Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 243 · 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 451 passengers. At a station, 103 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 554 (b) 348 (c) 358 (d) 338
2. 2.A school has 149 boys and 174 girls. 87 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 226 (b) 236 (c) 410 (d) 323
3. 3.A train has 571 passengers. At a station, 209 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 362 (b) 372 (c) 352 (d) 780
4. 4.After giving away 170 marbles, a boy has 209 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 389 (b) 39 (c) 369 (d) 379
5. 5.A library has 160 books. It buys 77 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 227 (b) 247 (c) 237 (d) 83
6. 6.A farmer picks 266 mangoes on Monday and 139 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 117 (b) 137 (c) 127 (d) 405
7. 7.A library has 156 books. It buys 304 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 460 (b) 470 (c) 560 (d) 450
8. 8.A farmer picks 558 mangoes on Monday and 171 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 377 (b) 729 (c) 397 (d) 387
9. 9.A train has 585 passengers. At a station, 271 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 304 (b) 324 (c) 314 (d) 856
10. 10.A library has 275 books. It buys 99 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 384 (b) 374 (c) 176 (d) 364
11. 11.After giving away 188 marbles, a boy has 294 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 472 (b) 106 (c) 492 (d) 482
12. 12.A train has 418 passengers. At a station, 171 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 237 (b) 247 (c) 589 (d) 257
13. 13.A train has 446 passengers. At a station, 329 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 127 (b) 117 (c) 775 (d) 107
14. 14.After giving away 88 marbles, a boy has 282 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 370 (b) 194 (c) 380 (d) 360
15. 15.A farmer picks 291 mangoes on Monday and 199 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 82 (b) 490 (c) 92 (d) 102
16. 16.A school has 100 boys and 263 girls. 142 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 363 (b) 211 (c) 505 (d) 221
17. 17.A farmer picks 390 mangoes on Monday and 294 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 684 (b) 106 (c) 96 (d) 86
18. 18.A school has 246 boys and 242 girls. 68 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 488 (b) 556 (c) 420 (d) 410
19. 19.A school has 131 boys and 267 girls. 50 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 398 (b) 448 (c) 348 (d) 338
20. 20.After giving away 182 marbles, a boy has 59 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 251 (b) 241 (c) 242 (d) 231
21. 21.A library has 478 books. It buys 87 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 391 (b) 555 (c) 575 (d) 565
22. 22.A school has 278 boys and 153 girls. 131 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 431 (b) 300 (c) 562 (d) 290
23. 23.A train has 416 passengers. At a station, 268 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 138 (b) 684 (c) 148 (d) 158
24. 24.A farmer picks 242 mangoes on Monday and 218 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 24 (b) 460 (c) 14 (d) 34
25. 25.After giving away 86 marbles, a boy has 103 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 179 (b) 199 (c) 189 (d) 17
26. 26.A train has 589 passengers. At a station, 136 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 443 (b) 463 (c) 725 (d) 453
27. 27.A train has 364 passengers. At a station, 163 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 191 (b) 211 (c) 201 (d) 527
28. 28.A school has 152 boys and 256 girls. 126 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 534 (b) 408 (c) 282 (d) 272
29. 29.A school has 106 boys and 279 girls. 99 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 385 (b) 484 (c) 286 (d) 276
30. 30.A farmer picks 521 mangoes on Monday and 449 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 82 (b) 970 (c) 62 (d) 72
31. 31.A school has 244 boys and 113 girls. 115 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 357 (b) 232 (c) 242 (d) 472
32. 32.A farmer picks 532 mangoes on Monday and 229 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 761 (b) 293 (c) 303 (d) 313
33. 33.A farmer picks 427 mangoes on Monday and 289 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 138 (b) 716 (c) 148 (d) 128
34. 34.A library has 456 books. It buys 224 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 690 (b) 680 (c) 232 (d) 670
35. 35.A school has 282 boys and 108 girls. 81 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 471 (b) 390 (c) 299 (d) 309
36. 36.A school has 118 boys and 285 girls. 78 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 403 (b) 325 (c) 481 (d) 315
37. 37.A school has 104 boys and 187 girls. 88 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 193 (b) 291 (c) 203 (d) 379
38. 38.A farmer picks 237 mangoes on Monday and 101 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 126 (b) 146 (c) 338 (d) 136
39. 39.A school has 248 boys and 288 girls. 120 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 416 (b) 536 (c) 656 (d) 406
40. 40.After giving away 48 marbles, a boy has 118 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 70 (b) 166 (c) 176 (d) 156

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