Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 213 · 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 591 passengers. At a station, 270 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 331 (b) 321 (c) 861 (d) 311
2. 2.A school has 220 boys and 243 girls. 110 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 353 (b) 343 (c) 573 (d) 463
3. 3.A train has 335 passengers. At a station, 267 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 58 (b) 602 (c) 78 (d) 68
4. 4.A library has 286 books. It buys 330 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 626 (b) 716 (c) 616 (d) 606
5. 5.A train has 796 passengers. At a station, 539 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 247 (b) 257 (c) 267 (d) 1335
6. 6.A school has 195 boys and 266 girls. 66 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 461 (b) 385 (c) 527 (d) 395
7. 7.A train has 447 passengers. At a station, 227 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 220 (b) 210 (c) 230 (d) 674
8. 8.After giving away 154 marbles, a boy has 232 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 376 (b) 386 (c) 396 (d) 78
9. 9.A school has 286 boys and 249 girls. 115 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 535 (b) 650 (c) 420 (d) 410
10. 10.A farmer picks 243 mangoes on Monday and 125 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 368 (b) 108 (c) 128 (d) 118
11. 11.A farmer picks 422 mangoes on Monday and 295 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 717 (b) 117 (c) 137 (d) 127
12. 12.A library has 337 books. It buys 86 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 413 (b) 433 (c) 251 (d) 423
13. 13.A school has 127 boys and 296 girls. 119 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 423 (b) 304 (c) 294 (d) 542
14. 14.A train has 302 passengers. At a station, 158 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 460 (b) 134 (c) 144 (d) 154
15. 15.A library has 413 books. It buys 120 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 533 (b) 293 (c) 523 (d) 543
16. 16.A school has 251 boys and 108 girls. 110 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 359 (b) 249 (c) 469 (d) 239
17. 17.After giving away 145 marbles, a boy has 60 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 215 (b) 206 (c) 195 (d) 205
18. 18.A train has 596 passengers. At a station, 534 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 62 (b) 1130 (c) 52 (d) 72
19. 19.A library has 390 books. It buys 283 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 663 (b) 107 (c) 683 (d) 673
20. 20.A library has 213 books. It buys 350 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 573 (b) 563 (c) 553 (d) 663
21. 21.A school has 292 boys and 106 girls. 92 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 306 (b) 490 (c) 398 (d) 296
22. 22.A train has 791 passengers. At a station, 406 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1197 (b) 375 (c) 385 (d) 395
23. 23.A school has 289 boys and 200 girls. 108 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 489 (b) 597 (c) 381 (d) 371
24. 24.A school has 271 boys and 188 girls. 72 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 387 (b) 531 (c) 459 (d) 377
25. 25.A library has 175 books. It buys 314 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 489 (b) 589 (c) 479 (d) 499
26. 26.A library has 186 books. It buys 252 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 448 (b) 428 (c) 538 (d) 438
27. 27.A train has 462 passengers. At a station, 411 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 61 (b) 41 (c) 51 (d) 873
28. 28.After giving away 26 marbles, a boy has 244 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 270 (b) 218 (c) 280 (d) 260
29. 29.A library has 286 books. It buys 289 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 575 (b) 585 (c) 565 (d) 675
30. 30.A farmer picks 545 mangoes on Monday and 398 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 943 (b) 137 (c) 147 (d) 157
31. 31.A school has 122 boys and 155 girls. 58 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 335 (b) 209 (c) 277 (d) 219
32. 32.A farmer picks 298 mangoes on Monday and 143 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 165 (b) 155 (c) 441 (d) 145
33. 33.A school has 257 boys and 216 girls. 81 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 392 (b) 473 (c) 382 (d) 554
34. 34.A library has 366 books. It buys 144 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 500 (b) 520 (c) 510 (d) 222
35. 35.A library has 320 books. It buys 307 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 13 (b) 637 (c) 627 (d) 617
36. 36.A school has 109 boys and 226 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 281 (b) 271 (c) 335 (d) 389
37. 37.A school has 140 boys and 115 girls. 115 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 370 (b) 255 (c) 140 (d) 130
38. 38.After giving away 38 marbles, a boy has 234 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 196 (b) 262 (c) 282 (d) 272
39. 39.A school has 106 boys and 232 girls. 85 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 243 (b) 253 (c) 338 (d) 423
40. 40.A farmer picks 250 mangoes on Monday and 159 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 409 (b) 101 (c) 91 (d) 81

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