Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 854 · 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 106 marbles, a boy has 31 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 137 (b) 127 (c) 147 (d) 138
2. 2.A train has 405 passengers. At a station, 198 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 217 (b) 197 (c) 603 (d) 207
3. 3.A train has 484 passengers. At a station, 114 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 380 (b) 598 (c) 360 (d) 370
4. 4.After giving away 86 marbles, a boy has 253 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 167 (b) 339 (c) 349 (d) 329
5. 5.A school has 208 boys and 107 girls. 136 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 179 (b) 169 (c) 451 (d) 315
6. 6.A farmer picks 397 mangoes on Monday and 350 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 37 (b) 747 (c) 57 (d) 47
7. 7.A school has 122 boys and 298 girls. 64 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 484 (b) 346 (c) 420 (d) 356
8. 8.A library has 401 books. It buys 276 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 687 (b) 677 (c) 125 (d) 667
9. 9.A library has 197 books. It buys 89 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 296 (b) 276 (c) 108 (d) 286
10. 10.A train has 618 passengers. At a station, 256 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 874 (b) 352 (c) 362 (d) 372
11. 11.A farmer picks 432 mangoes on Monday and 233 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 665 (b) 189 (c) 209 (d) 199
12. 12.A train has 564 passengers. At a station, 219 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 335 (b) 783 (c) 355 (d) 345
13. 13.After giving away 41 marbles, a boy has 291 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 322 (b) 332 (c) 342 (d) 250
14. 14.After giving away 138 marbles, a boy has 21 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 169 (b) 159 (c) 160 (d) 149
15. 15.A library has 346 books. It buys 293 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 649 (b) 53 (c) 639 (d) 629
16. 16.A school has 147 boys and 258 girls. 107 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 405 (b) 298 (c) 512 (d) 288
17. 17.A library has 385 books. It buys 263 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 122 (b) 648 (c) 658 (d) 638
18. 18.A library has 123 books. It buys 276 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 399 (b) 409 (c) 499 (d) 389
19. 19.A library has 327 books. It buys 309 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 636 (b) 18 (c) 646 (d) 626
20. 20.A farmer picks 415 mangoes on Monday and 336 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 751 (b) 89 (c) 79 (d) 69
21. 21.A farmer picks 563 mangoes on Monday and 180 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 393 (b) 373 (c) 383 (d) 743
22. 22.After giving away 108 marbles, a boy has 30 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 138 (b) 139 (c) 128 (d) 148
23. 23.A train has 418 passengers. At a station, 282 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 700 (b) 126 (c) 136 (d) 146
24. 24.A library has 439 books. It buys 111 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 560 (b) 550 (c) 540 (d) 328
25. 25.After giving away 172 marbles, a boy has 108 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 270 (b) 290 (c) 280 (d) 281
26. 26.After giving away 195 marbles, a boy has 45 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 230 (b) 240 (c) 241 (d) 250
27. 27.After giving away 197 marbles, a boy has 27 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 214 (b) 234 (c) 225 (d) 224
28. 28.After giving away 136 marbles, a boy has 71 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 208 (b) 197 (c) 217 (d) 207
29. 29.A school has 113 boys and 110 girls. 112 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 335 (b) 111 (c) 223 (d) 101
30. 30.A train has 399 passengers. At a station, 269 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 130 (b) 668 (c) 140 (d) 120
31. 31.A school has 153 boys and 112 girls. 108 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 157 (b) 265 (c) 373 (d) 147
32. 32.A farmer picks 354 mangoes on Monday and 220 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 124 (b) 144 (c) 574 (d) 134
33. 33.A farmer picks 400 mangoes on Monday and 210 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 180 (b) 200 (c) 610 (d) 190
34. 34.A train has 791 passengers. At a station, 391 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 410 (b) 400 (c) 390 (d) 1182
35. 35.A farmer picks 368 mangoes on Monday and 165 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 193 (b) 203 (c) 213 (d) 533
36. 36.A train has 558 passengers. At a station, 207 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 361 (b) 765 (c) 341 (d) 351
37. 37.A train has 760 passengers. At a station, 708 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 42 (b) 52 (c) 62 (d) 1468
38. 38.A library has 239 books. It buys 117 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 366 (b) 356 (c) 346 (d) 122
39. 39.A farmer picks 569 mangoes on Monday and 482 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 97 (b) 77 (c) 1051 (d) 87
40. 40.A farmer picks 224 mangoes on Monday and 203 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 11 (b) 427 (c) 21 (d) 31

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