Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 832 · 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 48 marbles, a boy has 231 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 279 (b) 183 (c) 269 (d) 289
2. 2.After giving away 22 marbles, a boy has 249 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 271 (b) 261 (c) 281 (d) 227
3. 3.After giving away 127 marbles, a boy has 245 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 362 (b) 118 (c) 372 (d) 382
4. 4.A school has 205 boys and 143 girls. 129 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 348 (b) 219 (c) 477 (d) 209
5. 5.A train has 348 passengers. At a station, 154 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 204 (b) 502 (c) 194 (d) 184
6. 6.A train has 332 passengers. At a station, 159 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 491 (b) 173 (c) 183 (d) 163
7. 7.A train has 631 passengers. At a station, 478 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 163 (b) 143 (c) 153 (d) 1109
8. 8.A train has 602 passengers. At a station, 118 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 720 (b) 474 (c) 484 (d) 494
9. 9.A train has 553 passengers. At a station, 453 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 110 (b) 1006 (c) 100 (d) 90
10. 10.After giving away 176 marbles, a boy has 235 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 411 (b) 59 (c) 401 (d) 421
11. 11.A farmer picks 516 mangoes on Monday and 339 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 167 (b) 177 (c) 855 (d) 187
12. 12.A farmer picks 273 mangoes on Monday and 179 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 94 (b) 104 (c) 84 (d) 452
13. 13.A school has 176 boys and 176 girls. 135 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 352 (b) 217 (c) 207 (d) 487
14. 14.A train has 504 passengers. At a station, 392 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 112 (b) 896 (c) 102 (d) 122
15. 15.A library has 438 books. It buys 159 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 597 (b) 607 (c) 279 (d) 587
16. 16.A school has 249 boys and 144 girls. 104 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 393 (b) 497 (c) 289 (d) 279
17. 17.A train has 412 passengers. At a station, 187 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 215 (b) 235 (c) 599 (d) 225
18. 18.A train has 730 passengers. At a station, 527 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 203 (b) 213 (c) 193 (d) 1257
19. 19.A train has 602 passengers. At a station, 269 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 343 (b) 323 (c) 333 (d) 871
20. 20.A school has 134 boys and 184 girls. 133 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 318 (b) 451 (c) 185 (d) 175
21. 21.After giving away 83 marbles, a boy has 75 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 158 (b) 159 (c) 148 (d) 168
22. 22.A farmer picks 518 mangoes on Monday and 382 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 146 (b) 136 (c) 126 (d) 900
23. 23.A farmer picks 220 mangoes on Monday and 129 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 349 (b) 81 (c) 91 (d) 101
24. 24.After giving away 143 marbles, a boy has 21 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 174 (b) 165 (c) 164 (d) 154
25. 25.A farmer picks 396 mangoes on Monday and 221 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 165 (b) 617 (c) 175 (d) 185
26. 26.A library has 134 books. It buys 289 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 423 (b) 413 (c) 523 (d) 433
27. 27.A library has 278 books. It buys 145 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 433 (b) 423 (c) 133 (d) 413
28. 28.After giving away 132 marbles, a boy has 75 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 217 (b) 207 (c) 208 (d) 197
29. 29.A farmer picks 243 mangoes on Monday and 136 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 97 (b) 379 (c) 107 (d) 117
30. 30.A train has 644 passengers. At a station, 566 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 78 (b) 88 (c) 1210 (d) 68
31. 31.A library has 137 books. It buys 111 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 238 (b) 258 (c) 26 (d) 248
32. 32.A library has 432 books. It buys 150 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 572 (b) 282 (c) 592 (d) 582
33. 33.A library has 190 books. It buys 320 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 500 (b) 610 (c) 520 (d) 510
34. 34.After giving away 73 marbles, a boy has 131 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 214 (b) 194 (c) 58 (d) 204
35. 35.A library has 184 books. It buys 277 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 561 (b) 461 (c) 471 (d) 451
36. 36.A train has 409 passengers. At a station, 241 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 158 (b) 650 (c) 178 (d) 168
37. 37.A library has 335 books. It buys 203 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 132 (b) 548 (c) 528 (d) 538
38. 38.A library has 183 books. It buys 304 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 497 (b) 487 (c) 477 (d) 587
39. 39.After giving away 41 marbles, a boy has 29 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 80 (b) 70 (c) 60 (d) 71
40. 40.A library has 202 books. It buys 270 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 462 (b) 482 (c) 472 (d) 572

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