Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 379 · 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 324 passengers. At a station, 196 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 118 (b) 138 (c) 128 (d) 520
2. 2.A farmer picks 225 mangoes on Monday and 165 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 50 (b) 70 (c) 390 (d) 60
3. 3.A library has 471 books. It buys 150 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 611 (b) 621 (c) 321 (d) 631
4. 4.A school has 255 boys and 151 girls. 124 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 282 (b) 272 (c) 406 (d) 530
5. 5.A school has 117 boys and 251 girls. 141 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 217 (b) 509 (c) 227 (d) 368
6. 6.A library has 428 books. It buys 78 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 496 (b) 516 (c) 506 (d) 350
7. 7.A school has 190 boys and 122 girls. 133 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 312 (b) 179 (c) 445 (d) 169
8. 8.A library has 153 books. It buys 92 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 255 (b) 235 (c) 245 (d) 61
9. 9.A school has 113 boys and 233 girls. 77 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 423 (b) 269 (c) 259 (d) 346
10. 10.After giving away 106 marbles, a boy has 272 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 378 (b) 368 (c) 166 (d) 388
11. 11.A train has 400 passengers. At a station, 277 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 133 (b) 677 (c) 123 (d) 113
12. 12.A school has 179 boys and 122 girls. 145 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 446 (b) 301 (c) 156 (d) 146
13. 13.After giving away 127 marbles, a boy has 32 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 169 (b) 149 (c) 159 (d) 160
14. 14.A library has 250 books. It buys 65 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 185 (b) 325 (c) 315 (d) 305
15. 15.A library has 255 books. It buys 289 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 644 (b) 554 (c) 544 (d) 534
16. 16.A train has 508 passengers. At a station, 328 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 190 (b) 180 (c) 836 (d) 170
17. 17.A train has 449 passengers. At a station, 221 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 218 (b) 228 (c) 238 (d) 670
18. 18.After giving away 49 marbles, a boy has 247 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 306 (b) 296 (c) 286 (d) 198
19. 19.A train has 400 passengers. At a station, 207 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 203 (b) 193 (c) 607 (d) 183
20. 20.A library has 280 books. It buys 162 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 452 (b) 442 (c) 118 (d) 432
21. 21.A school has 119 boys and 102 girls. 74 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 221 (b) 137 (c) 295 (d) 147
22. 22.A farmer picks 234 mangoes on Monday and 170 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 74 (b) 54 (c) 64 (d) 404
23. 23.A farmer picks 493 mangoes on Monday and 239 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 244 (b) 732 (c) 254 (d) 264
24. 24.A school has 156 boys and 124 girls. 83 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 197 (b) 280 (c) 363 (d) 187
25. 25.A train has 708 passengers. At a station, 408 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 290 (b) 310 (c) 300 (d) 1116
26. 26.A farmer picks 586 mangoes on Monday and 541 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 35 (b) 45 (c) 1127 (d) 55
27. 27.A train has 599 passengers. At a station, 493 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 106 (b) 96 (c) 1092 (d) 116
28. 28.A farmer picks 593 mangoes on Monday and 417 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 186 (b) 176 (c) 1010 (d) 166
29. 29.A school has 226 boys and 197 girls. 149 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 264 (b) 274 (c) 572 (d) 423
30. 30.After giving away 47 marbles, a boy has 95 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 48 (b) 152 (c) 132 (d) 142
31. 31.A train has 576 passengers. At a station, 148 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 438 (b) 724 (c) 418 (d) 428
32. 32.A train has 302 passengers. At a station, 107 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 409 (b) 205 (c) 195 (d) 185
33. 33.A school has 220 boys and 266 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 407 (b) 417 (c) 486 (d) 555
34. 34.A train has 461 passengers. At a station, 184 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 645 (b) 277 (c) 287 (d) 267
35. 35.A school has 215 boys and 138 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 414 (b) 353 (c) 282 (d) 292
36. 36.After giving away 141 marbles, a boy has 107 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 238 (b) 249 (c) 248 (d) 258
37. 37.A train has 359 passengers. At a station, 269 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 80 (b) 100 (c) 90 (d) 628
38. 38.After giving away 44 marbles, a boy has 49 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 83 (b) 93 (c) 5 (d) 103
39. 39.A library has 426 books. It buys 308 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 744 (b) 734 (c) 118 (d) 724
40. 40.A school has 250 boys and 108 girls. 97 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 251 (b) 358 (c) 261 (d) 455

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