Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 132 · 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 242 boys and 148 girls. 103 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 493 (b) 390 (c) 277 (d) 287
2. 2.A train has 608 passengers. At a station, 347 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 955 (b) 271 (c) 251 (d) 261
3. 3.A train has 422 passengers. At a station, 120 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 302 (b) 542 (c) 292 (d) 312
4. 4.A train has 444 passengers. At a station, 260 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 704 (b) 194 (c) 184 (d) 174
5. 5.After giving away 96 marbles, a boy has 70 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 176 (b) 167 (c) 156 (d) 166
6. 6.A school has 278 boys and 232 girls. 129 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 639 (b) 510 (c) 381 (d) 371
7. 7.After giving away 60 marbles, a boy has 232 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 282 (b) 292 (c) 172 (d) 302
8. 8.After giving away 114 marbles, a boy has 174 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 278 (b) 288 (c) 298 (d) 60
9. 9.A train has 613 passengers. At a station, 108 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 721 (b) 495 (c) 515 (d) 505
10. 10.After giving away 83 marbles, a boy has 235 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 308 (b) 328 (c) 318 (d) 152
11. 11.A school has 147 boys and 125 girls. 99 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 371 (b) 272 (c) 173 (d) 163
12. 12.After giving away 92 marbles, a boy has 206 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 298 (b) 114 (c) 288 (d) 308
13. 13.After giving away 49 marbles, a boy has 162 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 113 (b) 201 (c) 211 (d) 221
14. 14.A library has 202 books. It buys 178 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 390 (b) 370 (c) 380 (d) 24
15. 15.After giving away 145 marbles, a boy has 190 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 325 (b) 45 (c) 345 (d) 335
16. 16.A train has 724 passengers. At a station, 572 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 142 (b) 1296 (c) 152 (d) 162
17. 17.A farmer picks 434 mangoes on Monday and 399 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 25 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) 833
18. 18.A farmer picks 533 mangoes on Monday and 506 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 1039 (b) 37 (c) 27 (d) 17
19. 19.A farmer picks 441 mangoes on Monday and 133 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 298 (b) 318 (c) 574 (d) 308
20. 20.After giving away 96 marbles, a boy has 256 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 160 (b) 342 (c) 352 (d) 362
21. 21.A library has 466 books. It buys 74 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 540 (b) 392 (c) 530 (d) 550
22. 22.A train has 309 passengers. At a station, 164 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 155 (b) 473 (c) 145 (d) 135
23. 23.A school has 184 boys and 218 girls. 68 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 334 (b) 324 (c) 402 (d) 470
24. 24.After giving away 79 marbles, a boy has 81 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 150 (b) 170 (c) 160 (d) 2
25. 25.A school has 236 boys and 204 girls. 142 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 440 (b) 288 (c) 298 (d) 582
26. 26.A farmer picks 289 mangoes on Monday and 143 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 146 (b) 156 (c) 432 (d) 136
27. 27.A train has 327 passengers. At a station, 133 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 204 (b) 460 (c) 194 (d) 184
28. 28.A library has 365 books. It buys 75 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 290 (b) 440 (c) 450 (d) 430
29. 29.A library has 132 books. It buys 201 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 433 (b) 333 (c) 323 (d) 343
30. 30.After giving away 53 marbles, a boy has 78 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 25 (b) 141 (c) 131 (d) 121
31. 31.A library has 348 books. It buys 129 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 487 (b) 477 (c) 219 (d) 467
32. 32.A train has 794 passengers. At a station, 172 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 622 (b) 966 (c) 632 (d) 612
33. 33.A farmer picks 562 mangoes on Monday and 103 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 665 (b) 459 (c) 469 (d) 449
34. 34.A train has 401 passengers. At a station, 306 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 105 (b) 95 (c) 707 (d) 85
35. 35.A farmer picks 297 mangoes on Monday and 256 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 553 (b) 41 (c) 31 (d) 51
36. 36.A library has 307 books. It buys 197 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 514 (b) 504 (c) 110 (d) 494
37. 37.After giving away 164 marbles, a boy has 245 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 419 (b) 399 (c) 81 (d) 409
38. 38.A library has 297 books. It buys 72 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 225 (b) 379 (c) 369 (d) 359
39. 39.A farmer picks 537 mangoes on Monday and 237 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 310 (b) 774 (c) 290 (d) 300
40. 40.After giving away 178 marbles, a boy has 31 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 210 (b) 209 (c) 219 (d) 199

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