Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 863 · 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 171 marbles, a boy has 38 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 219 (b) 210 (c) 209 (d) 199
2. 2.A train has 753 passengers. At a station, 462 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 301 (b) 281 (c) 1215 (d) 291
3. 3.A school has 237 boys and 154 girls. 109 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 500 (b) 391 (c) 272 (d) 282
4. 4.A library has 462 books. It buys 74 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 526 (b) 388 (c) 546 (d) 536
5. 5.A library has 172 books. It buys 323 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 595 (b) 505 (c) 485 (d) 495
6. 6.A library has 244 books. It buys 111 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 133 (b) 355 (c) 365 (d) 345
7. 7.A farmer picks 385 mangoes on Monday and 131 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 254 (b) 516 (c) 244 (d) 264
8. 8.A train has 777 passengers. At a station, 191 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 968 (b) 586 (c) 576 (d) 596
9. 9.A school has 143 boys and 222 girls. 129 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 226 (b) 236 (c) 494 (d) 365
10. 10.A farmer picks 276 mangoes on Monday and 100 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 166 (b) 376 (c) 186 (d) 176
11. 11.A school has 264 boys and 273 girls. 125 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 412 (b) 402 (c) 537 (d) 662
12. 12.After giving away 106 marbles, a boy has 178 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 284 (b) 274 (c) 72 (d) 294
13. 13.A library has 133 books. It buys 166 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 289 (b) 399 (c) 309 (d) 299
14. 14.A school has 145 boys and 213 girls. 74 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 274 (b) 432 (c) 358 (d) 284
15. 15.A school has 155 boys and 265 girls. 59 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 479 (b) 361 (c) 351 (d) 420
16. 16.A library has 361 books. It buys 151 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 512 (b) 502 (c) 210 (d) 522
17. 17.After giving away 41 marbles, a boy has 269 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 320 (b) 310 (c) 228 (d) 300
18. 18.A library has 318 books. It buys 207 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 535 (b) 515 (c) 525 (d) 111
19. 19.A school has 164 boys and 245 girls. 52 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 347 (b) 461 (c) 357 (d) 409
20. 20.A school has 109 boys and 256 girls. 86 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 451 (b) 269 (c) 279 (d) 365
21. 21.A train has 709 passengers. At a station, 373 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1082 (b) 346 (c) 336 (d) 326
22. 22.A library has 131 books. It buys 115 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 16 (b) 256 (c) 236 (d) 246
23. 23.A train has 308 passengers. At a station, 146 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 454 (b) 172 (c) 152 (d) 162
24. 24.A library has 368 books. It buys 100 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 468 (b) 268 (c) 478 (d) 458
25. 25.A train has 554 passengers. At a station, 354 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 200 (b) 190 (c) 908 (d) 210
26. 26.A train has 627 passengers. At a station, 122 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 515 (b) 749 (c) 505 (d) 495
27. 27.A train has 702 passengers. At a station, 496 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 196 (b) 1198 (c) 216 (d) 206
28. 28.A train has 625 passengers. At a station, 352 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 977 (b) 283 (c) 273 (d) 263
29. 29.A school has 278 boys and 220 girls. 118 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 380 (b) 498 (c) 616 (d) 370
30. 30.A school has 198 boys and 273 girls. 81 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 471 (b) 552 (c) 380 (d) 390
31. 31.After giving away 168 marbles, a boy has 56 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 214 (b) 225 (c) 234 (d) 224
32. 32.A train has 536 passengers. At a station, 129 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 397 (b) 665 (c) 407 (d) 417
33. 33.A school has 113 boys and 298 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 340 (b) 411 (c) 350 (d) 472
34. 34.After giving away 47 marbles, a boy has 131 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 84 (b) 188 (c) 168 (d) 178
35. 35.A library has 357 books. It buys 148 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 515 (b) 505 (c) 209 (d) 495
36. 36.A library has 418 books. It buys 240 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 178 (b) 668 (c) 658 (d) 648
37. 37.A library has 381 books. It buys 129 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 520 (b) 252 (c) 500 (d) 510
38. 38.A farmer picks 217 mangoes on Monday and 150 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 77 (b) 57 (c) 367 (d) 67
39. 39.A school has 167 boys and 129 girls. 79 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 375 (b) 207 (c) 217 (d) 296
40. 40.After giving away 53 marbles, a boy has 148 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 191 (b) 201 (c) 95 (d) 211

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