Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 274 · 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 292 boys and 224 girls. 84 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 432 (b) 422 (c) 516 (d) 600
2. 2.A library has 306 books. It buys 186 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 492 (b) 120 (c) 482 (d) 502
3. 3.A train has 682 passengers. At a station, 106 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 586 (b) 788 (c) 566 (d) 576
4. 4.A train has 702 passengers. At a station, 414 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 298 (b) 288 (c) 278 (d) 1116
5. 5.After giving away 95 marbles, a boy has 73 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 158 (b) 178 (c) 168 (d) 169
6. 6.A farmer picks 418 mangoes on Monday and 340 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 758 (b) 68 (c) 88 (d) 78
7. 7.A school has 175 boys and 182 girls. 86 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 443 (b) 357 (c) 261 (d) 271
8. 8.After giving away 24 marbles, a boy has 41 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 75 (b) 17 (c) 65 (d) 55
9. 9.After giving away 92 marbles, a boy has 233 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 335 (b) 141 (c) 315 (d) 325
10. 10.After giving away 144 marbles, a boy has 165 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 319 (b) 309 (c) 21 (d) 299
11. 11.After giving away 80 marbles, a boy has 252 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 332 (b) 342 (c) 322 (d) 172
12. 12.A train has 529 passengers. At a station, 449 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 90 (b) 70 (c) 80 (d) 978
13. 13.After giving away 182 marbles, a boy has 244 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 416 (b) 436 (c) 62 (d) 426
14. 14.A library has 366 books. It buys 208 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 158 (b) 564 (c) 574 (d) 584
15. 15.A train has 658 passengers. At a station, 291 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 949 (b) 377 (c) 357 (d) 367
16. 16.A school has 154 boys and 153 girls. 128 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 169 (b) 307 (c) 179 (d) 435
17. 17.A train has 800 passengers. At a station, 743 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 47 (b) 57 (c) 1543 (d) 67
18. 18.A farmer picks 217 mangoes on Monday and 182 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 399 (b) 25 (c) 45 (d) 35
19. 19.A school has 235 boys and 157 girls. 149 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 541 (b) 392 (c) 233 (d) 243
20. 20.A school has 120 boys and 144 girls. 114 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 264 (b) 140 (c) 378 (d) 150
21. 21.A library has 426 books. It buys 180 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 616 (b) 246 (c) 606 (d) 596
22. 22.A school has 106 boys and 179 girls. 131 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 285 (b) 144 (c) 416 (d) 154
23. 23.A farmer picks 478 mangoes on Monday and 352 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 116 (b) 126 (c) 830 (d) 136
24. 24.A farmer picks 398 mangoes on Monday and 210 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 198 (b) 608 (c) 178 (d) 188
25. 25.After giving away 23 marbles, a boy has 73 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 50 (b) 96 (c) 106 (d) 86
26. 26.After giving away 160 marbles, a boy has 168 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 338 (b) 8 (c) 318 (d) 328
27. 27.A farmer picks 412 mangoes on Monday and 342 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 754 (b) 70 (c) 60 (d) 80
28. 28.A train has 352 passengers. At a station, 142 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 494 (b) 220 (c) 210 (d) 200
29. 29.A train has 568 passengers. At a station, 180 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 398 (b) 378 (c) 388 (d) 748
30. 30.After giving away 101 marbles, a boy has 264 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 355 (b) 163 (c) 375 (d) 365
31. 31.A train has 367 passengers. At a station, 141 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 216 (b) 236 (c) 508 (d) 226
32. 32.After giving away 178 marbles, a boy has 272 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 94 (b) 460 (c) 440 (d) 450
33. 33.A farmer picks 331 mangoes on Monday and 137 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 194 (b) 184 (c) 468 (d) 204
34. 34.After giving away 63 marbles, a boy has 35 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 88 (b) 108 (c) 99 (d) 98
35. 35.A school has 229 boys and 255 girls. 118 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 484 (b) 356 (c) 602 (d) 366
36. 36.A library has 467 books. It buys 130 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 587 (b) 597 (c) 607 (d) 337
37. 37.After giving away 93 marbles, a boy has 93 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 196 (b) 176 (c) 186 (d) 187
38. 38.A train has 433 passengers. At a station, 259 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 692 (b) 184 (c) 174 (d) 164
39. 39.A farmer picks 409 mangoes on Monday and 271 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 128 (b) 148 (c) 138 (d) 680
40. 40.A farmer picks 402 mangoes on Monday and 217 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 195 (b) 619 (c) 175 (d) 185

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