Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 258 · 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 189 boys and 183 girls. 91 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 372 (b) 463 (c) 271 (d) 281
2. 2.A school has 173 boys and 225 girls. 128 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 260 (b) 398 (c) 526 (d) 270
3. 3.A train has 378 passengers. At a station, 141 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 247 (b) 227 (c) 519 (d) 237
4. 4.A farmer picks 265 mangoes on Monday and 108 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 167 (b) 373 (c) 147 (d) 157
5. 5.A school has 180 boys and 182 girls. 146 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 206 (b) 216 (c) 362 (d) 508
6. 6.After giving away 76 marbles, a boy has 214 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 138 (b) 300 (c) 280 (d) 290
7. 7.A train has 427 passengers. At a station, 311 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 106 (b) 738 (c) 116 (d) 126
8. 8.A school has 285 boys and 166 girls. 139 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 451 (b) 590 (c) 302 (d) 312
9. 9.A train has 377 passengers. At a station, 215 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 172 (b) 152 (c) 162 (d) 592
10. 10.A train has 601 passengers. At a station, 248 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 343 (b) 353 (c) 363 (d) 849
11. 11.A train has 440 passengers. At a station, 390 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 60 (b) 50 (c) 40 (d) 830
12. 12.A library has 149 books. It buys 340 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 589 (b) 479 (c) 489 (d) 499
13. 13.A train has 397 passengers. At a station, 106 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 281 (b) 301 (c) 503 (d) 291
14. 14.A school has 177 boys and 287 girls. 119 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 335 (b) 345 (c) 464 (d) 583
15. 15.After giving away 45 marbles, a boy has 58 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 13 (b) 93 (c) 113 (d) 103
16. 16.After giving away 96 marbles, a boy has 256 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 342 (b) 362 (c) 352 (d) 160
17. 17.After giving away 50 marbles, a boy has 72 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 132 (b) 112 (c) 22 (d) 122
18. 18.A library has 205 books. It buys 215 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 430 (b) 520 (c) 420 (d) 410
19. 19.A farmer picks 426 mangoes on Monday and 156 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 260 (b) 270 (c) 280 (d) 582
20. 20.A library has 193 books. It buys 222 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 415 (b) 515 (c) 425 (d) 405
21. 21.A school has 150 boys and 278 girls. 144 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 572 (b) 428 (c) 284 (d) 274
22. 22.A farmer picks 261 mangoes on Monday and 151 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 412 (b) 100 (c) 110 (d) 120
23. 23.After giving away 197 marbles, a boy has 171 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 369 (b) 358 (c) 368 (d) 378
24. 24.A library has 186 books. It buys 93 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 269 (b) 279 (c) 93 (d) 289
25. 25.A school has 223 boys and 158 girls. 71 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 381 (b) 452 (c) 310 (d) 300
26. 26.After giving away 25 marbles, a boy has 153 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 128 (b) 168 (c) 188 (d) 178
27. 27.A library has 298 books. It buys 221 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 519 (b) 529 (c) 77 (d) 509
28. 28.A school has 149 boys and 246 girls. 87 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 308 (b) 482 (c) 298 (d) 395
29. 29.A library has 152 books. It buys 116 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 258 (b) 36 (c) 268 (d) 278
30. 30.A school has 254 boys and 157 girls. 92 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 503 (b) 319 (c) 309 (d) 411
31. 31.A farmer picks 355 mangoes on Monday and 112 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 253 (b) 243 (c) 467 (d) 233
32. 32.A farmer picks 441 mangoes on Monday and 180 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 261 (b) 621 (c) 271 (d) 251
33. 33.A train has 621 passengers. At a station, 246 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 385 (b) 867 (c) 365 (d) 375
34. 34.A library has 357 books. It buys 332 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 699 (b) 679 (c) 689 (d) 25
35. 35.A train has 675 passengers. At a station, 406 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1081 (b) 279 (c) 269 (d) 259
36. 36.A library has 467 books. It buys 190 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 667 (b) 647 (c) 277 (d) 657
37. 37.A school has 109 boys and 117 girls. 150 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 66 (b) 76 (c) 226 (d) 376
38. 38.A train has 701 passengers. At a station, 157 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 858 (b) 534 (c) 554 (d) 544
39. 39.A library has 158 books. It buys 288 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 546 (b) 456 (c) 436 (d) 446
40. 40.A train has 719 passengers. At a station, 147 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 582 (b) 562 (c) 866 (d) 572

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