Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 166 · 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 train has 510 passengers. At a station, 358 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 868 (b) 142 (c) 162 (d) 152
2. 2.A school has 242 boys and 289 girls. 58 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 473 (b) 589 (c) 531 (d) 463
3. 3.A farmer picks 598 mangoes on Monday and 154 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 752 (b) 434 (c) 454 (d) 444
4. 4.A library has 238 books. It buys 349 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 687 (b) 597 (c) 577 (d) 587
5. 5.After giving away 129 marbles, a boy has 39 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 168 (b) 158 (c) 169 (d) 178
6. 6.A school has 116 boys and 248 girls. 83 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 281 (b) 271 (c) 364 (d) 447
7. 7.A train has 536 passengers. At a station, 163 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 699 (b) 383 (c) 363 (d) 373
8. 8.A train has 398 passengers. At a station, 195 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 193 (b) 213 (c) 593 (d) 203
9. 9.A farmer picks 515 mangoes on Monday and 379 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 894 (b) 146 (c) 136 (d) 126
10. 10.After giving away 73 marbles, a boy has 294 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 221 (b) 377 (c) 367 (d) 357
11. 11.A train has 757 passengers. At a station, 217 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 974 (b) 530 (c) 540 (d) 550
12. 12.After giving away 115 marbles, a boy has 287 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 402 (b) 172 (c) 412 (d) 392
13. 13.A library has 242 books. It buys 161 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 81 (b) 413 (c) 403 (d) 393
14. 14.A library has 268 books. It buys 330 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 588 (b) 698 (c) 598 (d) 608
15. 15.A library has 373 books. It buys 247 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 610 (b) 620 (c) 126 (d) 630
16. 16.After giving away 117 marbles, a boy has 207 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 90 (b) 314 (c) 324 (d) 334
17. 17.A train has 367 passengers. At a station, 141 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 226 (b) 236 (c) 508 (d) 216
18. 18.A library has 317 books. It buys 77 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 404 (b) 394 (c) 240 (d) 384
19. 19.A school has 219 boys and 186 girls. 84 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 489 (b) 405 (c) 321 (d) 311
20. 20.A library has 326 books. It buys 197 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 513 (b) 523 (c) 129 (d) 533
21. 21.After giving away 176 marbles, a boy has 277 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 101 (b) 463 (c) 443 (d) 453
22. 22.A library has 312 books. It buys 191 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 503 (b) 513 (c) 121 (d) 493
23. 23.A school has 148 boys and 299 girls. 111 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 326 (b) 336 (c) 558 (d) 447
24. 24.After giving away 127 marbles, a boy has 110 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 227 (b) 247 (c) 238 (d) 237
25. 25.A school has 249 boys and 175 girls. 125 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 549 (b) 289 (c) 299 (d) 424
26. 26.A library has 448 books. It buys 232 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 216 (b) 670 (c) 690 (d) 680
27. 27.After giving away 36 marbles, a boy has 67 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 103 (b) 31 (c) 93 (d) 113
28. 28.A school has 140 boys and 153 girls. 123 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 170 (b) 416 (c) 293 (d) 160
29. 29.A farmer picks 288 mangoes on Monday and 135 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 423 (b) 153 (c) 143 (d) 163
30. 30.A train has 781 passengers. At a station, 193 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 974 (b) 598 (c) 578 (d) 588
31. 31.A farmer picks 295 mangoes on Monday and 109 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 186 (b) 404 (c) 196 (d) 176
32. 32.After giving away 126 marbles, a boy has 35 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 171 (b) 162 (c) 151 (d) 161
33. 33.A school has 284 boys and 159 girls. 123 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 310 (b) 320 (c) 566 (d) 443
34. 34.A school has 140 boys and 146 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 286 (b) 347 (c) 225 (d) 215
35. 35.A train has 318 passengers. At a station, 105 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 223 (b) 423 (c) 213 (d) 203
36. 36.A train has 575 passengers. At a station, 110 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 475 (b) 685 (c) 455 (d) 465
37. 37.A farmer picks 511 mangoes on Monday and 342 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 179 (b) 853 (c) 159 (d) 169
38. 38.A farmer picks 223 mangoes on Monday and 110 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 333 (b) 113 (c) 103 (d) 123
39. 39.After giving away 172 marbles, a boy has 24 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 196 (b) 197 (c) 206 (d) 186
40. 40.A farmer picks 294 mangoes on Monday and 212 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 506 (b) 72 (c) 92 (d) 82

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