Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 820 · 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 library has 329 books. It buys 204 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 125 (b) 533 (c) 523 (d) 543
2. 2.After giving away 84 marbles, a boy has 262 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 346 (b) 336 (c) 178 (d) 356
3. 3.A train has 410 passengers. At a station, 258 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 162 (b) 142 (c) 152 (d) 668
4. 4.A train has 603 passengers. At a station, 195 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 798 (b) 398 (c) 408 (d) 418
5. 5.A school has 139 boys and 187 girls. 126 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 190 (b) 452 (c) 200 (d) 326
6. 6.A farmer picks 555 mangoes on Monday and 391 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 174 (b) 154 (c) 946 (d) 164
7. 7.After giving away 32 marbles, a boy has 160 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 128 (b) 182 (c) 202 (d) 192
8. 8.A farmer picks 483 mangoes on Monday and 317 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 166 (b) 176 (c) 800 (d) 156
9. 9.After giving away 24 marbles, a boy has 243 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 267 (b) 219 (c) 257 (d) 277
10. 10.A train has 361 passengers. At a station, 172 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 533 (b) 189 (c) 199 (d) 179
11. 11.After giving away 94 marbles, a boy has 179 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 263 (b) 283 (c) 85 (d) 273
12. 12.A train has 611 passengers. At a station, 165 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 446 (b) 436 (c) 456 (d) 776
13. 13.A library has 444 books. It buys 347 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 801 (b) 791 (c) 97 (d) 781
14. 14.A school has 286 boys and 189 girls. 56 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 409 (b) 419 (c) 531 (d) 475
15. 15.After giving away 150 marbles, a boy has 45 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 196 (b) 205 (c) 195 (d) 185
16. 16.A library has 266 books. It buys 316 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 682 (b) 582 (c) 572 (d) 592
17. 17.After giving away 138 marbles, a boy has 190 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 52 (b) 328 (c) 338 (d) 318
18. 18.A train has 491 passengers. At a station, 216 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 285 (b) 275 (c) 707 (d) 265
19. 19.A school has 271 boys and 289 girls. 123 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 427 (b) 683 (c) 437 (d) 560
20. 20.A school has 243 boys and 255 girls. 78 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 498 (b) 410 (c) 420 (d) 576
21. 21.A train has 418 passengers. At a station, 284 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 134 (b) 144 (c) 124 (d) 702
22. 22.A farmer picks 309 mangoes on Monday and 141 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 450 (b) 178 (c) 158 (d) 168
23. 23.A train has 665 passengers. At a station, 519 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 136 (b) 146 (c) 1184 (d) 156
24. 24.After giving away 198 marbles, a boy has 140 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 348 (b) 328 (c) 339 (d) 338
25. 25.A farmer picks 465 mangoes on Monday and 220 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 255 (b) 685 (c) 235 (d) 245
26. 26.A train has 323 passengers. At a station, 122 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 191 (b) 445 (c) 201 (d) 211
27. 27.A school has 108 boys and 102 girls. 141 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 351 (b) 210 (c) 59 (d) 69
28. 28.After giving away 40 marbles, a boy has 139 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 169 (b) 99 (c) 189 (d) 179
29. 29.A train has 314 passengers. At a station, 196 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 108 (b) 118 (c) 128 (d) 510
30. 30.A school has 267 boys and 107 girls. 58 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 316 (b) 432 (c) 374 (d) 306
31. 31.A train has 374 passengers. At a station, 265 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 119 (b) 639 (c) 99 (d) 109
32. 32.A train has 542 passengers. At a station, 136 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 416 (b) 396 (c) 678 (d) 406
33. 33.A library has 123 books. It buys 267 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 380 (b) 400 (c) 490 (d) 390
34. 34.A farmer picks 482 mangoes on Monday and 398 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 880 (b) 94 (c) 84 (d) 74
35. 35.A library has 411 books. It buys 180 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 581 (b) 601 (c) 231 (d) 591
36. 36.A school has 130 boys and 109 girls. 118 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 357 (b) 111 (c) 239 (d) 121
37. 37.A farmer picks 410 mangoes on Monday and 240 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 180 (b) 170 (c) 650 (d) 160
38. 38.A train has 761 passengers. At a station, 452 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 299 (b) 319 (c) 1213 (d) 309
39. 39.After giving away 35 marbles, a boy has 269 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 314 (b) 294 (c) 304 (d) 234
40. 40.A school has 289 boys and 162 girls. 77 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 451 (b) 374 (c) 364 (d) 528

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