Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 20 · 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 270 boys and 110 girls. 79 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 380 (b) 301 (c) 291 (d) 459
2. 2.A train has 404 passengers. At a station, 168 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 246 (b) 226 (c) 236 (d) 572
3. 3.A school has 228 boys and 250 girls. 73 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 478 (b) 405 (c) 551 (d) 395
4. 4.A library has 427 books. It buys 294 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 711 (b) 721 (c) 133 (d) 731
5. 5.A train has 605 passengers. At a station, 163 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 768 (b) 432 (c) 442 (d) 452
6. 6.A library has 315 books. It buys 96 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 421 (b) 411 (c) 219 (d) 401
7. 7.A school has 150 boys and 287 girls. 122 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 437 (b) 305 (c) 559 (d) 315
8. 8.A farmer picks 273 mangoes on Monday and 198 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 471 (b) 85 (c) 65 (d) 75
9. 9.A farmer picks 523 mangoes on Monday and 179 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 344 (b) 334 (c) 702 (d) 354
10. 10.A library has 405 books. It buys 120 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 515 (b) 525 (c) 285 (d) 535
11. 11.A library has 166 books. It buys 329 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 485 (b) 595 (c) 505 (d) 495
12. 12.A library has 171 books. It buys 76 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 257 (b) 95 (c) 237 (d) 247
13. 13.A train has 490 passengers. At a station, 200 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 280 (b) 690 (c) 290 (d) 300
14. 14.A school has 146 boys and 118 girls. 85 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 264 (b) 169 (c) 179 (d) 349
15. 15.A train has 687 passengers. At a station, 593 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1280 (b) 94 (c) 84 (d) 104
16. 16.A train has 752 passengers. At a station, 590 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1342 (b) 162 (c) 172 (d) 152
17. 17.A library has 451 books. It buys 211 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 672 (b) 652 (c) 240 (d) 662
18. 18.A train has 520 passengers. At a station, 158 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 362 (b) 678 (c) 372 (d) 352
19. 19.A library has 259 books. It buys 259 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 528 (b) 618 (c) 508 (d) 518
20. 20.A train has 422 passengers. At a station, 169 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 243 (b) 263 (c) 253 (d) 591
21. 21.A farmer picks 227 mangoes on Monday and 126 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 111 (b) 353 (c) 91 (d) 101
22. 22.A library has 328 books. It buys 89 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 407 (b) 427 (c) 239 (d) 417
23. 23.A school has 223 boys and 182 girls. 93 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 405 (b) 302 (c) 498 (d) 312
24. 24.A school has 102 boys and 177 girls. 79 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 190 (b) 358 (c) 279 (d) 200
25. 25.A farmer picks 339 mangoes on Monday and 157 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 496 (b) 182 (c) 192 (d) 172
26. 26.A train has 480 passengers. At a station, 164 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 306 (b) 326 (c) 316 (d) 644
27. 27.After giving away 56 marbles, a boy has 46 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 102 (b) 103 (c) 92 (d) 112
28. 28.After giving away 129 marbles, a boy has 146 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 285 (b) 275 (c) 265 (d) 17
29. 29.A library has 480 books. It buys 162 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 642 (b) 632 (c) 652 (d) 318
30. 30.After giving away 186 marbles, a boy has 200 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 386 (b) 396 (c) 376 (d) 14
31. 31.A library has 416 books. It buys 320 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 746 (b) 96 (c) 736 (d) 726
32. 32.A school has 217 boys and 113 girls. 102 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 218 (b) 228 (c) 432 (d) 330
33. 33.A school has 132 boys and 255 girls. 136 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 251 (b) 523 (c) 387 (d) 241
34. 34.A school has 297 boys and 100 girls. 119 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 397 (b) 278 (c) 516 (d) 268
35. 35.A farmer picks 455 mangoes on Monday and 383 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 72 (b) 82 (c) 62 (d) 838
36. 36.A school has 130 boys and 209 girls. 149 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 488 (b) 339 (c) 190 (d) 180
37. 37.A farmer picks 273 mangoes on Monday and 214 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 69 (b) 49 (c) 487 (d) 59
38. 38.After giving away 84 marbles, a boy has 61 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 145 (b) 155 (c) 135 (d) 146
39. 39.A train has 337 passengers. At a station, 155 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 192 (b) 172 (c) 182 (d) 492
40. 40.A library has 199 books. It buys 218 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 517 (b) 417 (c) 427 (d) 407

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