Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 119 · 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 195 boys and 252 girls. 90 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 347 (b) 537 (c) 447 (d) 357
2. 2.A school has 203 boys and 210 girls. 118 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 531 (b) 413 (c) 295 (d) 285
3. 3.A library has 348 books. It buys 185 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 533 (b) 523 (c) 543 (d) 163
4. 4.A school has 193 boys and 112 girls. 65 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 370 (b) 240 (c) 230 (d) 305
5. 5.A train has 399 passengers. At a station, 324 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 723 (b) 85 (c) 65 (d) 75
6. 6.After giving away 55 marbles, a boy has 295 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 360 (b) 240 (c) 350 (d) 340
7. 7.A train has 672 passengers. At a station, 419 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 263 (b) 243 (c) 253 (d) 1091
8. 8.A train has 336 passengers. At a station, 274 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 52 (b) 62 (c) 610 (d) 72
9. 9.A train has 700 passengers. At a station, 453 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 257 (b) 247 (c) 1153 (d) 237
10. 10.A school has 277 boys and 258 girls. 118 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 417 (b) 653 (c) 407 (d) 535
11. 11.A farmer picks 389 mangoes on Monday and 271 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 118 (b) 660 (c) 128 (d) 108
12. 12.After giving away 117 marbles, a boy has 221 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 348 (b) 104 (c) 338 (d) 328
13. 13.A train has 407 passengers. At a station, 106 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 311 (b) 301 (c) 291 (d) 513
14. 14.A library has 197 books. It buys 62 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 249 (b) 269 (c) 135 (d) 259
15. 15.After giving away 158 marbles, a boy has 155 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 303 (b) 323 (c) 314 (d) 313
16. 16.A library has 321 books. It buys 87 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 398 (b) 418 (c) 234 (d) 408
17. 17.A train has 594 passengers. At a station, 152 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 452 (b) 442 (c) 432 (d) 746
18. 18.A school has 175 boys and 181 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 287 (b) 277 (c) 425 (d) 356
19. 19.After giving away 51 marbles, a boy has 95 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 156 (b) 146 (c) 136 (d) 44
20. 20.After giving away 140 marbles, a boy has 44 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 194 (b) 185 (c) 174 (d) 184
21. 21.A school has 148 boys and 238 girls. 103 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 489 (b) 386 (c) 273 (d) 283
22. 22.A train has 767 passengers. At a station, 161 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 596 (b) 616 (c) 606 (d) 928
23. 23.After giving away 84 marbles, a boy has 291 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 207 (b) 385 (c) 365 (d) 375
24. 24.After giving away 187 marbles, a boy has 253 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 450 (b) 440 (c) 430 (d) 66
25. 25.A train has 387 passengers. At a station, 136 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 523 (b) 251 (c) 261 (d) 241
26. 26.A train has 463 passengers. At a station, 261 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 192 (b) 724 (c) 212 (d) 202
27. 27.A library has 159 books. It buys 262 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 431 (b) 421 (c) 411 (d) 521
28. 28.A train has 625 passengers. At a station, 376 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1001 (b) 259 (c) 239 (d) 249
29. 29.A library has 158 books. It buys 237 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 495 (b) 395 (c) 405 (d) 385
30. 30.A school has 144 boys and 243 girls. 74 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 387 (b) 461 (c) 303 (d) 313
31. 31.A farmer picks 229 mangoes on Monday and 100 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 139 (b) 119 (c) 329 (d) 129
32. 32.A school has 112 boys and 213 girls. 71 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 254 (b) 396 (c) 325 (d) 244
33. 33.After giving away 191 marbles, a boy has 117 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 318 (b) 309 (c) 298 (d) 308
34. 34.A farmer picks 381 mangoes on Monday and 333 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 48 (b) 714 (c) 58 (d) 38
35. 35.A school has 125 boys and 275 girls. 104 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 286 (b) 504 (c) 296 (d) 400
36. 36.After giving away 193 marbles, a boy has 229 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 432 (b) 422 (c) 412 (d) 36
37. 37.After giving away 134 marbles, a boy has 230 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 96 (b) 354 (c) 374 (d) 364
38. 38.A farmer picks 284 mangoes on Monday and 115 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 169 (b) 399 (c) 179 (d) 159
39. 39.A train has 568 passengers. At a station, 284 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 284 (b) 852 (c) 274 (d) 294
40. 40.A farmer picks 305 mangoes on Monday and 275 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 20 (b) 40 (c) 580 (d) 30

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