Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 68 · 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 128 marbles, a boy has 257 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 129 (b) 385 (c) 395 (d) 375
2. 2.A farmer picks 363 mangoes on Monday and 270 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 103 (b) 633 (c) 93 (d) 83
3. 3.A train has 769 passengers. At a station, 441 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1210 (b) 338 (c) 328 (d) 318
4. 4.A train has 483 passengers. At a station, 140 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 623 (b) 343 (c) 353 (d) 333
5. 5.After giving away 179 marbles, a boy has 228 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 417 (b) 49 (c) 407 (d) 397
6. 6.A school has 190 boys and 298 girls. 90 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 578 (b) 488 (c) 388 (d) 398
7. 7.A train has 580 passengers. At a station, 283 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 863 (b) 307 (c) 297 (d) 287
8. 8.A school has 294 boys and 206 girls. 56 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 500 (b) 444 (c) 434 (d) 556
9. 9.A farmer picks 245 mangoes on Monday and 221 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 34 (b) 24 (c) 14 (d) 466
10. 10.After giving away 157 marbles, a boy has 181 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 24 (b) 348 (c) 338 (d) 328
11. 11.After giving away 157 marbles, a boy has 243 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 86 (b) 410 (c) 400 (d) 390
12. 12.A school has 265 boys and 235 girls. 107 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 500 (b) 607 (c) 393 (d) 383
13. 13.A school has 184 boys and 119 girls. 76 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 227 (b) 217 (c) 379 (d) 303
14. 14.A farmer picks 256 mangoes on Monday and 203 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 43 (b) 63 (c) 459 (d) 53
15. 15.After giving away 56 marbles, a boy has 181 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 237 (b) 125 (c) 247 (d) 227
16. 16.After giving away 121 marbles, a boy has 45 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 176 (b) 156 (c) 167 (d) 166
17. 17.A train has 423 passengers. At a station, 147 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 286 (b) 570 (c) 266 (d) 276
18. 18.A library has 210 books. It buys 344 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 564 (b) 554 (c) 654 (d) 544
19. 19.A library has 280 books. It buys 137 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 427 (b) 143 (c) 407 (d) 417
20. 20.A train has 618 passengers. At a station, 326 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 282 (b) 292 (c) 302 (d) 944
21. 21.A library has 241 books. It buys 83 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 158 (b) 324 (c) 334 (d) 314
22. 22.A farmer picks 565 mangoes on Monday and 539 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 1104 (b) 16 (c) 26 (d) 36
23. 23.A farmer picks 382 mangoes on Monday and 100 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 292 (b) 282 (c) 482 (d) 272
24. 24.A library has 301 books. It buys 150 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 451 (b) 461 (c) 441 (d) 151
25. 25.A farmer picks 201 mangoes on Monday and 126 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 85 (b) 75 (c) 327 (d) 65
26. 26.A train has 575 passengers. At a station, 282 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 283 (b) 293 (c) 857 (d) 303
27. 27.After giving away 87 marbles, a boy has 273 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 370 (b) 360 (c) 350 (d) 186
28. 28.A library has 295 books. It buys 67 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 352 (b) 228 (c) 362 (d) 372
29. 29.A library has 320 books. It buys 252 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 68 (b) 562 (c) 572 (d) 582
30. 30.After giving away 86 marbles, a boy has 68 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 155 (b) 164 (c) 144 (d) 154
31. 31.A train has 482 passengers. At a station, 405 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 77 (b) 67 (c) 87 (d) 887
32. 32.A library has 194 books. It buys 181 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 385 (b) 13 (c) 365 (d) 375
33. 33.After giving away 50 marbles, a boy has 273 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 223 (b) 333 (c) 313 (d) 323
34. 34.A farmer picks 424 mangoes on Monday and 391 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 33 (b) 23 (c) 815 (d) 43
35. 35.A school has 298 boys and 112 girls. 124 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 276 (b) 410 (c) 286 (d) 534
36. 36.A farmer picks 548 mangoes on Monday and 227 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 331 (b) 321 (c) 311 (d) 775
37. 37.A school has 267 boys and 167 girls. 68 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 502 (b) 366 (c) 356 (d) 434
38. 38.A train has 557 passengers. At a station, 476 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 91 (b) 81 (c) 1033 (d) 71
39. 39.A farmer picks 236 mangoes on Monday and 190 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 36 (b) 56 (c) 426 (d) 46
40. 40.After giving away 35 marbles, a boy has 84 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 129 (b) 109 (c) 49 (d) 119

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