Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 402 · 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 319 passengers. At a station, 245 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 564 (b) 84 (c) 64 (d) 74
2. 2.A school has 129 boys and 153 girls. 58 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 214 (b) 282 (c) 224 (d) 340
3. 3.A train has 465 passengers. At a station, 134 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 341 (b) 321 (c) 599 (d) 331
4. 4.A library has 387 books. It buys 96 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 493 (b) 483 (c) 291 (d) 473
5. 5.After giving away 158 marbles, a boy has 67 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 215 (b) 235 (c) 226 (d) 225
6. 6.After giving away 136 marbles, a boy has 263 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 389 (b) 127 (c) 399 (d) 409
7. 7.After giving away 66 marbles, a boy has 26 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 93 (b) 102 (c) 82 (d) 92
8. 8.A school has 223 boys and 142 girls. 114 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 479 (b) 365 (c) 241 (d) 251
9. 9.A train has 748 passengers. At a station, 516 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 242 (b) 222 (c) 1264 (d) 232
10. 10.A farmer picks 265 mangoes on Monday and 239 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 26 (b) 36 (c) 504 (d) 16
11. 11.A train has 366 passengers. At a station, 221 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 145 (b) 135 (c) 155 (d) 587
12. 12.A train has 561 passengers. At a station, 148 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 403 (b) 423 (c) 709 (d) 413
13. 13.After giving away 50 marbles, a boy has 279 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 339 (b) 329 (c) 229 (d) 319
14. 14.A school has 289 boys and 194 girls. 135 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 483 (b) 338 (c) 348 (d) 618
15. 15.A library has 134 books. It buys 280 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 514 (b) 424 (c) 404 (d) 414
16. 16.A school has 125 boys and 249 girls. 112 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 374 (b) 486 (c) 252 (d) 262
17. 17.A school has 193 boys and 209 girls. 78 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 480 (b) 402 (c) 324 (d) 314
18. 18.A library has 271 books. It buys 192 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 463 (b) 473 (c) 79 (d) 453
19. 19.A school has 159 boys and 153 girls. 104 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 198 (b) 312 (c) 208 (d) 416
20. 20.A library has 414 books. It buys 250 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 674 (b) 164 (c) 664 (d) 654
21. 21.A library has 436 books. It buys 95 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 531 (b) 541 (c) 341 (d) 521
22. 22.A train has 637 passengers. At a station, 421 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1058 (b) 226 (c) 206 (d) 216
23. 23.A library has 412 books. It buys 273 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 139 (b) 695 (c) 685 (d) 675
24. 24.After giving away 41 marbles, a boy has 82 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 123 (b) 41 (c) 133 (d) 113
25. 25.After giving away 129 marbles, a boy has 192 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 321 (b) 331 (c) 311 (d) 63
26. 26.A school has 234 boys and 104 girls. 99 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 229 (b) 437 (c) 338 (d) 239
27. 27.A farmer picks 429 mangoes on Monday and 405 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 34 (b) 14 (c) 834 (d) 24
28. 28.A library has 223 books. It buys 83 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 316 (b) 296 (c) 306 (d) 140
29. 29.A school has 143 boys and 150 girls. 56 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 293 (b) 349 (c) 227 (d) 237
30. 30.A train has 752 passengers. At a station, 328 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 434 (b) 1080 (c) 414 (d) 424
31. 31.A farmer picks 220 mangoes on Monday and 120 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 90 (b) 340 (c) 100 (d) 110
32. 32.A train has 757 passengers. At a station, 247 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 500 (b) 520 (c) 1004 (d) 510
33. 33.A library has 131 books. It buys 223 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 354 (b) 454 (c) 364 (d) 344
34. 34.A school has 116 boys and 103 girls. 68 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 151 (b) 219 (c) 287 (d) 141
35. 35.After giving away 165 marbles, a boy has 97 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 252 (b) 272 (c) 262 (d) 263
36. 36.A library has 240 books. It buys 341 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 591 (b) 681 (c) 571 (d) 581
37. 37.A library has 196 books. It buys 277 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 573 (b) 463 (c) 483 (d) 473
38. 38.A school has 279 boys and 181 girls. 101 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 460 (b) 561 (c) 359 (d) 349
39. 39.A farmer picks 279 mangoes on Monday and 102 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 381 (b) 167 (c) 187 (d) 177
40. 40.A farmer picks 330 mangoes on Monday and 195 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 145 (b) 135 (c) 525 (d) 125

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