Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 268 · 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 106 boys and 216 girls. 121 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 191 (b) 443 (c) 201 (d) 322
2. 2.A school has 272 boys and 249 girls. 50 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 571 (b) 521 (c) 461 (d) 471
3. 3.After giving away 149 marbles, a boy has 217 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 68 (b) 356 (c) 366 (d) 376
4. 4.A train has 494 passengers. At a station, 105 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 379 (b) 599 (c) 389 (d) 399
5. 5.A library has 174 books. It buys 64 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 248 (b) 110 (c) 238 (d) 228
6. 6.A library has 144 books. It buys 293 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 447 (b) 537 (c) 427 (d) 437
7. 7.A school has 145 boys and 160 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 305 (b) 360 (c) 250 (d) 240
8. 8.After giving away 176 marbles, a boy has 140 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 316 (b) 306 (c) 326 (d) 317
9. 9.After giving away 56 marbles, a boy has 88 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 154 (b) 134 (c) 144 (d) 32
10. 10.A farmer picks 206 mangoes on Monday and 137 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 343 (b) 79 (c) 59 (d) 69
11. 11.A farmer picks 539 mangoes on Monday and 292 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 237 (b) 257 (c) 247 (d) 831
12. 12.A school has 282 boys and 255 girls. 103 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 537 (b) 640 (c) 434 (d) 424
13. 13.A school has 185 boys and 137 girls. 148 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 470 (b) 322 (c) 174 (d) 164
14. 14.After giving away 166 marbles, a boy has 218 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 384 (b) 52 (c) 374 (d) 394
15. 15.A school has 288 boys and 291 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 517 (b) 641 (c) 507 (d) 579
16. 16.A school has 156 boys and 210 girls. 146 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 512 (b) 220 (c) 210 (d) 366
17. 17.A school has 154 boys and 204 girls. 73 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 275 (b) 431 (c) 358 (d) 285
18. 18.A train has 554 passengers. At a station, 150 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 414 (b) 704 (c) 394 (d) 404
19. 19.A library has 340 books. It buys 248 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 588 (b) 598 (c) 92 (d) 578
20. 20.A train has 592 passengers. At a station, 271 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 311 (b) 321 (c) 331 (d) 863
21. 21.A farmer picks 323 mangoes on Monday and 232 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 101 (b) 555 (c) 91 (d) 81
22. 22.A school has 164 boys and 196 girls. 128 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 222 (b) 488 (c) 360 (d) 232
23. 23.After giving away 191 marbles, a boy has 269 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 78 (b) 460 (c) 470 (d) 450
24. 24.A school has 184 boys and 279 girls. 112 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 463 (b) 351 (c) 341 (d) 575
25. 25.A farmer picks 586 mangoes on Monday and 538 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 48 (b) 58 (c) 38 (d) 1124
26. 26.After giving away 49 marbles, a boy has 24 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 63 (b) 74 (c) 73 (d) 83
27. 27.After giving away 141 marbles, a boy has 70 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 201 (b) 212 (c) 211 (d) 221
28. 28.A train has 568 passengers. At a station, 315 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 243 (b) 253 (c) 263 (d) 883
29. 29.A train has 586 passengers. At a station, 483 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 93 (b) 103 (c) 1069 (d) 113
30. 30.A farmer picks 493 mangoes on Monday and 366 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 859 (b) 127 (c) 137 (d) 117
31. 31.A train has 637 passengers. At a station, 237 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 390 (b) 874 (c) 400 (d) 410
32. 32.A train has 699 passengers. At a station, 206 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 483 (b) 503 (c) 905 (d) 493
33. 33.A school has 278 boys and 276 girls. 120 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 674 (b) 554 (c) 424 (d) 434
34. 34.A school has 294 boys and 104 girls. 104 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 284 (b) 398 (c) 294 (d) 502
35. 35.A train has 771 passengers. At a station, 315 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 456 (b) 1086 (c) 466 (d) 446
36. 36.A train has 711 passengers. At a station, 634 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 87 (b) 1345 (c) 77 (d) 67
37. 37.A farmer picks 239 mangoes on Monday and 169 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 408 (b) 70 (c) 60 (d) 80
38. 38.After giving away 198 marbles, a boy has 150 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 338 (b) 348 (c) 358 (d) 349
39. 39.After giving away 194 marbles, a boy has 151 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 355 (b) 345 (c) 335 (d) 346
40. 40.A farmer picks 228 mangoes on Monday and 200 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 38 (b) 18 (c) 28 (d) 428

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