Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 297 · 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 124 boys and 266 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 390 (b) 451 (c) 319 (d) 329
2. 2.A train has 328 passengers. At a station, 149 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 477 (b) 169 (c) 189 (d) 179
3. 3.A train has 772 passengers. At a station, 589 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 193 (b) 1361 (c) 183 (d) 173
4. 4.A library has 277 books. It buys 218 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 485 (b) 505 (c) 495 (d) 59
5. 5.A school has 156 boys and 200 girls. 88 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 444 (b) 258 (c) 356 (d) 268
6. 6.A farmer picks 373 mangoes on Monday and 236 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 127 (b) 609 (c) 137 (d) 147
7. 7.A school has 172 boys and 299 girls. 87 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 558 (b) 384 (c) 471 (d) 374
8. 8.A library has 398 books. It buys 149 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 557 (b) 547 (c) 537 (d) 249
9. 9.A farmer picks 232 mangoes on Monday and 131 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 101 (b) 91 (c) 111 (d) 363
10. 10.A train has 717 passengers. At a station, 214 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 503 (b) 931 (c) 513 (d) 493
11. 11.A library has 149 books. It buys 174 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 333 (b) 323 (c) 423 (d) 313
12. 12.A farmer picks 295 mangoes on Monday and 189 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 484 (b) 96 (c) 116 (d) 106
13. 13.A school has 162 boys and 125 girls. 110 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 177 (b) 167 (c) 397 (d) 287
14. 14.A farmer picks 507 mangoes on Monday and 368 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 875 (b) 139 (c) 149 (d) 129
15. 15.After giving away 24 marbles, a boy has 54 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 88 (b) 30 (c) 78 (d) 68
16. 16.A train has 642 passengers. At a station, 475 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1117 (b) 177 (c) 157 (d) 167
17. 17.A school has 261 boys and 207 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 404 (b) 414 (c) 522 (d) 468
18. 18.A train has 543 passengers. At a station, 350 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 203 (b) 193 (c) 183 (d) 893
19. 19.A train has 520 passengers. At a station, 266 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 786 (b) 264 (c) 244 (d) 254
20. 20.A train has 306 passengers. At a station, 104 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 410 (b) 192 (c) 202 (d) 212
21. 21.A farmer picks 430 mangoes on Monday and 132 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 298 (b) 308 (c) 288 (d) 562
22. 22.A train has 431 passengers. At a station, 113 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 544 (b) 318 (c) 328 (d) 308
23. 23.A school has 155 boys and 275 girls. 144 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 286 (b) 574 (c) 430 (d) 276
24. 24.A library has 469 books. It buys 232 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 701 (b) 711 (c) 691 (d) 237
25. 25.A farmer picks 271 mangoes on Monday and 235 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 36 (b) 506 (c) 46 (d) 26
26. 26.After giving away 102 marbles, a boy has 169 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 281 (b) 67 (c) 271 (d) 261
27. 27.A farmer picks 390 mangoes on Monday and 136 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 526 (b) 264 (c) 244 (d) 254
28. 28.A train has 340 passengers. At a station, 289 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 629 (b) 51 (c) 41 (d) 61
29. 29.A school has 282 boys and 296 girls. 97 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 675 (b) 481 (c) 471 (d) 578
30. 30.After giving away 187 marbles, a boy has 81 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 269 (b) 278 (c) 268 (d) 258
31. 31.A farmer picks 256 mangoes on Monday and 208 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 464 (b) 58 (c) 38 (d) 48
32. 32.A farmer picks 600 mangoes on Monday and 391 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 219 (b) 199 (c) 991 (d) 209
33. 33.A school has 210 boys and 257 girls. 77 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 544 (b) 390 (c) 380 (d) 467
34. 34.After giving away 61 marbles, a boy has 39 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 110 (b) 101 (c) 90 (d) 100
35. 35.After giving away 42 marbles, a boy has 34 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 66 (b) 76 (c) 86 (d) 77
36. 36.A library has 467 books. It buys 124 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 581 (b) 601 (c) 343 (d) 591
37. 37.After giving away 118 marbles, a boy has 261 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 369 (b) 143 (c) 379 (d) 389
38. 38.A school has 230 boys and 111 girls. 74 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 415 (b) 341 (c) 267 (d) 257
39. 39.After giving away 75 marbles, a boy has 266 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 351 (b) 191 (c) 331 (d) 341
40. 40.A farmer picks 532 mangoes on Monday and 103 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 419 (b) 635 (c) 429 (d) 439

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