Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 230 · 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 519 passengers. At a station, 447 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 72 (b) 966 (c) 62 (d) 82
2. 2.A school has 142 boys and 195 girls. 58 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 395 (b) 279 (c) 269 (d) 337
3. 3.A school has 220 boys and 181 girls. 122 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 269 (b) 401 (c) 279 (d) 523
4. 4.A library has 162 books. It buys 89 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 251 (b) 241 (c) 261 (d) 73
5. 5.A library has 441 books. It buys 316 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 757 (b) 125 (c) 747 (d) 767
6. 6.A school has 112 boys and 241 girls. 103 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 456 (b) 353 (c) 250 (d) 240
7. 7.A school has 207 boys and 212 girls. 72 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 337 (b) 419 (c) 491 (d) 347
8. 8.After giving away 64 marbles, a boy has 289 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 343 (b) 225 (c) 363 (d) 353
9. 9.A train has 654 passengers. At a station, 213 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 431 (b) 451 (c) 867 (d) 441
10. 10.A farmer picks 453 mangoes on Monday and 191 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 252 (b) 644 (c) 272 (d) 262
11. 11.A library has 374 books. It buys 192 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 182 (b) 576 (c) 556 (d) 566
12. 12.A school has 136 boys and 265 girls. 74 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 475 (b) 327 (c) 317 (d) 401
13. 13.A school has 187 boys and 256 girls. 99 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 334 (b) 443 (c) 542 (d) 344
14. 14.A school has 180 boys and 140 girls. 57 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 377 (b) 263 (c) 320 (d) 253
15. 15.A train has 717 passengers. At a station, 113 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 830 (b) 604 (c) 614 (d) 594
16. 16.A library has 166 books. It buys 116 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 50 (b) 272 (c) 292 (d) 282
17. 17.A train has 340 passengers. At a station, 246 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 586 (b) 84 (c) 94 (d) 104
18. 18.A farmer picks 253 mangoes on Monday and 207 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 46 (b) 56 (c) 36 (d) 460
19. 19.After giving away 70 marbles, a boy has 298 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 368 (b) 228 (c) 358 (d) 378
20. 20.A school has 192 boys and 200 girls. 56 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 448 (b) 326 (c) 392 (d) 336
21. 21.A train has 410 passengers. At a station, 336 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 84 (b) 64 (c) 74 (d) 746
22. 22.A farmer picks 243 mangoes on Monday and 147 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 390 (b) 86 (c) 96 (d) 106
23. 23.A train has 705 passengers. At a station, 560 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 145 (b) 155 (c) 135 (d) 1265
24. 24.A train has 309 passengers. At a station, 224 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 85 (b) 75 (c) 533 (d) 95
25. 25.A school has 166 boys and 132 girls. 78 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 210 (b) 298 (c) 220 (d) 376
26. 26.A train has 788 passengers. At a station, 651 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 137 (b) 127 (c) 1439 (d) 147
27. 27.A train has 387 passengers. At a station, 258 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 645 (b) 139 (c) 129 (d) 119
28. 28.A train has 462 passengers. At a station, 104 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 358 (b) 566 (c) 368 (d) 348
29. 29.A school has 156 boys and 113 girls. 89 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 170 (b) 269 (c) 358 (d) 180
30. 30.After giving away 111 marbles, a boy has 196 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 317 (b) 85 (c) 307 (d) 297
31. 31.After giving away 22 marbles, a boy has 139 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 161 (b) 151 (c) 117 (d) 171
32. 32.A train has 365 passengers. At a station, 155 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 520 (b) 220 (c) 210 (d) 200
33. 33.A train has 786 passengers. At a station, 174 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 622 (b) 960 (c) 612 (d) 602
34. 34.After giving away 131 marbles, a boy has 23 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 154 (b) 164 (c) 155 (d) 144
35. 35.A train has 509 passengers. At a station, 331 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 840 (b) 188 (c) 168 (d) 178
36. 36.A train has 438 passengers. At a station, 369 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 79 (b) 807 (c) 69 (d) 59
37. 37.A school has 244 boys and 282 girls. 75 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 441 (b) 451 (c) 526 (d) 601
38. 38.A library has 395 books. It buys 312 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 697 (b) 83 (c) 717 (d) 707
39. 39.A train has 745 passengers. At a station, 153 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 898 (b) 602 (c) 582 (d) 592
40. 40.After giving away 105 marbles, a boy has 216 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 331 (b) 111 (c) 321 (d) 311

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