Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 299 · 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 train has 750 passengers. At a station, 235 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 505 (b) 985 (c) 525 (d) 515
2. 2.A school has 119 boys and 184 girls. 73 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 220 (b) 303 (c) 230 (d) 376
3. 3.A farmer picks 298 mangoes on Monday and 117 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 171 (b) 191 (c) 181 (d) 415
4. 4.A train has 546 passengers. At a station, 221 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 767 (b) 325 (c) 335 (d) 315
5. 5.A library has 265 books. It buys 250 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 15 (b) 515 (c) 505 (d) 525
6. 6.A farmer picks 247 mangoes on Monday and 114 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 143 (b) 133 (c) 123 (d) 361
7. 7.A farmer picks 421 mangoes on Monday and 354 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 67 (b) 775 (c) 77 (d) 57
8. 8.A farmer picks 454 mangoes on Monday and 202 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 262 (b) 252 (c) 242 (d) 656
9. 9.A library has 460 books. It buys 62 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 522 (b) 512 (c) 398 (d) 532
10. 10.After giving away 27 marbles, a boy has 39 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 76 (b) 66 (c) 12 (d) 56
11. 11.A school has 174 boys and 277 girls. 78 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 363 (b) 451 (c) 529 (d) 373
12. 12.A farmer picks 320 mangoes on Monday and 217 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 93 (b) 113 (c) 103 (d) 537
13. 13.A school has 222 boys and 146 girls. 140 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 368 (b) 218 (c) 508 (d) 228
14. 14.A train has 700 passengers. At a station, 625 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 75 (b) 85 (c) 1325 (d) 65
15. 15.After giving away 29 marbles, a boy has 96 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 115 (b) 125 (c) 135 (d) 67
16. 16.A farmer picks 222 mangoes on Monday and 116 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 96 (b) 116 (c) 338 (d) 106
17. 17.A train has 693 passengers. At a station, 305 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 998 (b) 378 (c) 398 (d) 388
18. 18.After giving away 175 marbles, a boy has 164 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 349 (b) 339 (c) 340 (d) 329
19. 19.A school has 279 boys and 290 girls. 78 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 569 (b) 647 (c) 481 (d) 491
20. 20.A train has 382 passengers. At a station, 224 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 168 (b) 148 (c) 158 (d) 606
21. 21.A library has 348 books. It buys 313 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 35 (b) 651 (c) 671 (d) 661
22. 22.A train has 579 passengers. At a station, 504 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 65 (b) 85 (c) 1083 (d) 75
23. 23.A school has 144 boys and 156 girls. 149 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 141 (b) 449 (c) 300 (d) 151
24. 24.A train has 338 passengers. At a station, 283 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 621 (b) 65 (c) 55 (d) 45
25. 25.A library has 128 books. It buys 300 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 528 (b) 418 (c) 428 (d) 438
26. 26.A library has 229 books. It buys 241 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 470 (b) 570 (c) 480 (d) 460
27. 27.A library has 272 books. It buys 261 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 533 (b) 11 (c) 523 (d) 543
28. 28.A school has 227 boys and 222 girls. 98 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 341 (b) 351 (c) 547 (d) 449
29. 29.After giving away 28 marbles, a boy has 171 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 199 (b) 189 (c) 143 (d) 209
30. 30.A train has 301 passengers. At a station, 215 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 86 (b) 96 (c) 76 (d) 516
31. 31.After giving away 61 marbles, a boy has 51 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 122 (b) 102 (c) 112 (d) 113
32. 32.A school has 143 boys and 281 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 478 (b) 360 (c) 424 (d) 370
33. 33.After giving away 72 marbles, a boy has 200 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 272 (b) 128 (c) 282 (d) 262
34. 34.A school has 125 boys and 258 girls. 73 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 310 (b) 383 (c) 300 (d) 456
35. 35.A train has 697 passengers. At a station, 229 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 478 (b) 458 (c) 468 (d) 926
36. 36.A library has 254 books. It buys 240 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 484 (b) 14 (c) 504 (d) 494
37. 37.A school has 225 boys and 231 girls. 50 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 456 (b) 406 (c) 506 (d) 396
38. 38.A library has 396 books. It buys 217 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 623 (b) 613 (c) 603 (d) 179
39. 39.A train has 599 passengers. At a station, 517 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1116 (b) 92 (c) 72 (d) 82
40. 40.A school has 157 boys and 103 girls. 141 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 119 (b) 401 (c) 260 (d) 109

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