Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 1 · 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 525 passengers. At a station, 100 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 435 (b) 425 (c) 415 (d) 625
2. 2.A school has 206 boys and 154 girls. 117 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 360 (b) 243 (c) 477 (d) 233
3. 3.A school has 183 boys and 185 girls. 82 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 450 (b) 276 (c) 286 (d) 368
4. 4.A train has 613 passengers. At a station, 473 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 130 (b) 1086 (c) 150 (d) 140
5. 5.A library has 247 books. It buys 303 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 560 (b) 550 (c) 540 (d) 650
6. 6.A train has 652 passengers. At a station, 134 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 786 (b) 528 (c) 508 (d) 518
7. 7.After giving away 20 marbles, a boy has 109 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 139 (b) 89 (c) 129 (d) 119
8. 8.After giving away 36 marbles, a boy has 76 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 40 (b) 122 (c) 112 (d) 102
9. 9.A farmer picks 447 mangoes on Monday and 118 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 329 (b) 339 (c) 565 (d) 319
10. 10.A library has 153 books. It buys 309 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 452 (b) 472 (c) 562 (d) 462
11. 11.A farmer picks 561 mangoes on Monday and 495 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 56 (b) 76 (c) 66 (d) 1056
12. 12.A train has 524 passengers. At a station, 291 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 243 (b) 233 (c) 815 (d) 223
13. 13.After giving away 128 marbles, a boy has 221 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 359 (b) 349 (c) 339 (d) 93
14. 14.After giving away 192 marbles, a boy has 177 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 359 (b) 370 (c) 379 (d) 369
15. 15.A school has 209 boys and 201 girls. 126 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 536 (b) 284 (c) 274 (d) 410
16. 16.A farmer picks 308 mangoes on Monday and 136 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 444 (b) 182 (c) 162 (d) 172
17. 17.A school has 105 boys and 190 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 216 (b) 364 (c) 295 (d) 226
18. 18.A train has 389 passengers. At a station, 161 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 228 (b) 218 (c) 238 (d) 550
19. 19.A school has 213 boys and 208 girls. 91 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 330 (b) 320 (c) 421 (d) 512
20. 20.A school has 271 boys and 127 girls. 58 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 398 (b) 456 (c) 340 (d) 330
21. 21.A school has 171 boys and 177 girls. 120 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 228 (b) 218 (c) 348 (d) 468
22. 22.After giving away 139 marbles, a boy has 227 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 366 (b) 88 (c) 356 (d) 376
23. 23.A farmer picks 316 mangoes on Monday and 245 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 81 (b) 61 (c) 71 (d) 561
24. 24.A library has 178 books. It buys 292 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 480 (b) 470 (c) 570 (d) 460
25. 25.After giving away 45 marbles, a boy has 259 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 304 (b) 294 (c) 314 (d) 214
26. 26.After giving away 58 marbles, a boy has 41 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 100 (b) 89 (c) 99 (d) 109
27. 27.A library has 393 books. It buys 166 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 227 (b) 559 (c) 549 (d) 569
28. 28.A library has 122 books. It buys 198 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 330 (b) 320 (c) 310 (d) 420
29. 29.A library has 256 books. It buys 267 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 623 (b) 523 (c) 533 (d) 513
30. 30.A library has 270 books. It buys 243 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 503 (b) 513 (c) 523 (d) 27
31. 31.A farmer picks 427 mangoes on Monday and 326 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 91 (b) 101 (c) 111 (d) 753
32. 32.A school has 296 boys and 115 girls. 99 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 312 (b) 510 (c) 411 (d) 302
33. 33.After giving away 143 marbles, a boy has 242 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 99 (b) 385 (c) 395 (d) 375
34. 34.A farmer picks 314 mangoes on Monday and 225 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 539 (b) 99 (c) 89 (d) 79
35. 35.A train has 799 passengers. At a station, 225 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1024 (b) 574 (c) 584 (d) 564
36. 36.A train has 628 passengers. At a station, 454 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1082 (b) 174 (c) 164 (d) 184
37. 37.A school has 162 boys and 264 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 495 (b) 426 (c) 357 (d) 347
38. 38.A farmer picks 552 mangoes on Monday and 176 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 376 (b) 728 (c) 386 (d) 366
39. 39.A train has 359 passengers. At a station, 180 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 189 (b) 169 (c) 539 (d) 179
40. 40.After giving away 144 marbles, a boy has 276 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 420 (b) 430 (c) 410 (d) 132

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