Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 117 · 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 216 boys and 100 girls. 108 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 198 (b) 316 (c) 208 (d) 424
2. 2.A train has 350 passengers. At a station, 239 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 589 (b) 101 (c) 121 (d) 111
3. 3.A school has 125 boys and 251 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 304 (b) 314 (c) 438 (d) 376
4. 4.A school has 165 boys and 219 girls. 68 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 316 (b) 384 (c) 452 (d) 306
5. 5.A train has 533 passengers. At a station, 147 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 396 (b) 376 (c) 680 (d) 386
6. 6.A train has 590 passengers. At a station, 143 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 457 (b) 733 (c) 447 (d) 437
7. 7.A library has 392 books. It buys 194 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 586 (b) 198 (c) 596 (d) 576
8. 8.A farmer picks 369 mangoes on Monday and 145 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 234 (b) 224 (c) 514 (d) 214
9. 9.A library has 248 books. It buys 163 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 421 (b) 411 (c) 401 (d) 85
10. 10.A farmer picks 215 mangoes on Monday and 111 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 114 (b) 326 (c) 94 (d) 104
11. 11.A library has 136 books. It buys 330 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 566 (b) 456 (c) 466 (d) 476
12. 12.A train has 790 passengers. At a station, 247 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 543 (b) 533 (c) 553 (d) 1037
13. 13.A library has 450 books. It buys 236 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 676 (b) 214 (c) 696 (d) 686
14. 14.After giving away 175 marbles, a boy has 251 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 416 (b) 436 (c) 426 (d) 76
15. 15.A library has 260 books. It buys 88 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 348 (b) 338 (c) 172 (d) 358
16. 16.A train has 459 passengers. At a station, 120 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 349 (b) 579 (c) 339 (d) 329
17. 17.A train has 779 passengers. At a station, 457 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1236 (b) 332 (c) 312 (d) 322
18. 18.A train has 342 passengers. At a station, 283 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 59 (b) 69 (c) 625 (d) 49
19. 19.A farmer picks 263 mangoes on Monday and 120 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 383 (b) 153 (c) 133 (d) 143
20. 20.After giving away 86 marbles, a boy has 126 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 222 (b) 212 (c) 40 (d) 202
21. 21.A library has 284 books. It buys 256 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 28 (b) 550 (c) 530 (d) 540
22. 22.A library has 187 books. It buys 226 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 423 (b) 403 (c) 513 (d) 413
23. 23.A train has 495 passengers. At a station, 256 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 229 (b) 239 (c) 249 (d) 751
24. 24.A school has 279 boys and 229 girls. 134 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 364 (b) 374 (c) 642 (d) 508
25. 25.A library has 383 books. It buys 165 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 548 (b) 558 (c) 218 (d) 538
26. 26.A library has 423 books. It buys 213 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 210 (b) 626 (c) 646 (d) 636
27. 27.After giving away 196 marbles, a boy has 77 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 273 (b) 274 (c) 283 (d) 263
28. 28.After giving away 161 marbles, a boy has 78 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 229 (b) 240 (c) 249 (d) 239
29. 29.After giving away 129 marbles, a boy has 41 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 170 (b) 171 (c) 160 (d) 180
30. 30.A school has 114 boys and 141 girls. 105 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 360 (b) 140 (c) 150 (d) 255
31. 31.A school has 288 boys and 264 girls. 149 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 701 (b) 403 (c) 552 (d) 393
32. 32.A train has 673 passengers. At a station, 283 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 390 (b) 400 (c) 956 (d) 380
33. 33.A farmer picks 585 mangoes on Monday and 370 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 205 (b) 955 (c) 225 (d) 215
34. 34.After giving away 123 marbles, a boy has 149 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 282 (b) 272 (c) 262 (d) 26
35. 35.After giving away 156 marbles, a boy has 195 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 351 (b) 39 (c) 341 (d) 361
36. 36.A train has 565 passengers. At a station, 138 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 437 (b) 427 (c) 703 (d) 417
37. 37.A school has 170 boys and 290 girls. 120 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 460 (b) 340 (c) 580 (d) 330
38. 38.After giving away 20 marbles, a boy has 280 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 290 (b) 300 (c) 310 (d) 260
39. 39.A school has 199 boys and 131 girls. 117 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 213 (b) 447 (c) 203 (d) 330
40. 40.A train has 578 passengers. At a station, 104 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 682 (b) 464 (c) 474 (d) 484

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