Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 25 · 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 library has 180 books. It buys 93 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 263 (b) 283 (c) 87 (d) 273
2. 2.A school has 225 boys and 193 girls. 51 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 469 (b) 357 (c) 418 (d) 367
3. 3.After giving away 162 marbles, a boy has 52 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 224 (b) 204 (c) 214 (d) 215
4. 4.A train has 466 passengers. At a station, 356 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 120 (b) 100 (c) 822 (d) 110
5. 5.A train has 324 passengers. At a station, 196 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 128 (b) 118 (c) 138 (d) 520
6. 6.A train has 768 passengers. At a station, 348 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1116 (b) 430 (c) 410 (d) 420
7. 7.A school has 223 boys and 246 girls. 71 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 469 (b) 540 (c) 398 (d) 388
8. 8.A train has 569 passengers. At a station, 421 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 148 (b) 158 (c) 138 (d) 990
9. 9.A school has 194 boys and 220 girls. 90 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 414 (b) 504 (c) 314 (d) 324
10. 10.A train has 599 passengers. At a station, 511 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 88 (b) 78 (c) 1110 (d) 98
11. 11.A train has 785 passengers. At a station, 179 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 606 (b) 964 (c) 596 (d) 616
12. 12.A library has 129 books. It buys 163 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 292 (b) 392 (c) 302 (d) 282
13. 13.After giving away 190 marbles, a boy has 38 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 229 (b) 228 (c) 238 (d) 218
14. 14.A library has 303 books. It buys 273 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 586 (b) 566 (c) 576 (d) 30
15. 15.A school has 123 boys and 102 girls. 56 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 225 (b) 169 (c) 159 (d) 281
16. 16.A library has 169 books. It buys 248 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 407 (b) 517 (c) 417 (d) 427
17. 17.A school has 177 boys and 106 girls. 107 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 390 (b) 166 (c) 283 (d) 176
18. 18.A farmer picks 218 mangoes on Monday and 138 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 80 (b) 90 (c) 356 (d) 70
19. 19.A farmer picks 242 mangoes on Monday and 140 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 112 (b) 102 (c) 382 (d) 92
20. 20.A library has 219 books. It buys 139 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 358 (b) 368 (c) 80 (d) 348
21. 21.A school has 100 boys and 175 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 210 (b) 330 (c) 275 (d) 220
22. 22.After giving away 74 marbles, a boy has 177 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 251 (b) 261 (c) 103 (d) 241
23. 23.A farmer picks 564 mangoes on Monday and 216 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 348 (b) 780 (c) 338 (d) 358
24. 24.A school has 242 boys and 142 girls. 148 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 226 (b) 532 (c) 236 (d) 384
25. 25.A train has 511 passengers. At a station, 436 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 85 (b) 65 (c) 75 (d) 947
26. 26.A library has 217 books. It buys 123 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 350 (b) 330 (c) 94 (d) 340
27. 27.A train has 425 passengers. At a station, 330 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 755 (b) 85 (c) 95 (d) 105
28. 28.A school has 289 boys and 272 girls. 65 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 561 (b) 496 (c) 486 (d) 626
29. 29.A train has 550 passengers. At a station, 225 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 335 (b) 315 (c) 775 (d) 325
30. 30.A farmer picks 442 mangoes on Monday and 127 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 305 (b) 315 (c) 569 (d) 325
31. 31.After giving away 24 marbles, a boy has 30 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 54 (b) 44 (c) 64 (d) 6
32. 32.A train has 329 passengers. At a station, 230 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 99 (b) 109 (c) 89 (d) 559
33. 33.A farmer picks 236 mangoes on Monday and 117 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 119 (b) 129 (c) 109 (d) 353
34. 34.A train has 762 passengers. At a station, 478 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 284 (b) 1240 (c) 274 (d) 294
35. 35.A train has 371 passengers. At a station, 182 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 553 (b) 199 (c) 179 (d) 189
36. 36.A train has 342 passengers. At a station, 277 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 55 (b) 619 (c) 65 (d) 75
37. 37.A library has 296 books. It buys 177 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 463 (b) 473 (c) 119 (d) 483
38. 38.A farmer picks 588 mangoes on Monday and 477 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 1065 (b) 101 (c) 121 (d) 111
39. 39.A library has 253 books. It buys 132 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 385 (b) 121 (c) 395 (d) 375
40. 40.A library has 320 books. It buys 287 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 597 (b) 617 (c) 607 (d) 33

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