Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 431 · 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 228 boys and 158 girls. 80 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 306 (b) 296 (c) 466 (d) 386
2. 2.A train has 313 passengers. At a station, 203 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 516 (b) 100 (c) 120 (d) 110
3. 3.A library has 243 books. It buys 268 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 521 (b) 511 (c) 501 (d) 611
4. 4.A train has 526 passengers. At a station, 450 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 976 (b) 86 (c) 66 (d) 76
5. 5.A school has 212 boys and 185 girls. 114 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 273 (b) 397 (c) 511 (d) 283
6. 6.A farmer picks 282 mangoes on Monday and 184 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 466 (b) 98 (c) 108 (d) 88
7. 7.A train has 372 passengers. At a station, 260 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 102 (b) 632 (c) 112 (d) 122
8. 8.After giving away 128 marbles, a boy has 128 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 257 (b) 246 (c) 256 (d) 266
9. 9.A library has 130 books. It buys 60 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 70 (b) 200 (c) 180 (d) 190
10. 10.A train has 388 passengers. At a station, 153 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 541 (b) 225 (c) 235 (d) 245
11. 11.A farmer picks 503 mangoes on Monday and 282 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 785 (b) 221 (c) 231 (d) 211
12. 12.A school has 208 boys and 199 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 462 (b) 342 (c) 407 (d) 352
13. 13.A library has 180 books. It buys 241 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 421 (b) 521 (c) 411 (d) 431
14. 14.A library has 448 books. It buys 349 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 99 (b) 807 (c) 797 (d) 787
15. 15.After giving away 69 marbles, a boy has 263 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 194 (b) 342 (c) 332 (d) 322
16. 16.A train has 789 passengers. At a station, 660 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 129 (b) 1449 (c) 119 (d) 139
17. 17.A train has 426 passengers. At a station, 232 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 658 (b) 184 (c) 194 (d) 204
18. 18.A school has 250 boys and 182 girls. 123 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 309 (b) 299 (c) 432 (d) 555
19. 19.A library has 475 books. It buys 313 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 798 (b) 162 (c) 778 (d) 788
20. 20.A school has 246 boys and 182 girls. 72 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 356 (b) 346 (c) 500 (d) 428
21. 21.A library has 199 books. It buys 167 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 366 (b) 32 (c) 356 (d) 376
22. 22.A library has 319 books. It buys 105 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 434 (b) 214 (c) 424 (d) 414
23. 23.A school has 227 boys and 240 girls. 148 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 319 (b) 467 (c) 615 (d) 309
24. 24.A farmer picks 200 mangoes on Monday and 155 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 35 (b) 355 (c) 55 (d) 45
25. 25.A train has 656 passengers. At a station, 176 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 832 (b) 470 (c) 480 (d) 490
26. 26.A farmer picks 548 mangoes on Monday and 144 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 394 (b) 692 (c) 414 (d) 404
27. 27.A library has 140 books. It buys 220 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 460 (b) 350 (c) 360 (d) 370
28. 28.After giving away 77 marbles, a boy has 249 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 172 (b) 316 (c) 326 (d) 336
29. 29.A farmer picks 216 mangoes on Monday and 187 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 39 (b) 403 (c) 29 (d) 19
30. 30.A farmer picks 435 mangoes on Monday and 207 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 218 (b) 642 (c) 238 (d) 228
31. 31.A train has 353 passengers. At a station, 171 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 192 (b) 524 (c) 172 (d) 182
32. 32.A train has 367 passengers. At a station, 175 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 202 (b) 192 (c) 182 (d) 542
33. 33.A school has 128 boys and 163 girls. 120 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 161 (b) 171 (c) 411 (d) 291
34. 34.A library has 169 books. It buys 273 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 542 (b) 452 (c) 432 (d) 442
35. 35.A school has 220 boys and 243 girls. 100 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 463 (b) 563 (c) 363 (d) 353
36. 36.A school has 139 boys and 187 girls. 148 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 474 (b) 168 (c) 326 (d) 178
37. 37.A train has 712 passengers. At a station, 441 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 271 (b) 261 (c) 281 (d) 1153
38. 38.A train has 385 passengers. At a station, 245 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 140 (b) 630 (c) 150 (d) 130
39. 39.A library has 263 books. It buys 268 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 631 (b) 531 (c) 541 (d) 521
40. 40.After giving away 44 marbles, a boy has 78 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 122 (b) 34 (c) 132 (d) 112

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