Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 114 · 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 300 boys and 264 girls. 82 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 564 (b) 646 (c) 482 (d) 472
2. 2.A school has 212 boys and 177 girls. 118 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 261 (b) 507 (c) 389 (d) 271
3. 3.A school has 209 boys and 197 girls. 68 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 474 (b) 406 (c) 338 (d) 328
4. 4.After giving away 31 marbles, a boy has 67 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 98 (b) 88 (c) 108 (d) 36
5. 5.A train has 658 passengers. At a station, 259 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 409 (b) 917 (c) 389 (d) 399
6. 6.After giving away 110 marbles, a boy has 25 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 135 (b) 145 (c) 136 (d) 125
7. 7.A farmer picks 353 mangoes on Monday and 317 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 46 (b) 26 (c) 36 (d) 670
8. 8.After giving away 152 marbles, a boy has 147 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 300 (b) 299 (c) 289 (d) 309
9. 9.A train has 506 passengers. At a station, 157 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 663 (b) 359 (c) 339 (d) 349
10. 10.A train has 625 passengers. At a station, 570 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1195 (b) 45 (c) 55 (d) 65
11. 11.A school has 220 boys and 123 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 272 (b) 343 (c) 282 (d) 404
12. 12.A train has 476 passengers. At a station, 109 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 377 (b) 367 (c) 585 (d) 357
13. 13.A school has 144 boys and 128 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 341 (b) 193 (c) 272 (d) 203
14. 14.A library has 310 books. It buys 344 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 644 (b) 654 (c) 664 (d) 754
15. 15.A library has 169 books. It buys 275 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 544 (b) 434 (c) 444 (d) 454
16. 16.A train has 777 passengers. At a station, 206 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 571 (b) 561 (c) 581 (d) 983
17. 17.A train has 711 passengers. At a station, 593 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 128 (b) 118 (c) 1304 (d) 108
18. 18.A library has 268 books. It buys 265 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 533 (b) 543 (c) 523 (d) 3
19. 19.A library has 122 books. It buys 177 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 289 (b) 309 (c) 399 (d) 299
20. 20.After giving away 91 marbles, a boy has 256 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 347 (b) 165 (c) 357 (d) 337
21. 21.A school has 108 boys and 139 girls. 117 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 364 (b) 247 (c) 130 (d) 120
22. 22.A farmer picks 324 mangoes on Monday and 256 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 68 (b) 78 (c) 58 (d) 580
23. 23.A farmer picks 245 mangoes on Monday and 184 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 51 (b) 71 (c) 429 (d) 61
24. 24.A school has 160 boys and 288 girls. 131 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 448 (b) 579 (c) 307 (d) 317
25. 25.A train has 612 passengers. At a station, 117 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 505 (b) 485 (c) 495 (d) 729
26. 26.A train has 467 passengers. At a station, 127 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 350 (b) 594 (c) 340 (d) 330
27. 27.A train has 455 passengers. At a station, 404 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 41 (b) 61 (c) 859 (d) 51
28. 28.A train has 560 passengers. At a station, 196 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 354 (b) 374 (c) 364 (d) 756
29. 29.A school has 150 boys and 102 girls. 72 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 252 (b) 180 (c) 170 (d) 324
30. 30.A farmer picks 429 mangoes on Monday and 329 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 110 (b) 100 (c) 90 (d) 758
31. 31.After giving away 33 marbles, a boy has 134 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 177 (b) 101 (c) 167 (d) 157
32. 32.After giving away 184 marbles, a boy has 95 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 279 (b) 280 (c) 289 (d) 269
33. 33.A school has 218 boys and 112 girls. 139 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 181 (b) 330 (c) 469 (d) 191
34. 34.A library has 270 books. It buys 264 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 6 (b) 544 (c) 534 (d) 524
35. 35.A library has 169 books. It buys 280 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 449 (b) 549 (c) 459 (d) 439
36. 36.A library has 227 books. It buys 294 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 511 (b) 621 (c) 521 (d) 531
37. 37.A school has 226 boys and 224 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 385 (b) 505 (c) 395 (d) 450
38. 38.A library has 429 books. It buys 183 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 612 (b) 602 (c) 622 (d) 246
39. 39.A school has 256 boys and 160 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 416 (b) 351 (c) 361 (d) 471
40. 40.A school has 209 boys and 225 girls. 100 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 434 (b) 534 (c) 324 (d) 334

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