Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 736 · 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 184 marbles, a boy has 148 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 333 (b) 342 (c) 322 (d) 332
2. 2.A school has 274 boys and 261 girls. 88 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 535 (b) 623 (c) 437 (d) 447
3. 3.A train has 589 passengers. At a station, 382 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 217 (b) 971 (c) 207 (d) 197
4. 4.A library has 232 books. It buys 288 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 520 (b) 510 (c) 530 (d) 620
5. 5.After giving away 139 marbles, a boy has 250 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 111 (b) 399 (c) 389 (d) 379
6. 6.A train has 561 passengers. At a station, 214 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 357 (b) 337 (c) 775 (d) 347
7. 7.After giving away 47 marbles, a boy has 108 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 165 (b) 61 (c) 155 (d) 145
8. 8.A school has 107 boys and 129 girls. 118 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 354 (b) 108 (c) 118 (d) 236
9. 9.A train has 717 passengers. At a station, 163 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 880 (b) 564 (c) 544 (d) 554
10. 10.A train has 637 passengers. At a station, 237 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 874 (b) 390 (c) 410 (d) 400
11. 11.A farmer picks 494 mangoes on Monday and 470 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 14 (b) 34 (c) 24 (d) 964
12. 12.A library has 166 books. It buys 102 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 258 (b) 64 (c) 268 (d) 278
13. 13.A train has 512 passengers. At a station, 333 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 845 (b) 189 (c) 179 (d) 169
14. 14.A farmer picks 449 mangoes on Monday and 424 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 35 (b) 15 (c) 25 (d) 873
15. 15.A school has 283 boys and 199 girls. 111 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 371 (b) 593 (c) 361 (d) 482
16. 16.A school has 222 boys and 143 girls. 119 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 246 (b) 365 (c) 484 (d) 236
17. 17.After giving away 35 marbles, a boy has 156 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 191 (b) 201 (c) 121 (d) 181
18. 18.A train has 713 passengers. At a station, 543 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 160 (b) 180 (c) 170 (d) 1256
19. 19.A farmer picks 549 mangoes on Monday and 196 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 343 (b) 363 (c) 353 (d) 745
20. 20.A school has 241 boys and 115 girls. 138 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 218 (b) 494 (c) 208 (d) 356
21. 21.A farmer picks 400 mangoes on Monday and 158 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 558 (b) 232 (c) 242 (d) 252
22. 22.After giving away 83 marbles, a boy has 150 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 67 (b) 243 (c) 233 (d) 223
23. 23.A train has 315 passengers. At a station, 210 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 105 (b) 115 (c) 525 (d) 95
24. 24.After giving away 69 marbles, a boy has 110 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 179 (b) 189 (c) 169 (d) 41
25. 25.After giving away 179 marbles, a boy has 95 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 274 (b) 264 (c) 275 (d) 284
26. 26.A library has 120 books. It buys 134 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 254 (b) 264 (c) 244 (d) 354
27. 27.After giving away 26 marbles, a boy has 182 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 208 (b) 198 (c) 218 (d) 156
28. 28.A train has 725 passengers. At a station, 440 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1165 (b) 285 (c) 275 (d) 295
29. 29.A school has 111 boys and 207 girls. 77 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 318 (b) 241 (c) 395 (d) 231
30. 30.A farmer picks 554 mangoes on Monday and 124 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 420 (b) 440 (c) 678 (d) 430
31. 31.A library has 371 books. It buys 177 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 558 (b) 548 (c) 194 (d) 538
32. 32.After giving away 45 marbles, a boy has 201 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 256 (b) 246 (c) 236 (d) 156
33. 33.A train has 348 passengers. At a station, 115 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 463 (b) 223 (c) 243 (d) 233
34. 34.After giving away 107 marbles, a boy has 273 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 166 (b) 370 (c) 390 (d) 380
35. 35.A school has 133 boys and 164 girls. 147 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 140 (b) 297 (c) 150 (d) 444
36. 36.A farmer picks 426 mangoes on Monday and 267 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 693 (b) 169 (c) 159 (d) 149
37. 37.A farmer picks 521 mangoes on Monday and 296 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 225 (b) 235 (c) 817 (d) 215
38. 38.A school has 126 boys and 100 girls. 139 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 226 (b) 365 (c) 87 (d) 77
39. 39.A train has 746 passengers. At a station, 134 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 622 (b) 602 (c) 612 (d) 880
40. 40.A school has 265 boys and 212 girls. 80 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 397 (b) 477 (c) 387 (d) 557

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