) 154
35. 35.A library has 310 books. It buys 168 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 142 (b) 468 (c) 488 (d) 478
36. 36.A farmer picks 530 mangoes on Monday and 220 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 750 (b) 300 (c) 320 (d) 310
37. 37.After giving away 182 marbles, a boy has 212 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 30 (b) 394 (c) 384 (d) 404
38. 38.A school has 109 boys and 222 girls. 86 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 245 (b) 417 (c) 331 (d) 235
39. 39.A school has 146 boys and 272 girls. 56 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 418 (b) 352 (c) 474 (d) 362
40. 40.After giving away 74 marbles, a boy has 216 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 280 (b) 142 (c) 290 (d) 300

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