Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 110 · 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 157 boys and 235 girls. 115 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 392 (b) 507 (c) 267 (d) 277
2. 2.After giving away 38 marbles, a boy has 53 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 101 (b) 91 (c) 15 (d) 81
3. 3.A school has 255 boys and 133 girls. 59 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 388 (b) 319 (c) 329 (d) 447
4. 4.A farmer picks 525 mangoes on Monday and 280 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 805 (b) 255 (c) 235 (d) 245
5. 5.A train has 349 passengers. At a station, 151 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 188 (b) 208 (c) 500 (d) 198
6. 6.A farmer picks 405 mangoes on Monday and 100 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 295 (b) 315 (c) 305 (d) 505
7. 7.After giving away 82 marbles, a boy has 91 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 183 (b) 173 (c) 9 (d) 163
8. 8.A farmer picks 272 mangoes on Monday and 230 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 52 (b) 32 (c) 502 (d) 42
9. 9.A library has 145 books. It buys 52 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 187 (b) 197 (c) 207 (d) 93
10. 10.A train has 376 passengers. At a station, 121 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 497 (b) 265 (c) 255 (d) 245
11. 11.A train has 501 passengers. At a station, 282 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 209 (b) 219 (c) 783 (d) 229
12. 12.A library has 172 books. It buys 89 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 83 (b) 261 (c) 271 (d) 251
13. 13.A farmer picks 585 mangoes on Monday and 186 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 389 (b) 771 (c) 409 (d) 399
14. 14.A school has 229 boys and 128 girls. 63 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 294 (b) 357 (c) 420 (d) 284
15. 15.A school has 214 boys and 137 girls. 114 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 237 (b) 465 (c) 227 (d) 351
16. 16.A school has 103 boys and 263 girls. 117 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 366 (b) 483 (c) 249 (d) 239
17. 17.A train has 327 passengers. At a station, 119 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 208 (b) 218 (c) 198 (d) 446
18. 18.A school has 187 boys and 198 girls. 140 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 245 (b) 525 (c) 235 (d) 385
19. 19.A farmer picks 262 mangoes on Monday and 223 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 39 (b) 485 (c) 49 (d) 29
20. 20.A farmer picks 512 mangoes on Monday and 148 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 660 (b) 364 (c) 354 (d) 374
21. 21.A school has 182 boys and 124 girls. 149 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 157 (b) 306 (c) 455 (d) 147
22. 22.A library has 391 books. It buys 213 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 604 (b) 614 (c) 178 (d) 594
23. 23.After giving away 182 marbles, a boy has 177 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 349 (b) 369 (c) 359 (d) 360
24. 24.A school has 125 boys and 251 girls. 63 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 439 (b) 313 (c) 376 (d) 303
25. 25.After giving away 168 marbles, a boy has 35 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 193 (b) 213 (c) 203 (d) 204
26. 26.A train has 763 passengers. At a station, 694 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1457 (b) 79 (c) 69 (d) 59
27. 27.A library has 193 books. It buys 240 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 423 (b) 443 (c) 433 (d) 533
28. 28.A train has 412 passengers. At a station, 105 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 297 (b) 517 (c) 307 (d) 317
29. 29.A train has 425 passengers. At a station, 173 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 252 (b) 262 (c) 242 (d) 598
30. 30.After giving away 68 marbles, a boy has 27 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 105 (b) 96 (c) 85 (d) 95
31. 31.A farmer picks 344 mangoes on Monday and 260 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 94 (b) 604 (c) 84 (d) 74
32. 32.After giving away 124 marbles, a boy has 226 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 360 (b) 102 (c) 340 (d) 350
33. 33.A school has 126 boys and 250 girls. 113 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 253 (b) 376 (c) 489 (d) 263
34. 34.A school has 226 boys and 120 girls. 131 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 346 (b) 205 (c) 215 (d) 477
35. 35.A school has 223 boys and 254 girls. 143 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 334 (b) 477 (c) 324 (d) 620
36. 36.A train has 621 passengers. At a station, 564 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 67 (b) 1185 (c) 57 (d) 47
37. 37.After giving away 156 marbles, a boy has 264 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 108 (b) 430 (c) 410 (d) 420
38. 38.A school has 167 boys and 145 girls. 140 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 312 (b) 452 (c) 162 (d) 172
39. 39.A farmer picks 426 mangoes on Monday and 199 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 237 (b) 625 (c) 217 (d) 227
40. 40.A library has 455 books. It buys 124 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 589 (b) 579 (c) 331 (d) 569

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