Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 272 · 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 286 boys and 228 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 442 (b) 576 (c) 452 (d) 514
2. 2.A school has 167 boys and 163 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 391 (b) 259 (c) 330 (d) 269
3. 3.A library has 343 books. It buys 198 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 531 (b) 551 (c) 541 (d) 145
4. 4.A train has 493 passengers. At a station, 281 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 202 (b) 212 (c) 222 (d) 774
5. 5.A library has 339 books. It buys 253 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 86 (b) 592 (c) 602 (d) 582
6. 6.After giving away 199 marbles, a boy has 228 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 29 (b) 417 (c) 437 (d) 427
7. 7.A farmer picks 485 mangoes on Monday and 426 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 49 (b) 59 (c) 69 (d) 911
8. 8.A farmer picks 393 mangoes on Monday and 310 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 83 (b) 73 (c) 703 (d) 93
9. 9.A farmer picks 467 mangoes on Monday and 314 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 781 (b) 163 (c) 153 (d) 143
10. 10.A library has 210 books. It buys 196 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 14 (b) 416 (c) 406 (d) 396
11. 11.A farmer picks 307 mangoes on Monday and 240 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 57 (b) 547 (c) 77 (d) 67
12. 12.A train has 551 passengers. At a station, 210 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 761 (b) 341 (c) 351 (d) 331
13. 13.A school has 190 boys and 194 girls. 80 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 464 (b) 304 (c) 384 (d) 294
14. 14.After giving away 80 marbles, a boy has 101 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 171 (b) 181 (c) 21 (d) 191
15. 15.A farmer picks 211 mangoes on Monday and 114 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 107 (b) 87 (c) 97 (d) 325
16. 16.After giving away 35 marbles, a boy has 154 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 199 (b) 119 (c) 189 (d) 179
17. 17.A train has 426 passengers. At a station, 266 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 692 (b) 170 (c) 160 (d) 150
18. 18.After giving away 50 marbles, a boy has 187 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 227 (b) 237 (c) 247 (d) 137
19. 19.A library has 340 books. It buys 62 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 402 (b) 412 (c) 392 (d) 278
20. 20.A school has 251 boys and 154 girls. 58 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 405 (b) 337 (c) 463 (d) 347
21. 21.A library has 425 books. It buys 165 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 580 (b) 260 (c) 590 (d) 600
22. 22.A school has 273 boys and 105 girls. 56 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 434 (b) 322 (c) 378 (d) 312
23. 23.After giving away 119 marbles, a boy has 188 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 69 (b) 317 (c) 297 (d) 307
24. 24.A school has 270 boys and 268 girls. 110 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 538 (b) 418 (c) 648 (d) 428
25. 25.A library has 390 books. It buys 307 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 707 (b) 687 (c) 83 (d) 697
26. 26.After giving away 102 marbles, a boy has 72 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 184 (b) 175 (c) 164 (d) 174
27. 27.A school has 208 boys and 279 girls. 80 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 407 (b) 567 (c) 487 (d) 397
28. 28.A school has 140 boys and 294 girls. 76 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 434 (b) 358 (c) 348 (d) 510
29. 29.A school has 103 boys and 182 girls. 81 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 194 (b) 366 (c) 204 (d) 285
30. 30.A train has 565 passengers. At a station, 259 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 316 (b) 296 (c) 306 (d) 824
31. 31.A library has 196 books. It buys 213 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 409 (b) 419 (c) 509 (d) 399
32. 32.A train has 757 passengers. At a station, 521 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 236 (b) 226 (c) 1278 (d) 246
33. 33.A farmer picks 575 mangoes on Monday and 276 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 309 (b) 851 (c) 289 (d) 299
34. 34.A library has 243 books. It buys 141 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 384 (b) 102 (c) 394 (d) 374
35. 35.A farmer picks 214 mangoes on Monday and 159 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 55 (b) 373 (c) 45 (d) 65
36. 36.A school has 118 boys and 263 girls. 74 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 297 (b) 381 (c) 455 (d) 307
37. 37.A farmer picks 293 mangoes on Monday and 271 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 32 (b) 22 (c) 564 (d) 12
38. 38.A train has 564 passengers. At a station, 500 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 74 (b) 1064 (c) 54 (d) 64
39. 39.A train has 423 passengers. At a station, 209 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 224 (b) 632 (c) 204 (d) 214
40. 40.A train has 783 passengers. At a station, 618 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 175 (b) 155 (c) 165 (d) 1401

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