Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 301 · 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 289 boys and 179 girls. 111 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 357 (b) 468 (c) 347 (d) 579
2. 2.A farmer picks 445 mangoes on Monday and 243 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 212 (b) 202 (c) 688 (d) 192
3. 3.A farmer picks 541 mangoes on Monday and 379 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 162 (b) 172 (c) 920 (d) 152
4. 4.A train has 795 passengers. At a station, 283 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1078 (b) 502 (c) 512 (d) 522
5. 5.After giving away 167 marbles, a boy has 98 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 255 (b) 266 (c) 275 (d) 265
6. 6.A library has 234 books. It buys 292 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 526 (b) 626 (c) 516 (d) 536
7. 7.A farmer picks 516 mangoes on Monday and 111 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 395 (b) 415 (c) 627 (d) 405
8. 8.A farmer picks 292 mangoes on Monday and 220 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 62 (b) 512 (c) 82 (d) 72
9. 9.A library has 420 books. It buys 239 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 669 (b) 659 (c) 181 (d) 649
10. 10.A train has 475 passengers. At a station, 305 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 180 (b) 780 (c) 160 (d) 170
11. 11.A farmer picks 264 mangoes on Monday and 135 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 139 (b) 119 (c) 399 (d) 129
12. 12.After giving away 136 marbles, a boy has 149 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 295 (b) 13 (c) 275 (d) 285
13. 13.A train has 303 passengers. At a station, 178 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 115 (b) 125 (c) 135 (d) 481
14. 14.A library has 323 books. It buys 235 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 548 (b) 568 (c) 558 (d) 88
15. 15.A train has 609 passengers. At a station, 448 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 161 (b) 171 (c) 151 (d) 1057
16. 16.A library has 403 books. It buys 315 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 88 (b) 708 (c) 718 (d) 728
17. 17.A school has 147 boys and 158 girls. 143 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 162 (b) 152 (c) 448 (d) 305
18. 18.A train has 404 passengers. At a station, 347 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 751 (b) 57 (c) 47 (d) 67
19. 19.A farmer picks 494 mangoes on Monday and 286 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 218 (b) 208 (c) 198 (d) 780
20. 20.A library has 359 books. It buys 223 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 136 (b) 592 (c) 572 (d) 582
21. 21.A train has 607 passengers. At a station, 163 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 434 (b) 444 (c) 454 (d) 770
22. 22.A school has 272 boys and 290 girls. 125 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 562 (b) 437 (c) 687 (d) 427
23. 23.After giving away 196 marbles, a boy has 259 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 455 (b) 445 (c) 465 (d) 63
24. 24.A train has 608 passengers. At a station, 190 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 798 (b) 428 (c) 418 (d) 408
25. 25.A farmer picks 339 mangoes on Monday and 195 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 534 (b) 144 (c) 134 (d) 154
26. 26.A school has 101 boys and 123 girls. 136 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 88 (b) 78 (c) 360 (d) 224
27. 27.After giving away 151 marbles, a boy has 157 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 298 (b) 318 (c) 308 (d) 6
28. 28.A school has 297 boys and 157 girls. 99 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 454 (b) 355 (c) 345 (d) 553
29. 29.After giving away 141 marbles, a boy has 156 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 287 (b) 307 (c) 297 (d) 15
30. 30.A school has 273 boys and 102 girls. 71 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 375 (b) 304 (c) 446 (d) 294
31. 31.A school has 291 boys and 170 girls. 118 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 461 (b) 333 (c) 579 (d) 343
32. 32.A library has 167 books. It buys 104 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 63 (b) 261 (c) 271 (d) 281
33. 33.A train has 674 passengers. At a station, 248 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 436 (b) 922 (c) 416 (d) 426
34. 34.After giving away 128 marbles, a boy has 29 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 167 (b) 147 (c) 158 (d) 157
35. 35.A train has 621 passengers. At a station, 142 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 469 (b) 763 (c) 479 (d) 489
36. 36.After giving away 62 marbles, a boy has 259 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 331 (b) 321 (c) 197 (d) 311
37. 37.A train has 562 passengers. At a station, 108 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 464 (b) 670 (c) 454 (d) 444
38. 38.A train has 389 passengers. At a station, 199 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 200 (b) 180 (c) 190 (d) 588
39. 39.A library has 250 books. It buys 327 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 677 (b) 587 (c) 567 (d) 577
40. 40.A school has 254 boys and 259 girls. 92 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 411 (b) 605 (c) 513 (d) 421

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