Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 280 · 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 154 boys and 292 girls. 98 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 544 (b) 338 (c) 446 (d) 348
2. 2.A train has 510 passengers. At a station, 132 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 388 (b) 368 (c) 378 (d) 642
3. 3.After giving away 143 marbles, a boy has 73 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 206 (b) 226 (c) 216 (d) 217
4. 4.After giving away 127 marbles, a boy has 267 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 404 (b) 384 (c) 140 (d) 394
5. 5.A school has 164 boys and 101 girls. 134 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 265 (b) 131 (c) 399 (d) 121
6. 6.A farmer picks 443 mangoes on Monday and 129 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 314 (b) 304 (c) 324 (d) 572
7. 7.After giving away 148 marbles, a boy has 28 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 166 (b) 186 (c) 176 (d) 177
8. 8.A farmer picks 403 mangoes on Monday and 180 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 583 (b) 223 (c) 213 (d) 233
9. 9.A school has 203 boys and 229 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 501 (b) 432 (c) 363 (d) 353
10. 10.A train has 327 passengers. At a station, 101 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 226 (b) 216 (c) 236 (d) 428
11. 11.A library has 121 books. It buys 123 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 344 (b) 254 (c) 234 (d) 244
12. 12.A library has 169 books. It buys 349 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 528 (b) 518 (c) 508 (d) 618
13. 13.A library has 158 books. It buys 77 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 235 (b) 225 (c) 81 (d) 245
14. 14.After giving away 161 marbles, a boy has 290 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 451 (b) 129 (c) 441 (d) 461
15. 15.A library has 433 books. It buys 95 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 518 (b) 528 (c) 338 (d) 538
16. 16.A library has 307 books. It buys 230 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 77 (b) 547 (c) 537 (d) 527
17. 17.A school has 130 boys and 144 girls. 96 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 274 (b) 370 (c) 168 (d) 178
18. 18.A school has 139 boys and 244 girls. 137 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 236 (b) 383 (c) 246 (d) 520
19. 19.After giving away 69 marbles, a boy has 215 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 146 (b) 274 (c) 294 (d) 284
20. 20.After giving away 25 marbles, a boy has 100 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 75 (b) 115 (c) 125 (d) 135
21. 21.A train has 505 passengers. At a station, 371 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 124 (b) 134 (c) 144 (d) 876
22. 22.A school has 116 boys and 131 girls. 141 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 388 (b) 106 (c) 247 (d) 96
23. 23.A train has 659 passengers. At a station, 168 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 827 (b) 491 (c) 501 (d) 481
24. 24.A farmer picks 445 mangoes on Monday and 290 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 165 (b) 735 (c) 145 (d) 155
25. 25.A farmer picks 351 mangoes on Monday and 212 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 563 (b) 129 (c) 139 (d) 149
26. 26.After giving away 149 marbles, a boy has 137 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 286 (b) 287 (c) 296 (d) 276
27. 27.After giving away 28 marbles, a boy has 36 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 54 (b) 8 (c) 64 (d) 74
28. 28.A school has 209 boys and 249 girls. 64 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 522 (b) 394 (c) 384 (d) 458
29. 29.A library has 392 books. It buys 350 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 732 (b) 752 (c) 742 (d) 42
30. 30.A library has 153 books. It buys 168 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 421 (b) 311 (c) 331 (d) 321
31. 31.A train has 614 passengers. At a station, 308 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 306 (b) 296 (c) 316 (d) 922
32. 32.A school has 142 boys and 294 girls. 72 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 354 (b) 364 (c) 508 (d) 436
33. 33.After giving away 40 marbles, a boy has 134 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 184 (b) 94 (c) 174 (d) 164
34. 34.A train has 771 passengers. At a station, 510 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 261 (b) 271 (c) 251 (d) 1281
35. 35.A school has 119 boys and 192 girls. 58 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 369 (b) 253 (c) 311 (d) 243
36. 36.A school has 279 boys and 237 girls. 117 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 516 (b) 389 (c) 633 (d) 399
37. 37.A train has 370 passengers. At a station, 296 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 666 (b) 74 (c) 84 (d) 64
38. 38.A farmer picks 253 mangoes on Monday and 203 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 50 (b) 60 (c) 40 (d) 456
39. 39.A library has 260 books. It buys 245 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 505 (b) 495 (c) 15 (d) 515
40. 40.A train has 403 passengers. At a station, 145 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 548 (b) 268 (c) 248 (d) 258

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