Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 432 · 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 258 boys and 144 girls. 141 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 251 (b) 543 (c) 261 (d) 402
2. 2.A library has 211 books. It buys 87 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 308 (b) 124 (c) 288 (d) 298
3. 3.A farmer picks 503 mangoes on Monday and 472 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 975 (b) 21 (c) 31 (d) 41
4. 4.A train has 373 passengers. At a station, 134 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 229 (b) 507 (c) 239 (d) 249
5. 5.A library has 250 books. It buys 190 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 430 (b) 440 (c) 450 (d) 60
6. 6.After giving away 140 marbles, a boy has 124 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 254 (b) 264 (c) 274 (d) 265
7. 7.A train has 448 passengers. At a station, 205 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 233 (b) 253 (c) 243 (d) 653
8. 8.A farmer picks 344 mangoes on Monday and 127 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 217 (b) 207 (c) 227 (d) 471
9. 9.A farmer picks 260 mangoes on Monday and 109 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 161 (b) 151 (c) 141 (d) 369
10. 10.After giving away 105 marbles, a boy has 282 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 387 (b) 377 (c) 177 (d) 397
11. 11.A school has 178 boys and 142 girls. 96 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 224 (b) 416 (c) 214 (d) 320
12. 12.A school has 200 boys and 150 girls. 129 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 479 (b) 350 (c) 211 (d) 221
13. 13.After giving away 77 marbles, a boy has 141 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 208 (b) 228 (c) 64 (d) 218
14. 14.A train has 492 passengers. At a station, 277 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 205 (b) 769 (c) 215 (d) 225
15. 15.A farmer picks 273 mangoes on Monday and 208 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 65 (b) 481 (c) 55 (d) 75
16. 16.After giving away 49 marbles, a boy has 114 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 163 (b) 65 (c) 173 (d) 153
17. 17.A school has 170 boys and 215 girls. 58 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 443 (b) 385 (c) 317 (d) 327
18. 18.After giving away 170 marbles, a boy has 267 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 447 (b) 427 (c) 97 (d) 437
19. 19.A train has 337 passengers. At a station, 126 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 221 (b) 463 (c) 211 (d) 201
20. 20.A school has 186 boys and 280 girls. 119 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 466 (b) 585 (c) 347 (d) 337
21. 21.A train has 433 passengers. At a station, 142 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 301 (b) 575 (c) 291 (d) 281
22. 22.After giving away 119 marbles, a boy has 277 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 158 (b) 406 (c) 386 (d) 396
23. 23.A train has 460 passengers. At a station, 322 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 148 (b) 138 (c) 128 (d) 782
24. 24.A farmer picks 239 mangoes on Monday and 192 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 37 (b) 431 (c) 57 (d) 47
25. 25.A train has 638 passengers. At a station, 278 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 916 (b) 360 (c) 370 (d) 350
26. 26.After giving away 186 marbles, a boy has 162 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 338 (b) 358 (c) 348 (d) 349
27. 27.A train has 405 passengers. At a station, 294 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 699 (b) 121 (c) 111 (d) 101
28. 28.A library has 442 books. It buys 80 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 532 (b) 512 (c) 522 (d) 362
29. 29.A library has 418 books. It buys 203 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 611 (b) 621 (c) 631 (d) 215
30. 30.A train has 441 passengers. At a station, 260 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 191 (b) 701 (c) 171 (d) 181
31. 31.A farmer picks 311 mangoes on Monday and 256 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 567 (b) 45 (c) 55 (d) 65
32. 32.A library has 335 books. It buys 258 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 593 (b) 603 (c) 77 (d) 583
33. 33.After giving away 127 marbles, a boy has 282 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 409 (b) 399 (c) 155 (d) 419
34. 34.A library has 348 books. It buys 216 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 132 (b) 554 (c) 574 (d) 564
35. 35.A school has 293 boys and 165 girls. 139 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 458 (b) 597 (c) 319 (d) 309
36. 36.A library has 180 books. It buys 188 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 358 (b) 468 (c) 368 (d) 378
37. 37.A farmer picks 480 mangoes on Monday and 212 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 278 (b) 692 (c) 268 (d) 258
38. 38.A farmer picks 566 mangoes on Monday and 190 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 366 (b) 376 (c) 386 (d) 756
39. 39.A school has 138 boys and 129 girls. 105 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 152 (b) 162 (c) 267 (d) 372
40. 40.A train has 594 passengers. At a station, 531 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 53 (b) 63 (c) 73 (d) 1125

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