Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 427 · 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 107 boys and 179 girls. 115 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 171 (b) 286 (c) 401 (d) 161
2. 2.A farmer picks 394 mangoes on Monday and 125 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 519 (b) 269 (c) 279 (d) 259
3. 3.A train has 790 passengers. At a station, 103 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 697 (b) 677 (c) 687 (d) 893
4. 4.A train has 362 passengers. At a station, 158 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 520 (b) 194 (c) 204 (d) 214
5. 5.A farmer picks 287 mangoes on Monday and 141 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 136 (b) 428 (c) 156 (d) 146
6. 6.After giving away 115 marbles, a boy has 241 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 346 (b) 366 (c) 356 (d) 126
7. 7.After giving away 73 marbles, a boy has 152 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 235 (b) 215 (c) 225 (d) 79
8. 8.After giving away 122 marbles, a boy has 57 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 189 (b) 169 (c) 180 (d) 179
9. 9.A school has 192 boys and 295 girls. 126 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 613 (b) 361 (c) 351 (d) 487
10. 10.A school has 256 boys and 295 girls. 72 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 551 (b) 479 (c) 623 (d) 469
11. 11.A train has 744 passengers. At a station, 579 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1323 (b) 155 (c) 165 (d) 175
12. 12.A train has 522 passengers. At a station, 288 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 224 (b) 810 (c) 244 (d) 234
13. 13.A school has 224 boys and 287 girls. 94 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 407 (b) 417 (c) 605 (d) 511
14. 14.A farmer picks 472 mangoes on Monday and 363 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 99 (b) 119 (c) 109 (d) 835
15. 15.A school has 146 boys and 219 girls. 64 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 365 (b) 301 (c) 429 (d) 291
16. 16.A train has 449 passengers. At a station, 140 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 309 (b) 299 (c) 319 (d) 589
17. 17.A train has 577 passengers. At a station, 276 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 311 (b) 301 (c) 853 (d) 291
18. 18.A school has 298 boys and 267 girls. 114 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 565 (b) 451 (c) 441 (d) 679
19. 19.After giving away 31 marbles, a boy has 110 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 151 (b) 79 (c) 141 (d) 131
20. 20.A library has 189 books. It buys 51 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 230 (b) 240 (c) 250 (d) 138
21. 21.A school has 151 boys and 216 girls. 101 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 367 (b) 266 (c) 256 (d) 468
22. 22.After giving away 84 marbles, a boy has 173 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 257 (b) 267 (c) 247 (d) 89
23. 23.A farmer picks 571 mangoes on Monday and 425 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 156 (b) 136 (c) 146 (d) 996
24. 24.A train has 500 passengers. At a station, 387 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 103 (b) 887 (c) 123 (d) 113
25. 25.A farmer picks 485 mangoes on Monday and 190 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 285 (b) 675 (c) 305 (d) 295
26. 26.A library has 166 books. It buys 284 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 460 (b) 550 (c) 440 (d) 450
27. 27.A train has 785 passengers. At a station, 305 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 480 (b) 1090 (c) 470 (d) 490
28. 28.After giving away 127 marbles, a boy has 201 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 74 (b) 328 (c) 338 (d) 318
29. 29.A farmer picks 275 mangoes on Monday and 163 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 112 (b) 102 (c) 122 (d) 438
30. 30.A farmer picks 290 mangoes on Monday and 132 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 148 (b) 158 (c) 168 (d) 422
31. 31.A library has 409 books. It buys 298 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 111 (b) 707 (c) 697 (d) 717
32. 32.A library has 253 books. It buys 349 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 612 (b) 592 (c) 702 (d) 602
33. 33.A school has 101 boys and 231 girls. 132 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 190 (b) 464 (c) 332 (d) 200
34. 34.A train has 760 passengers. At a station, 316 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 454 (b) 444 (c) 434 (d) 1076
35. 35.A farmer picks 441 mangoes on Monday and 288 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 163 (b) 729 (c) 153 (d) 143
36. 36.A school has 123 boys and 272 girls. 77 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 472 (b) 308 (c) 318 (d) 395
37. 37.After giving away 83 marbles, a boy has 152 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 69 (b) 245 (c) 225 (d) 235
38. 38.A train has 688 passengers. At a station, 284 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 394 (b) 404 (c) 414 (d) 972
39. 39.A train has 441 passengers. At a station, 365 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 806 (b) 66 (c) 76 (d) 86
40. 40.A train has 379 passengers. At a station, 113 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 266 (b) 276 (c) 492 (d) 256

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