Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 681 · 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 48 marbles, a boy has 121 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 179 (b) 159 (c) 169 (d) 73
2. 2.A train has 419 passengers. At a station, 279 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 150 (b) 698 (c) 130 (d) 140
3. 3.A train has 535 passengers. At a station, 224 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 301 (b) 321 (c) 759 (d) 311
4. 4.A farmer picks 524 mangoes on Monday and 371 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 143 (b) 895 (c) 153 (d) 163
5. 5.A train has 452 passengers. At a station, 401 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 41 (b) 853 (c) 51 (d) 61
6. 6.A library has 387 books. It buys 341 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 718 (b) 728 (c) 738 (d) 46
7. 7.A train has 665 passengers. At a station, 140 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 535 (b) 805 (c) 515 (d) 525
8. 8.A library has 213 books. It buys 233 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 456 (b) 446 (c) 436 (d) 546
9. 9.A train has 785 passengers. At a station, 267 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1052 (b) 508 (c) 518 (d) 528
10. 10.A train has 357 passengers. At a station, 209 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 158 (b) 138 (c) 148 (d) 566
11. 11.A farmer picks 308 mangoes on Monday and 284 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 34 (b) 14 (c) 592 (d) 24
12. 12.After giving away 141 marbles, a boy has 198 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 339 (b) 349 (c) 329 (d) 57
13. 13.A farmer picks 289 mangoes on Monday and 196 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 83 (b) 485 (c) 93 (d) 103
14. 14.A library has 255 books. It buys 52 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 317 (b) 307 (c) 203 (d) 297
15. 15.A school has 300 boys and 155 girls. 113 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 568 (b) 342 (c) 332 (d) 455
16. 16.A farmer picks 387 mangoes on Monday and 235 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 622 (b) 142 (c) 162 (d) 152
17. 17.A library has 282 books. It buys 344 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 726 (b) 636 (c) 626 (d) 616
18. 18.A library has 129 books. It buys 94 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 35 (b) 233 (c) 223 (d) 213
19. 19.A farmer picks 398 mangoes on Monday and 107 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 281 (b) 291 (c) 505 (d) 301
20. 20.A farmer picks 308 mangoes on Monday and 108 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 190 (b) 200 (c) 416 (d) 210
21. 21.A farmer picks 342 mangoes on Monday and 318 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 14 (b) 660 (c) 34 (d) 24
22. 22.A library has 242 books. It buys 273 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 615 (b) 525 (c) 505 (d) 515
23. 23.A school has 242 boys and 263 girls. 137 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 642 (b) 505 (c) 358 (d) 368
24. 24.After giving away 100 marbles, a boy has 233 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 343 (b) 323 (c) 133 (d) 333
25. 25.After giving away 43 marbles, a boy has 207 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 250 (b) 260 (c) 164 (d) 240
26. 26.A school has 291 boys and 129 girls. 116 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 536 (b) 304 (c) 420 (d) 294
27. 27.A train has 486 passengers. At a station, 272 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 204 (b) 214 (c) 224 (d) 758
28. 28.A school has 240 boys and 120 girls. 126 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 360 (b) 224 (c) 234 (d) 486
29. 29.A school has 181 boys and 231 girls. 137 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 549 (b) 265 (c) 412 (d) 275
30. 30.After giving away 21 marbles, a boy has 291 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 302 (b) 312 (c) 322 (d) 270
31. 31.A train has 639 passengers. At a station, 132 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 771 (b) 497 (c) 507 (d) 517
32. 32.A school has 227 boys and 278 girls. 51 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 505 (b) 444 (c) 556 (d) 454
33. 33.A library has 475 books. It buys 119 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 356 (b) 584 (c) 594 (d) 604
34. 34.After giving away 43 marbles, a boy has 35 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 78 (b) 68 (c) 79 (d) 88
35. 35.A train has 382 passengers. At a station, 264 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 128 (b) 108 (c) 646 (d) 118
36. 36.A school has 209 boys and 265 girls. 71 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 474 (b) 393 (c) 403 (d) 545
37. 37.A library has 397 books. It buys 129 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 268 (b) 526 (c) 516 (d) 536
38. 38.After giving away 105 marbles, a boy has 289 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 184 (b) 394 (c) 384 (d) 404
39. 39.A train has 615 passengers. At a station, 464 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 151 (b) 141 (c) 161 (d) 1079
40. 40.A farmer picks 279 mangoes on Monday and 217 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 496 (b) 62 (c) 52 (d) 72

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