Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 677 · 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.A school has 238 boys and 116 girls. 142 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 354 (b) 496 (c) 212 (d) 202
2. 2.After giving away 42 marbles, a boy has 149 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 107 (b) 191 (c) 181 (d) 201
3. 3.A school has 176 boys and 217 girls. 68 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 393 (b) 315 (c) 325 (d) 461
4. 4.After giving away 145 marbles, a boy has 191 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 326 (b) 346 (c) 336 (d) 46
5. 5.A library has 128 books. It buys 129 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 357 (b) 247 (c) 257 (d) 267
6. 6.A library has 154 books. It buys 222 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 376 (b) 386 (c) 366 (d) 476
7. 7.A train has 393 passengers. At a station, 103 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 300 (b) 496 (c) 280 (d) 290
8. 8.A train has 359 passengers. At a station, 210 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 139 (b) 159 (c) 569 (d) 149
9. 9.A library has 409 books. It buys 51 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 470 (b) 358 (c) 450 (d) 460
10. 10.A farmer picks 394 mangoes on Monday and 230 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 154 (b) 174 (c) 164 (d) 624
11. 11.After giving away 117 marbles, a boy has 35 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 142 (b) 162 (c) 152 (d) 153
12. 12.A train has 346 passengers. At a station, 257 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 89 (b) 603 (c) 99 (d) 79
13. 13.After giving away 48 marbles, a boy has 38 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 76 (b) 87 (c) 86 (d) 96
14. 14.After giving away 173 marbles, a boy has 241 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 404 (b) 424 (c) 68 (d) 414
15. 15.A farmer picks 321 mangoes on Monday and 113 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 434 (b) 208 (c) 198 (d) 218
16. 16.A library has 171 books. It buys 237 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 398 (b) 508 (c) 408 (d) 418
17. 17.A farmer picks 481 mangoes on Monday and 332 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 149 (b) 813 (c) 139 (d) 159
18. 18.A train has 380 passengers. At a station, 124 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 256 (b) 504 (c) 266 (d) 246
19. 19.A train has 609 passengers. At a station, 223 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 832 (b) 396 (c) 376 (d) 386
20. 20.A farmer picks 247 mangoes on Monday and 110 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 147 (b) 127 (c) 137 (d) 357
21. 21.A train has 355 passengers. At a station, 250 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 105 (b) 95 (c) 115 (d) 605
22. 22.A farmer picks 535 mangoes on Monday and 403 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 938 (b) 122 (c) 132 (d) 142
23. 23.A train has 745 passengers. At a station, 294 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 451 (b) 461 (c) 441 (d) 1039
24. 24.A school has 113 boys and 124 girls. 150 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 77 (b) 387 (c) 87 (d) 237
25. 25.A train has 360 passengers. At a station, 114 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 474 (b) 256 (c) 236 (d) 246
26. 26.A school has 282 boys and 189 girls. 135 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 336 (b) 471 (c) 326 (d) 606
27. 27.A train has 363 passengers. At a station, 126 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 227 (b) 247 (c) 237 (d) 489
28. 28.After giving away 24 marbles, a boy has 22 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 47 (b) 36 (c) 56 (d) 46
29. 29.A farmer picks 352 mangoes on Monday and 131 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 483 (b) 211 (c) 231 (d) 221
30. 30.A school has 231 boys and 215 girls. 89 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 347 (b) 357 (c) 446 (d) 535
31. 31.A train has 567 passengers. At a station, 135 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 422 (b) 702 (c) 442 (d) 432
32. 32.After giving away 132 marbles, a boy has 50 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 183 (b) 192 (c) 172 (d) 182
33. 33.A train has 555 passengers. At a station, 211 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 344 (b) 354 (c) 334 (d) 766
34. 34.A train has 390 passengers. At a station, 160 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 230 (b) 220 (c) 550 (d) 240
35. 35.A library has 191 books. It buys 57 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 258 (b) 248 (c) 134 (d) 238
36. 36.A library has 281 books. It buys 280 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 1 (b) 551 (c) 571 (d) 561
37. 37.A train has 634 passengers. At a station, 449 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 175 (b) 185 (c) 1083 (d) 195
38. 38.After giving away 50 marbles, a boy has 198 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 238 (b) 148 (c) 258 (d) 248
39. 39.A library has 166 books. It buys 288 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 444 (b) 454 (c) 554 (d) 464
40. 40.A library has 369 books. It buys 166 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 525 (b) 203 (c) 545 (d) 535

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