Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 918 · 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 school has 243 boys and 173 girls. 63 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 416 (b) 343 (c) 353 (d) 479
2. 2.A library has 278 books. It buys 61 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 217 (b) 349 (c) 329 (d) 339
3. 3.After giving away 182 marbles, a boy has 190 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 8 (b) 372 (c) 382 (d) 362
4. 4.After giving away 192 marbles, a boy has 39 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 221 (b) 232 (c) 231 (d) 241
5. 5.A school has 166 boys and 220 girls. 94 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 282 (b) 386 (c) 480 (d) 292
6. 6.After giving away 52 marbles, a boy has 200 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 242 (b) 252 (c) 148 (d) 262
7. 7.A train has 517 passengers. At a station, 156 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 361 (b) 371 (c) 673 (d) 351
8. 8.A school has 187 boys and 220 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 342 (b) 352 (c) 462 (d) 407
9. 9.After giving away 112 marbles, a boy has 136 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 248 (b) 258 (c) 238 (d) 24
10. 10.A farmer picks 568 mangoes on Monday and 139 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 419 (b) 439 (c) 707 (d) 429
11. 11.A farmer picks 365 mangoes on Monday and 205 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 570 (b) 160 (c) 150 (d) 170
12. 12.After giving away 131 marbles, a boy has 297 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 166 (b) 418 (c) 438 (d) 428
13. 13.A train has 355 passengers. At a station, 247 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 602 (b) 108 (c) 118 (d) 98
14. 14.A library has 311 books. It buys 179 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 500 (b) 480 (c) 132 (d) 490
15. 15.After giving away 186 marbles, a boy has 70 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 246 (b) 266 (c) 257 (d) 256
16. 16.A library has 401 books. It buys 111 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 522 (b) 290 (c) 512 (d) 502
17. 17.A library has 139 books. It buys 91 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 220 (b) 240 (c) 230 (d) 48
18. 18.A farmer picks 566 mangoes on Monday and 120 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 436 (b) 446 (c) 456 (d) 686
19. 19.A train has 737 passengers. At a station, 519 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 208 (b) 1256 (c) 218 (d) 228
20. 20.A train has 662 passengers. At a station, 583 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 69 (b) 79 (c) 89 (d) 1245
21. 21.After giving away 167 marbles, a boy has 107 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 275 (b) 284 (c) 274 (d) 264
22. 22.A train has 368 passengers. At a station, 229 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 597 (b) 129 (c) 149 (d) 139
23. 23.A school has 233 boys and 134 girls. 146 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 221 (b) 367 (c) 513 (d) 211
24. 24.A library has 457 books. It buys 332 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 789 (b) 779 (c) 799 (d) 125
25. 25.A train has 485 passengers. At a station, 133 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 342 (b) 618 (c) 352 (d) 362
26. 26.A train has 480 passengers. At a station, 204 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 276 (b) 286 (c) 684 (d) 266
27. 27.A train has 525 passengers. At a station, 138 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 663 (b) 387 (c) 397 (d) 377
28. 28.After giving away 96 marbles, a boy has 279 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 365 (b) 375 (c) 385 (d) 183
29. 29.After giving away 101 marbles, a boy has 56 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 167 (b) 158 (c) 147 (d) 157
30. 30.A farmer picks 549 mangoes on Monday and 102 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 447 (b) 457 (c) 437 (d) 651
31. 31.A school has 146 boys and 127 girls. 97 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 370 (b) 176 (c) 273 (d) 166
32. 32.After giving away 173 marbles, a boy has 73 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 256 (b) 246 (c) 236 (d) 247
33. 33.After giving away 158 marbles, a boy has 202 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 360 (b) 370 (c) 350 (d) 44
34. 34.After giving away 23 marbles, a boy has 50 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 27 (b) 73 (c) 63 (d) 83
35. 35.A train has 708 passengers. At a station, 462 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 256 (b) 1170 (c) 246 (d) 236
36. 36.A school has 192 boys and 142 girls. 78 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 256 (b) 412 (c) 246 (d) 334
37. 37.A farmer picks 266 mangoes on Monday and 175 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 101 (b) 91 (c) 81 (d) 441
38. 38.After giving away 44 marbles, a boy has 153 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 187 (b) 109 (c) 197 (d) 207
39. 39.After giving away 57 marbles, a boy has 279 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 326 (b) 336 (c) 222 (d) 346
40. 40.After giving away 30 marbles, a boy has 82 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 52 (b) 112 (c) 122 (d) 102

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