Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 775 · 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 187 marbles, a boy has 224 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 37 (b) 421 (c) 401 (d) 411
2. 2.After giving away 75 marbles, a boy has 238 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 323 (b) 313 (c) 303 (d) 163
3. 3.A train has 660 passengers. At a station, 403 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 257 (b) 267 (c) 247 (d) 1063
4. 4.A train has 480 passengers. At a station, 173 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 297 (b) 317 (c) 653 (d) 307
5. 5.A school has 158 boys and 192 girls. 137 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 350 (b) 213 (c) 203 (d) 487
6. 6.A school has 103 boys and 276 girls. 126 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 505 (b) 243 (c) 253 (d) 379
7. 7.A farmer picks 364 mangoes on Monday and 188 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 552 (b) 176 (c) 186 (d) 166
8. 8.A school has 123 boys and 204 girls. 66 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 251 (b) 261 (c) 393 (d) 327
9. 9.A library has 277 books. It buys 120 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 407 (b) 397 (c) 157 (d) 387
10. 10.After giving away 97 marbles, a boy has 67 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 154 (b) 174 (c) 164 (d) 165
11. 11.A farmer picks 560 mangoes on Monday and 336 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 896 (b) 214 (c) 234 (d) 224
12. 12.A library has 443 books. It buys 182 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 625 (b) 635 (c) 615 (d) 261
13. 13.A library has 162 books. It buys 93 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 245 (b) 69 (c) 265 (d) 255
14. 14.A farmer picks 323 mangoes on Monday and 209 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 104 (b) 532 (c) 114 (d) 124
15. 15.A library has 261 books. It buys 321 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 592 (b) 682 (c) 572 (d) 582
16. 16.A farmer picks 386 mangoes on Monday and 322 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 54 (b) 74 (c) 708 (d) 64
17. 17.After giving away 69 marbles, a boy has 299 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 230 (b) 358 (c) 378 (d) 368
18. 18.A train has 643 passengers. At a station, 475 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1118 (b) 158 (c) 168 (d) 178
19. 19.A farmer picks 357 mangoes on Monday and 147 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 220 (b) 504 (c) 210 (d) 200
20. 20.After giving away 191 marbles, a boy has 176 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 377 (b) 368 (c) 357 (d) 367
21. 21.A farmer picks 256 mangoes on Monday and 169 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 87 (b) 77 (c) 425 (d) 97
22. 22.A train has 621 passengers. At a station, 359 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 980 (b) 252 (c) 262 (d) 272
23. 23.A farmer picks 591 mangoes on Monday and 366 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 215 (b) 235 (c) 225 (d) 957
24. 24.A library has 336 books. It buys 108 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 434 (b) 228 (c) 444 (d) 454
25. 25.A farmer picks 258 mangoes on Monday and 120 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 128 (b) 138 (c) 148 (d) 378
26. 26.A train has 411 passengers. At a station, 318 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 83 (b) 93 (c) 729 (d) 103
27. 27.A school has 101 boys and 255 girls. 126 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 356 (b) 230 (c) 482 (d) 220
28. 28.A train has 437 passengers. At a station, 157 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 594 (b) 280 (c) 290 (d) 270
29. 29.A train has 438 passengers. At a station, 112 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 316 (b) 336 (c) 326 (d) 550
30. 30.After giving away 112 marbles, a boy has 27 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 149 (b) 139 (c) 140 (d) 129
31. 31.A library has 207 books. It buys 330 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 527 (b) 547 (c) 637 (d) 537
32. 32.A train has 341 passengers. At a station, 135 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 476 (b) 206 (c) 216 (d) 196
33. 33.After giving away 112 marbles, a boy has 215 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 103 (b) 317 (c) 337 (d) 327
34. 34.After giving away 169 marbles, a boy has 69 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 248 (b) 239 (c) 228 (d) 238
35. 35.A school has 232 boys and 113 girls. 99 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 444 (b) 345 (c) 236 (d) 246
36. 36.A library has 198 books. It buys 62 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 270 (b) 260 (c) 136 (d) 250
37. 37.A school has 107 boys and 120 girls. 91 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 227 (b) 318 (c) 136 (d) 126
38. 38.A train has 672 passengers. At a station, 584 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 78 (b) 1256 (c) 98 (d) 88
39. 39.A library has 165 books. It buys 96 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 69 (b) 251 (c) 261 (d) 271
40. 40.After giving away 98 marbles, a boy has 166 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 264 (b) 254 (c) 274 (d) 68

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