Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 680 · 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 27 marbles, a boy has 131 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 148 (b) 158 (c) 168 (d) 104
2. 2.A school has 179 boys and 102 girls. 64 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 281 (b) 345 (c) 207 (d) 217
3. 3.A train has 403 passengers. At a station, 107 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 286 (b) 296 (c) 510 (d) 306
4. 4.A school has 274 boys and 145 girls. 130 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 419 (b) 549 (c) 289 (d) 279
5. 5.A school has 155 boys and 142 girls. 72 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 215 (b) 225 (c) 369 (d) 297
6. 6.A train has 743 passengers. At a station, 134 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 619 (b) 609 (c) 877 (d) 599
7. 7.A library has 415 books. It buys 189 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 226 (b) 594 (c) 614 (d) 604
8. 8.A farmer picks 579 mangoes on Monday and 121 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 448 (b) 468 (c) 700 (d) 458
9. 9.A library has 365 books. It buys 109 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 484 (b) 474 (c) 256 (d) 464
10. 10.After giving away 141 marbles, a boy has 150 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 9 (b) 291 (c) 301 (d) 281
11. 11.After giving away 174 marbles, a boy has 25 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 200 (b) 189 (c) 199 (d) 209
12. 12.A school has 213 boys and 294 girls. 77 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 507 (b) 584 (c) 420 (d) 430
13. 13.After giving away 87 marbles, a boy has 176 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 273 (b) 89 (c) 253 (d) 263
14. 14.A school has 266 boys and 199 girls. 90 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 465 (b) 365 (c) 375 (d) 555
15. 15.A train has 309 passengers. At a station, 200 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 109 (b) 99 (c) 509 (d) 119
16. 16.A school has 287 boys and 279 girls. 107 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 673 (b) 449 (c) 459 (d) 566
17. 17.A train has 406 passengers. At a station, 345 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 51 (b) 61 (c) 751 (d) 71
18. 18.A train has 438 passengers. At a station, 249 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 189 (b) 179 (c) 687 (d) 199
19. 19.A train has 614 passengers. At a station, 125 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 739 (b) 479 (c) 489 (d) 499
20. 20.A farmer picks 263 mangoes on Monday and 182 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 91 (b) 81 (c) 71 (d) 445
21. 21.A farmer picks 414 mangoes on Monday and 376 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 28 (b) 48 (c) 790 (d) 38
22. 22.A library has 160 books. It buys 213 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 383 (b) 363 (c) 373 (d) 473
23. 23.After giving away 148 marbles, a boy has 134 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 292 (b) 283 (c) 282 (d) 272
24. 24.A train has 610 passengers. At a station, 558 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 42 (b) 62 (c) 52 (d) 1168
25. 25.A train has 757 passengers. At a station, 438 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1195 (b) 309 (c) 329 (d) 319
26. 26.A farmer picks 229 mangoes on Monday and 208 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 11 (b) 437 (c) 31 (d) 21
27. 27.After giving away 176 marbles, a boy has 230 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 396 (b) 54 (c) 406 (d) 416
28. 28.A train has 728 passengers. At a station, 123 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 851 (b) 615 (c) 605 (d) 595
29. 29.A train has 413 passengers. At a station, 264 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 159 (b) 139 (c) 149 (d) 677
30. 30.A library has 191 books. It buys 117 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 308 (b) 74 (c) 298 (d) 318
31. 31.A train has 676 passengers. At a station, 233 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 453 (b) 433 (c) 443 (d) 909
32. 32.After giving away 165 marbles, a boy has 90 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 256 (b) 265 (c) 255 (d) 245
33. 33.After giving away 137 marbles, a boy has 227 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 354 (b) 374 (c) 364 (d) 90
34. 34.A farmer picks 324 mangoes on Monday and 173 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 151 (b) 141 (c) 161 (d) 497
35. 35.A school has 147 boys and 154 girls. 86 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 301 (b) 205 (c) 215 (d) 387
36. 36.A library has 169 books. It buys 259 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 438 (b) 418 (c) 428 (d) 528
37. 37.A library has 398 books. It buys 302 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 710 (b) 690 (c) 96 (d) 700
38. 38.A train has 333 passengers. At a station, 140 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 473 (b) 203 (c) 193 (d) 183
39. 39.A school has 261 boys and 115 girls. 66 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 310 (b) 300 (c) 376 (d) 442
40. 40.After giving away 147 marbles, a boy has 183 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 320 (b) 330 (c) 36 (d) 340

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