Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 395 · 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 316 passengers. At a station, 173 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 143 (b) 153 (c) 489 (d) 133
2. 2.After giving away 51 marbles, a boy has 239 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 280 (b) 300 (c) 188 (d) 290
3. 3.A school has 290 boys and 275 girls. 150 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 405 (b) 715 (c) 565 (d) 415
4. 4.A school has 128 boys and 203 girls. 106 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 437 (b) 215 (c) 331 (d) 225
5. 5.A train has 556 passengers. At a station, 188 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 744 (b) 378 (c) 368 (d) 358
6. 6.A school has 244 boys and 199 girls. 102 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 341 (b) 545 (c) 331 (d) 443
7. 7.A train has 757 passengers. At a station, 425 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 322 (b) 332 (c) 1182 (d) 342
8. 8.After giving away 23 marbles, a boy has 90 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 67 (b) 103 (c) 123 (d) 113
9. 9.A school has 103 boys and 287 girls. 76 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 466 (b) 304 (c) 390 (d) 314
10. 10.After giving away 128 marbles, a boy has 193 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 311 (b) 331 (c) 65 (d) 321
11. 11.A train has 474 passengers. At a station, 315 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 789 (b) 149 (c) 159 (d) 169
12. 12.A school has 158 boys and 188 girls. 112 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 224 (b) 234 (c) 346 (d) 458
13. 13.After giving away 104 marbles, a boy has 56 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 170 (b) 150 (c) 160 (d) 161
14. 14.After giving away 80 marbles, a boy has 99 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 179 (b) 19 (c) 189 (d) 169
15. 15.A train has 707 passengers. At a station, 392 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1099 (b) 325 (c) 315 (d) 305
16. 16.A train has 601 passengers. At a station, 288 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 889 (b) 323 (c) 303 (d) 313
17. 17.After giving away 24 marbles, a boy has 29 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 5 (b) 63 (c) 53 (d) 43
18. 18.A farmer picks 299 mangoes on Monday and 218 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 517 (b) 81 (c) 71 (d) 91
19. 19.A school has 213 boys and 111 girls. 87 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 411 (b) 227 (c) 237 (d) 324
20. 20.A library has 173 books. It buys 102 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 71 (b) 275 (c) 265 (d) 285
21. 21.A train has 444 passengers. At a station, 169 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 265 (b) 275 (c) 613 (d) 285
22. 22.A school has 141 boys and 297 girls. 133 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 438 (b) 295 (c) 305 (d) 571
23. 23.A library has 277 books. It buys 207 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 474 (b) 494 (c) 70 (d) 484
24. 24.A train has 541 passengers. At a station, 354 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 187 (b) 895 (c) 177 (d) 197
25. 25.A train has 429 passengers. At a station, 357 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 82 (b) 786 (c) 72 (d) 62
26. 26.A farmer picks 201 mangoes on Monday and 112 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 89 (b) 79 (c) 99 (d) 313
27. 27.After giving away 176 marbles, a boy has 221 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 45 (b) 387 (c) 407 (d) 397
28. 28.A school has 218 boys and 276 girls. 57 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 494 (b) 437 (c) 551 (d) 427
29. 29.A library has 130 books. It buys 344 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 574 (b) 464 (c) 474 (d) 484
30. 30.A school has 208 boys and 135 girls. 132 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 211 (b) 475 (c) 343 (d) 201
31. 31.A train has 566 passengers. At a station, 510 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 46 (b) 66 (c) 56 (d) 1076
32. 32.A farmer picks 373 mangoes on Monday and 125 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 248 (b) 238 (c) 258 (d) 498
33. 33.A library has 159 books. It buys 176 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 345 (b) 435 (c) 335 (d) 325
34. 34.A school has 146 boys and 101 girls. 70 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 167 (b) 317 (c) 247 (d) 177
35. 35.A farmer picks 232 mangoes on Monday and 133 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 109 (b) 99 (c) 365 (d) 89
36. 36.A school has 276 boys and 194 girls. 147 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 323 (b) 470 (c) 617 (d) 313
37. 37.A train has 756 passengers. At a station, 150 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 906 (b) 606 (c) 616 (d) 596
38. 38.A train has 478 passengers. At a station, 341 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 127 (b) 819 (c) 147 (d) 137
39. 39.A farmer picks 249 mangoes on Monday and 215 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 34 (b) 464 (c) 44 (d) 24
40. 40.A library has 203 books. It buys 116 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 319 (b) 87 (c) 309 (d) 329

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