Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 412 · 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 111 boys and 155 girls. 89 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 167 (b) 266 (c) 177 (d) 355
2. 2.A train has 378 passengers. At a station, 239 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 617 (b) 139 (c) 149 (d) 129
3. 3.A library has 401 books. It buys 289 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 112 (b) 680 (c) 690 (d) 700
4. 4.A school has 259 boys and 270 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 583 (b) 475 (c) 465 (d) 529
5. 5.A train has 648 passengers. At a station, 384 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1032 (b) 254 (c) 264 (d) 274
6. 6.A farmer picks 346 mangoes on Monday and 161 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 185 (b) 175 (c) 507 (d) 195
7. 7.A train has 361 passengers. At a station, 185 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 546 (b) 166 (c) 176 (d) 186
8. 8.A library has 149 books. It buys 306 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 455 (b) 555 (c) 445 (d) 465
9. 9.A library has 435 books. It buys 104 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 331 (b) 549 (c) 529 (d) 539
10. 10.A library has 462 books. It buys 121 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 583 (b) 341 (c) 573 (d) 593
11. 11.A library has 370 books. It buys 90 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 280 (b) 450 (c) 460 (d) 470
12. 12.A farmer picks 305 mangoes on Monday and 124 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 181 (b) 429 (c) 191 (d) 171
13. 13.After giving away 60 marbles, a boy has 137 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 207 (b) 197 (c) 187 (d) 77
14. 14.A train has 608 passengers. At a station, 318 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 280 (b) 926 (c) 300 (d) 290
15. 15.A library has 249 books. It buys 142 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 391 (b) 107 (c) 401 (d) 381
16. 16.A train has 436 passengers. At a station, 231 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 215 (b) 205 (c) 195 (d) 667
17. 17.A library has 216 books. It buys 299 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 525 (b) 615 (c) 515 (d) 505
18. 18.A train has 516 passengers. At a station, 170 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 346 (b) 356 (c) 686 (d) 336
19. 19.A train has 533 passengers. At a station, 226 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 307 (b) 317 (c) 297 (d) 759
20. 20.A library has 358 books. It buys 319 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 687 (b) 677 (c) 667 (d) 39
21. 21.After giving away 191 marbles, a boy has 178 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 379 (b) 359 (c) 370 (d) 369
22. 22.A train has 389 passengers. At a station, 233 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 622 (b) 156 (c) 166 (d) 146
23. 23.A farmer picks 533 mangoes on Monday and 269 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 264 (b) 802 (c) 254 (d) 274
24. 24.A train has 554 passengers. At a station, 121 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 675 (b) 433 (c) 423 (d) 443
25. 25.After giving away 65 marbles, a boy has 184 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 119 (b) 239 (c) 259 (d) 249
26. 26.After giving away 180 marbles, a boy has 140 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 320 (b) 321 (c) 310 (d) 330
27. 27.After giving away 150 marbles, a boy has 228 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 78 (b) 388 (c) 368 (d) 378
28. 28.After giving away 187 marbles, a boy has 122 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 299 (b) 309 (c) 310 (d) 319
29. 29.A library has 297 books. It buys 317 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 624 (b) 614 (c) 604 (d) 714
30. 30.A school has 288 boys and 258 girls. 145 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 401 (b) 391 (c) 691 (d) 546
31. 31.After giving away 151 marbles, a boy has 143 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 295 (b) 284 (c) 294 (d) 304
32. 32.A library has 354 books. It buys 195 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 549 (b) 539 (c) 559 (d) 159
33. 33.A school has 232 boys and 161 girls. 73 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 393 (b) 466 (c) 310 (d) 320
34. 34.A library has 166 books. It buys 110 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 266 (b) 56 (c) 286 (d) 276
35. 35.A farmer picks 590 mangoes on Monday and 250 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 840 (b) 340 (c) 330 (d) 350
36. 36.A farmer picks 277 mangoes on Monday and 247 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 524 (b) 40 (c) 20 (d) 30
37. 37.A train has 720 passengers. At a station, 531 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 189 (b) 179 (c) 199 (d) 1251
38. 38.A train has 590 passengers. At a station, 282 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 308 (b) 298 (c) 318 (d) 872
39. 39.A school has 279 boys and 291 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 517 (b) 507 (c) 570 (d) 623
40. 40.A train has 368 passengers. At a station, 265 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 633 (b) 113 (c) 103 (d) 93

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