Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 739 · 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 school has 187 boys and 279 girls. 97 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 359 (b) 466 (c) 563 (d) 369
2. 2.A farmer picks 436 mangoes on Monday and 139 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 307 (b) 287 (c) 297 (d) 575
3. 3.After giving away 133 marbles, a boy has 129 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 263 (b) 262 (c) 272 (d) 252
4. 4.After giving away 32 marbles, a boy has 289 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 331 (b) 321 (c) 257 (d) 311
5. 5.A train has 305 passengers. At a station, 183 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 488 (b) 112 (c) 122 (d) 132
6. 6.After giving away 148 marbles, a boy has 277 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 129 (b) 435 (c) 415 (d) 425
7. 7.A school has 242 boys and 109 girls. 102 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 351 (b) 239 (c) 249 (d) 453
8. 8.A train has 637 passengers. At a station, 312 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 325 (b) 949 (c) 335 (d) 315
9. 9.A farmer picks 518 mangoes on Monday and 122 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 640 (b) 406 (c) 396 (d) 386
10. 10.A farmer picks 208 mangoes on Monday and 140 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 58 (b) 68 (c) 78 (d) 348
11. 11.A train has 604 passengers. At a station, 275 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 879 (b) 339 (c) 329 (d) 319
12. 12.A library has 132 books. It buys 348 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 470 (b) 580 (c) 490 (d) 480
13. 13.A train has 666 passengers. At a station, 187 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 469 (b) 853 (c) 489 (d) 479
14. 14.A school has 164 boys and 140 girls. 86 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 304 (b) 208 (c) 218 (d) 390
15. 15.A train has 487 passengers. At a station, 172 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 325 (b) 659 (c) 305 (d) 315
16. 16.A farmer picks 274 mangoes on Monday and 131 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 405 (b) 153 (c) 133 (d) 143
17. 17.A train has 769 passengers. At a station, 655 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 114 (b) 104 (c) 1424 (d) 124
18. 18.After giving away 93 marbles, a boy has 158 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 241 (b) 65 (c) 251 (d) 261
19. 19.After giving away 84 marbles, a boy has 100 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 16 (b) 174 (c) 184 (d) 194
20. 20.A train has 441 passengers. At a station, 148 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 589 (b) 283 (c) 303 (d) 293
21. 21.A library has 307 books. It buys 180 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 497 (b) 127 (c) 477 (d) 487
22. 22.A school has 232 boys and 200 girls. 77 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 345 (b) 509 (c) 432 (d) 355
23. 23.A library has 343 books. It buys 262 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 605 (b) 595 (c) 615 (d) 81
24. 24.A train has 651 passengers. At a station, 195 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 466 (b) 456 (c) 446 (d) 846
25. 25.A school has 207 boys and 122 girls. 80 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 409 (b) 329 (c) 239 (d) 249
26. 26.After giving away 142 marbles, a boy has 157 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 15 (b) 289 (c) 309 (d) 299
27. 27.A school has 150 boys and 211 girls. 67 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 284 (b) 428 (c) 294 (d) 361
28. 28.A school has 109 boys and 106 girls. 126 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 341 (b) 215 (c) 89 (d) 79
29. 29.After giving away 178 marbles, a boy has 231 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 399 (b) 409 (c) 419 (d) 53
30. 30.A school has 228 boys and 185 girls. 50 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 363 (b) 463 (c) 413 (d) 353
31. 31.After giving away 41 marbles, a boy has 219 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 250 (b) 178 (c) 260 (d) 270
32. 32.A library has 305 books. It buys 135 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 430 (b) 450 (c) 170 (d) 440
33. 33.A train has 626 passengers. At a station, 448 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 168 (b) 188 (c) 178 (d) 1074
34. 34.A library has 290 books. It buys 63 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 343 (b) 363 (c) 353 (d) 227
35. 35.After giving away 174 marbles, a boy has 20 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 194 (b) 195 (c) 204 (d) 184
36. 36.After giving away 114 marbles, a boy has 93 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 217 (b) 207 (c) 208 (d) 197
37. 37.A school has 202 boys and 146 girls. 85 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 348 (b) 433 (c) 253 (d) 263
38. 38.After giving away 26 marbles, a boy has 61 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 77 (b) 87 (c) 35 (d) 97
39. 39.After giving away 60 marbles, a boy has 189 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 239 (b) 129 (c) 259 (d) 249
40. 40.After giving away 81 marbles, a boy has 60 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 151 (b) 141 (c) 131 (d) 142

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