Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 916 · 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 train has 660 passengers. At a station, 497 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 163 (b) 153 (c) 1157 (d) 173
2. 2.After giving away 60 marbles, a boy has 240 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 300 (b) 180 (c) 310 (d) 290
3. 3.A school has 204 boys and 107 girls. 113 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 188 (b) 424 (c) 198 (d) 311
4. 4.A school has 195 boys and 272 girls. 83 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 550 (b) 384 (c) 374 (d) 467
5. 5.After giving away 195 marbles, a boy has 74 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 270 (b) 269 (c) 279 (d) 259
6. 6.A train has 757 passengers. At a station, 165 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 922 (b) 602 (c) 582 (d) 592
7. 7.A library has 131 books. It buys 306 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 427 (b) 437 (c) 537 (d) 447
8. 8.A train has 682 passengers. At a station, 121 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 571 (b) 803 (c) 561 (d) 551
9. 9.After giving away 25 marbles, a boy has 161 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 196 (b) 176 (c) 186 (d) 136
10. 10.A farmer picks 404 mangoes on Monday and 320 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 724 (b) 74 (c) 94 (d) 84
11. 11.After giving away 31 marbles, a boy has 134 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 175 (b) 103 (c) 165 (d) 155
12. 12.A school has 102 boys and 278 girls. 96 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 274 (b) 476 (c) 380 (d) 284
13. 13.A library has 448 books. It buys 322 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 126 (b) 760 (c) 780 (d) 770
14. 14.A school has 250 boys and 101 girls. 124 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 351 (b) 475 (c) 227 (d) 217
15. 15.A farmer picks 326 mangoes on Monday and 284 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 610 (b) 32 (c) 52 (d) 42
16. 16.A school has 190 boys and 223 girls. 58 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 345 (b) 471 (c) 355 (d) 413
17. 17.After giving away 173 marbles, a boy has 155 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 338 (b) 318 (c) 329 (d) 328
18. 18.A library has 177 books. It buys 224 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 391 (b) 401 (c) 501 (d) 411
19. 19.A train has 398 passengers. At a station, 147 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 261 (b) 545 (c) 241 (d) 251
20. 20.A farmer picks 208 mangoes on Monday and 120 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 98 (b) 328 (c) 78 (d) 88
21. 21.A train has 342 passengers. At a station, 160 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 502 (b) 172 (c) 192 (d) 182
22. 22.After giving away 166 marbles, a boy has 122 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 289 (b) 288 (c) 278 (d) 298
23. 23.A farmer picks 401 mangoes on Monday and 207 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 608 (b) 184 (c) 194 (d) 204
24. 24.A school has 243 boys and 155 girls. 91 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 398 (b) 489 (c) 307 (d) 297
25. 25.After giving away 152 marbles, a boy has 239 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 401 (b) 381 (c) 87 (d) 391
26. 26.A train has 452 passengers. At a station, 157 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 295 (b) 609 (c) 305 (d) 285
27. 27.A library has 153 books. It buys 95 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 248 (b) 58 (c) 238 (d) 258
28. 28.A train has 341 passengers. At a station, 226 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 125 (b) 115 (c) 567 (d) 105
29. 29.A library has 376 books. It buys 268 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 654 (b) 108 (c) 634 (d) 644
30. 30.A train has 638 passengers. At a station, 195 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 443 (b) 833 (c) 453 (d) 433
31. 31.A library has 154 books. It buys 74 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 80 (b) 238 (c) 218 (d) 228
32. 32.A library has 189 books. It buys 171 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 18 (b) 350 (c) 370 (d) 360
33. 33.A library has 241 books. It buys 199 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 42 (b) 440 (c) 430 (d) 450
34. 34.A farmer picks 374 mangoes on Monday and 110 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 484 (b) 264 (c) 254 (d) 274
35. 35.After giving away 183 marbles, a boy has 233 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 50 (b) 406 (c) 416 (d) 426
36. 36.A school has 106 boys and 215 girls. 124 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 197 (b) 187 (c) 445 (d) 321
37. 37.A library has 447 books. It buys 104 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 551 (b) 541 (c) 561 (d) 343
38. 38.A library has 206 books. It buys 160 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 376 (b) 46 (c) 366 (d) 356
39. 39.After giving away 26 marbles, a boy has 69 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 95 (b) 85 (c) 105 (d) 43
40. 40.A library has 206 books. It buys 245 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 461 (b) 441 (c) 551 (d) 451

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