Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 856 · 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 463 books. It buys 237 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 226 (b) 710 (c) 700 (d) 690
2. 2.After giving away 42 marbles, a boy has 277 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 309 (b) 329 (c) 319 (d) 235
3. 3.A school has 122 boys and 295 girls. 118 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 299 (b) 289 (c) 535 (d) 417
4. 4.A train has 432 passengers. At a station, 249 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 173 (b) 681 (c) 183 (d) 193
5. 5.A library has 440 books. It buys 228 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 212 (b) 678 (c) 658 (d) 668
6. 6.After giving away 68 marbles, a boy has 236 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 314 (b) 168 (c) 294 (d) 304
7. 7.A library has 465 books. It buys 72 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 547 (b) 393 (c) 537 (d) 527
8. 8.A school has 132 boys and 287 girls. 57 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 476 (b) 352 (c) 419 (d) 362
9. 9.After giving away 27 marbles, a boy has 68 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 41 (b) 95 (c) 85 (d) 105
10. 10.A library has 163 books. It buys 131 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 294 (b) 304 (c) 284 (d) 32
11. 11.A train has 800 passengers. At a station, 234 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1034 (b) 556 (c) 576 (d) 566
12. 12.A school has 154 boys and 241 girls. 77 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 308 (b) 472 (c) 395 (d) 318
13. 13.A school has 189 boys and 199 girls. 122 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 510 (b) 266 (c) 256 (d) 388
14. 14.A library has 366 books. It buys 65 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 441 (b) 301 (c) 431 (d) 421
15. 15.After giving away 144 marbles, a boy has 72 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 217 (b) 206 (c) 226 (d) 216
16. 16.A train has 356 passengers. At a station, 170 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 526 (b) 196 (c) 186 (d) 176
17. 17.A train has 346 passengers. At a station, 172 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 174 (b) 184 (c) 164 (d) 518
18. 18.After giving away 117 marbles, a boy has 296 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 403 (b) 413 (c) 179 (d) 423
19. 19.A library has 355 books. It buys 149 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 504 (b) 514 (c) 206 (d) 494
20. 20.A school has 239 boys and 136 girls. 107 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 268 (b) 258 (c) 482 (d) 375
21. 21.A farmer picks 300 mangoes on Monday and 278 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 12 (b) 32 (c) 22 (d) 578
22. 22.A library has 336 books. It buys 145 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 491 (b) 191 (c) 481 (d) 471
23. 23.A school has 278 boys and 231 girls. 118 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 627 (b) 381 (c) 509 (d) 391
24. 24.A farmer picks 453 mangoes on Monday and 154 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 299 (b) 289 (c) 309 (d) 607
25. 25.A school has 103 boys and 147 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 178 (b) 312 (c) 250 (d) 188
26. 26.A train has 780 passengers. At a station, 395 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 395 (b) 1175 (c) 375 (d) 385
27. 27.After giving away 196 marbles, a boy has 182 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 379 (b) 388 (c) 378 (d) 368
28. 28.A school has 117 boys and 163 girls. 76 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 194 (b) 356 (c) 204 (d) 280
29. 29.A train has 799 passengers. At a station, 183 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 626 (b) 982 (c) 616 (d) 606
30. 30.After giving away 26 marbles, a boy has 84 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 110 (b) 120 (c) 58 (d) 100
31. 31.A farmer picks 252 mangoes on Monday and 150 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 402 (b) 112 (c) 102 (d) 92
32. 32.A library has 136 books. It buys 55 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 201 (b) 181 (c) 81 (d) 191
33. 33.A library has 435 books. It buys 152 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 577 (b) 597 (c) 587 (d) 283
34. 34.After giving away 73 marbles, a boy has 261 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 334 (b) 324 (c) 188 (d) 344
35. 35.A library has 391 books. It buys 343 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 744 (b) 724 (c) 734 (d) 48
36. 36.A farmer picks 225 mangoes on Monday and 112 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 123 (b) 103 (c) 337 (d) 113
37. 37.A train has 673 passengers. At a station, 130 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 803 (b) 533 (c) 553 (d) 543
38. 38.A school has 203 boys and 112 girls. 103 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 418 (b) 315 (c) 202 (d) 212
39. 39.A farmer picks 501 mangoes on Monday and 211 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 280 (b) 290 (c) 300 (d) 712
40. 40.After giving away 75 marbles, a boy has 40 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 116 (b) 125 (c) 105 (d) 115

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