Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 974 · 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 20 marbles, a boy has 256 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 266 (b) 236 (c) 276 (d) 286
2. 2.A school has 272 boys and 185 girls. 52 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 509 (b) 405 (c) 457 (d) 395
3. 3.A train has 630 passengers. At a station, 330 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 960 (b) 310 (c) 290 (d) 300
4. 4.After giving away 35 marbles, a boy has 106 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 151 (b) 71 (c) 141 (d) 131
5. 5.After giving away 129 marbles, a boy has 42 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 181 (b) 171 (c) 172 (d) 161
6. 6.A train has 442 passengers. At a station, 206 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 246 (b) 226 (c) 648 (d) 236
7. 7.A train has 653 passengers. At a station, 418 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 235 (b) 225 (c) 1071 (d) 245
8. 8.A school has 294 boys and 226 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 581 (b) 520 (c) 449 (d) 459
9. 9.A train has 520 passengers. At a station, 261 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 781 (b) 269 (c) 249 (d) 259
10. 10.A library has 211 books. It buys 123 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 88 (b) 334 (c) 324 (d) 344
11. 11.After giving away 35 marbles, a boy has 200 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 245 (b) 235 (c) 225 (d) 165
12. 12.A train has 419 passengers. At a station, 132 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 551 (b) 287 (c) 277 (d) 297
13. 13.After giving away 141 marbles, a boy has 162 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 21 (b) 303 (c) 313 (d) 293
14. 14.A school has 259 boys and 118 girls. 135 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 377 (b) 242 (c) 232 (d) 512
15. 15.A school has 232 boys and 261 girls. 104 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 493 (b) 379 (c) 597 (d) 389
16. 16.After giving away 170 marbles, a boy has 95 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 266 (b) 275 (c) 255 (d) 265
17. 17.A library has 291 books. It buys 172 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 463 (b) 473 (c) 119 (d) 453
18. 18.A farmer picks 204 mangoes on Monday and 183 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 31 (b) 387 (c) 11 (d) 21
19. 19.A library has 239 books. It buys 261 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 500 (b) 490 (c) 600 (d) 510
20. 20.A school has 165 boys and 271 girls. 70 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 436 (b) 356 (c) 366 (d) 506
21. 21.A train has 751 passengers. At a station, 298 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 463 (b) 443 (c) 1049 (d) 453
22. 22.A library has 350 books. It buys 117 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 477 (b) 467 (c) 457 (d) 233
23. 23.A farmer picks 318 mangoes on Monday and 277 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 41 (b) 31 (c) 51 (d) 595
24. 24.A farmer picks 523 mangoes on Monday and 430 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 103 (b) 953 (c) 83 (d) 93
25. 25.After giving away 50 marbles, a boy has 204 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 254 (b) 264 (c) 244 (d) 154
26. 26.A library has 166 books. It buys 213 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 369 (b) 479 (c) 379 (d) 389
27. 27.A train has 525 passengers. At a station, 125 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 400 (b) 650 (c) 390 (d) 410
28. 28.A school has 110 boys and 189 girls. 59 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 358 (b) 230 (c) 299 (d) 240
29. 29.A farmer picks 280 mangoes on Monday and 158 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 132 (b) 112 (c) 122 (d) 438
30. 30.A train has 451 passengers. At a station, 108 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 559 (b) 353 (c) 333 (d) 343
31. 31.A farmer picks 584 mangoes on Monday and 351 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 935 (b) 223 (c) 233 (d) 243
32. 32.A train has 409 passengers. At a station, 136 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 263 (b) 545 (c) 273 (d) 283
33. 33.A farmer picks 581 mangoes on Monday and 293 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 288 (b) 298 (c) 874 (d) 278
34. 34.A train has 638 passengers. At a station, 393 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 245 (b) 255 (c) 235 (d) 1031
35. 35.A library has 414 books. It buys 92 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 506 (b) 516 (c) 322 (d) 496
36. 36.A school has 124 boys and 144 girls. 102 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 370 (b) 268 (c) 156 (d) 166
37. 37.A library has 411 books. It buys 324 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 87 (b) 735 (c) 745 (d) 725
38. 38.A school has 270 boys and 256 girls. 102 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 414 (b) 424 (c) 628 (d) 526
39. 39.A train has 567 passengers. At a station, 456 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1023 (b) 101 (c) 111 (d) 121
40. 40.A train has 610 passengers. At a station, 333 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 267 (b) 943 (c) 287 (d) 277

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