Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 675 · 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 90 marbles, a boy has 120 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 210 (b) 200 (c) 30 (d) 220
2. 2.A library has 471 books. It buys 159 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 640 (b) 630 (c) 312 (d) 620
3. 3.A school has 183 boys and 131 girls. 63 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 251 (b) 241 (c) 377 (d) 314
4. 4.A train has 666 passengers. At a station, 112 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 544 (b) 778 (c) 564 (d) 554
5. 5.A library has 164 books. It buys 280 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 444 (b) 454 (c) 434 (d) 544
6. 6.After giving away 67 marbles, a boy has 103 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 180 (b) 170 (c) 160 (d) 36
7. 7.A school has 222 boys and 117 girls. 86 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 339 (b) 253 (c) 243 (d) 425
8. 8.A school has 266 boys and 138 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 457 (b) 404 (c) 341 (d) 351
9. 9.After giving away 143 marbles, a boy has 111 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 264 (b) 254 (c) 255 (d) 244
10. 10.A school has 187 boys and 155 girls. 123 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 219 (b) 465 (c) 342 (d) 209
11. 11.A school has 235 boys and 154 girls. 139 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 250 (b) 240 (c) 528 (d) 389
12. 12.A farmer picks 448 mangoes on Monday and 189 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 259 (b) 269 (c) 249 (d) 637
13. 13.A train has 561 passengers. At a station, 298 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 859 (b) 273 (c) 253 (d) 263
14. 14.A farmer picks 466 mangoes on Monday and 250 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 226 (b) 216 (c) 716 (d) 206
15. 15.After giving away 86 marbles, a boy has 130 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 206 (b) 226 (c) 216 (d) 44
16. 16.A train has 567 passengers. At a station, 414 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 163 (b) 143 (c) 981 (d) 153
17. 17.A school has 210 boys and 118 girls. 84 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 412 (b) 234 (c) 244 (d) 328
18. 18.After giving away 68 marbles, a boy has 100 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 158 (b) 168 (c) 32 (d) 178
19. 19.After giving away 90 marbles, a boy has 216 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 296 (b) 126 (c) 306 (d) 316
20. 20.A train has 794 passengers. At a station, 690 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 94 (b) 1484 (c) 114 (d) 104
21. 21.After giving away 103 marbles, a boy has 290 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 403 (b) 393 (c) 187 (d) 383
22. 22.A library has 308 books. It buys 192 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 500 (b) 116 (c) 490 (d) 510
23. 23.A farmer picks 399 mangoes on Monday and 303 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 702 (b) 96 (c) 106 (d) 86
24. 24.A library has 169 books. It buys 335 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 504 (b) 514 (c) 494 (d) 604
25. 25.A school has 114 boys and 137 girls. 82 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 159 (b) 251 (c) 169 (d) 333
26. 26.A train has 747 passengers. At a station, 193 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 564 (b) 940 (c) 554 (d) 544
27. 27.A school has 141 boys and 124 girls. 130 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 135 (b) 125 (c) 265 (d) 395
28. 28.A train has 747 passengers. At a station, 289 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 468 (b) 1036 (c) 458 (d) 448
29. 29.A train has 643 passengers. At a station, 486 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 157 (b) 167 (c) 1129 (d) 147
30. 30.A library has 219 books. It buys 169 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 50 (b) 378 (c) 398 (d) 388
31. 31.A school has 213 boys and 213 girls. 126 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 552 (b) 290 (c) 300 (d) 426
32. 32.A school has 197 boys and 276 girls. 107 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 356 (b) 580 (c) 366 (d) 473
33. 33.After giving away 70 marbles, a boy has 293 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 223 (b) 373 (c) 363 (d) 353
34. 34.A farmer picks 485 mangoes on Monday and 167 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 328 (b) 652 (c) 308 (d) 318
35. 35.After giving away 69 marbles, a boy has 117 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 48 (b) 176 (c) 196 (d) 186
36. 36.A farmer picks 381 mangoes on Monday and 332 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 713 (b) 39 (c) 59 (d) 49
37. 37.After giving away 73 marbles, a boy has 176 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 103 (b) 249 (c) 259 (d) 239
38. 38.A school has 140 boys and 134 girls. 84 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 180 (b) 274 (c) 358 (d) 190
39. 39.A train has 474 passengers. At a station, 303 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 161 (b) 171 (c) 181 (d) 777
40. 40.A train has 586 passengers. At a station, 362 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 948 (b) 214 (c) 224 (d) 234

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