Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 415 · 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 654 passengers. At a station, 597 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 57 (b) 1251 (c) 47 (d) 67
2. 2.After giving away 30 marbles, a boy has 41 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 11 (b) 71 (c) 61 (d) 81
3. 3.A school has 217 boys and 193 girls. 75 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 485 (b) 410 (c) 335 (d) 325
4. 4.A library has 423 books. It buys 272 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 695 (b) 685 (c) 705 (d) 151
5. 5.After giving away 161 marbles, a boy has 210 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 49 (b) 361 (c) 371 (d) 381
6. 6.A school has 184 boys and 182 girls. 86 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 366 (b) 270 (c) 280 (d) 452
7. 7.A library has 395 books. It buys 182 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 567 (b) 577 (c) 213 (d) 587
8. 8.A library has 378 books. It buys 342 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 730 (b) 36 (c) 710 (d) 720
9. 9.A library has 460 books. It buys 149 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 599 (b) 311 (c) 609 (d) 619
10. 10.A library has 173 books. It buys 176 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 349 (b) 359 (c) 449 (d) 339
11. 11.A school has 268 boys and 266 girls. 68 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 466 (b) 602 (c) 456 (d) 534
12. 12.A school has 277 boys and 205 girls. 117 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 599 (b) 365 (c) 355 (d) 482
13. 13.A school has 147 boys and 129 girls. 121 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 145 (b) 276 (c) 397 (d) 155
14. 14.A farmer picks 365 mangoes on Monday and 341 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 24 (b) 14 (c) 706 (d) 34
15. 15.A school has 285 boys and 188 girls. 149 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 622 (b) 473 (c) 324 (d) 314
16. 16.A library has 207 books. It buys 311 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 618 (b) 518 (c) 508 (d) 528
17. 17.A school has 231 boys and 110 girls. 94 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 237 (b) 247 (c) 435 (d) 341
18. 18.A school has 262 boys and 109 girls. 109 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 480 (b) 252 (c) 371 (d) 262
19. 19.After giving away 42 marbles, a boy has 64 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 106 (b) 22 (c) 116 (d) 96
20. 20.A train has 770 passengers. At a station, 571 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 189 (b) 209 (c) 199 (d) 1341
21. 21.A school has 106 boys and 147 girls. 64 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 179 (b) 317 (c) 189 (d) 253
22. 22.A train has 640 passengers. At a station, 513 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1153 (b) 117 (c) 137 (d) 127
23. 23.A farmer picks 523 mangoes on Monday and 112 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 401 (b) 411 (c) 421 (d) 635
24. 24.A library has 206 books. It buys 106 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 322 (b) 302 (c) 100 (d) 312
25. 25.A farmer picks 459 mangoes on Monday and 246 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 203 (b) 705 (c) 223 (d) 213
26. 26.A farmer picks 551 mangoes on Monday and 482 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 69 (b) 59 (c) 1033 (d) 79
27. 27.A train has 495 passengers. At a station, 316 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 189 (b) 169 (c) 179 (d) 811
28. 28.A farmer picks 596 mangoes on Monday and 451 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 155 (b) 1047 (c) 135 (d) 145
29. 29.A library has 422 books. It buys 170 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 252 (b) 582 (c) 592 (d) 602
30. 30.A farmer picks 487 mangoes on Monday and 410 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 897 (b) 67 (c) 87 (d) 77
31. 31.After giving away 75 marbles, a boy has 84 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 169 (b) 149 (c) 159 (d) 9
32. 32.After giving away 107 marbles, a boy has 37 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 145 (b) 144 (c) 134 (d) 154
33. 33.After giving away 157 marbles, a boy has 21 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 178 (b) 168 (c) 188 (d) 179
34. 34.A train has 414 passengers. At a station, 325 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 89 (b) 99 (c) 739 (d) 79
35. 35.A school has 120 boys and 181 girls. 82 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 219 (b) 301 (c) 209 (d) 383
36. 36.A farmer picks 306 mangoes on Monday and 195 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 111 (b) 121 (c) 501 (d) 101
37. 37.A farmer picks 271 mangoes on Monday and 236 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 507 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) 25
38. 38.A library has 238 books. It buys 251 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 479 (b) 499 (c) 589 (d) 489
39. 39.A library has 341 books. It buys 215 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 126 (b) 556 (c) 546 (d) 566
40. 40.After giving away 28 marbles, a boy has 74 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 92 (b) 112 (c) 46 (d) 102

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