Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 685 · 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 train has 431 passengers. At a station, 226 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 195 (b) 215 (c) 657 (d) 205
2. 2.After giving away 97 marbles, a boy has 37 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 135 (b) 134 (c) 144 (d) 124
3. 3.After giving away 112 marbles, a boy has 110 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 222 (b) 212 (c) 232 (d) 223
4. 4.A school has 220 boys and 158 girls. 143 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 235 (b) 378 (c) 225 (d) 521
5. 5.After giving away 20 marbles, a boy has 54 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 34 (b) 64 (c) 84 (d) 74
6. 6.After giving away 53 marbles, a boy has 101 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 154 (b) 164 (c) 48 (d) 144
7. 7.A library has 196 books. It buys 62 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 248 (b) 258 (c) 134 (d) 268
8. 8.A farmer picks 363 mangoes on Monday and 157 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 520 (b) 206 (c) 216 (d) 196
9. 9.After giving away 23 marbles, a boy has 197 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 220 (b) 210 (c) 174 (d) 230
10. 10.After giving away 153 marbles, a boy has 103 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 246 (b) 266 (c) 257 (d) 256
11. 11.A farmer picks 522 mangoes on Monday and 485 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 37 (b) 1007 (c) 47 (d) 27
12. 12.A train has 619 passengers. At a station, 410 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 209 (b) 219 (c) 1029 (d) 199
13. 13.A farmer picks 355 mangoes on Monday and 148 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 197 (b) 503 (c) 217 (d) 207
14. 14.After giving away 37 marbles, a boy has 231 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 278 (b) 194 (c) 258 (d) 268
15. 15.A train has 752 passengers. At a station, 257 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 505 (b) 1009 (c) 485 (d) 495
16. 16.A library has 469 books. It buys 270 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 749 (b) 199 (c) 739 (d) 729
17. 17.After giving away 172 marbles, a boy has 236 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 64 (b) 408 (c) 398 (d) 418
18. 18.A library has 134 books. It buys 64 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 198 (b) 208 (c) 70 (d) 188
19. 19.A train has 725 passengers. At a station, 133 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 582 (b) 592 (c) 602 (d) 858
20. 20.A library has 460 books. It buys 343 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 793 (b) 117 (c) 803 (d) 813
21. 21.A library has 403 books. It buys 112 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 505 (b) 515 (c) 291 (d) 525
22. 22.A school has 111 boys and 215 girls. 60 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 266 (b) 326 (c) 256 (d) 386
23. 23.A school has 274 boys and 132 girls. 112 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 284 (b) 406 (c) 294 (d) 518
24. 24.A school has 235 boys and 139 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 312 (b) 302 (c) 436 (d) 374
25. 25.A train has 367 passengers. At a station, 243 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 114 (b) 134 (c) 610 (d) 124
26. 26.A library has 140 books. It buys 162 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 302 (b) 292 (c) 312 (d) 402
27. 27.A school has 211 boys and 292 girls. 85 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 408 (b) 588 (c) 503 (d) 418
28. 28.After giving away 24 marbles, a boy has 39 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 15 (b) 53 (c) 73 (d) 63
29. 29.A train has 422 passengers. At a station, 193 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 219 (b) 229 (c) 615 (d) 239
30. 30.A farmer picks 222 mangoes on Monday and 172 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 60 (b) 50 (c) 40 (d) 394
31. 31.A train has 754 passengers. At a station, 328 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 416 (b) 1082 (c) 436 (d) 426
32. 32.A farmer picks 251 mangoes on Monday and 162 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 79 (b) 413 (c) 89 (d) 99
33. 33.A farmer picks 572 mangoes on Monday and 185 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 397 (b) 387 (c) 377 (d) 757
34. 34.A train has 598 passengers. At a station, 498 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1096 (b) 110 (c) 100 (d) 90
35. 35.A farmer picks 209 mangoes on Monday and 101 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 310 (b) 118 (c) 98 (d) 108
36. 36.After giving away 182 marbles, a boy has 207 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 389 (b) 379 (c) 25 (d) 399
37. 37.After giving away 188 marbles, a boy has 236 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 434 (b) 48 (c) 414 (d) 424
38. 38.A train has 685 passengers. At a station, 158 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 537 (b) 527 (c) 517 (d) 843
39. 39.A train has 566 passengers. At a station, 132 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 424 (b) 698 (c) 434 (d) 444
40. 40.After giving away 187 marbles, a boy has 69 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 266 (b) 246 (c) 257 (d) 256

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