Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 439 · 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 149 boys and 179 girls. 95 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 328 (b) 423 (c) 223 (d) 233
2. 2.A farmer picks 374 mangoes on Monday and 233 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 141 (b) 151 (c) 131 (d) 607
3. 3.A school has 108 boys and 162 girls. 57 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 203 (b) 213 (c) 327 (d) 270
4. 4.After giving away 192 marbles, a boy has 80 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 273 (b) 282 (c) 272 (d) 262
5. 5.After giving away 138 marbles, a boy has 80 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 228 (b) 208 (c) 219 (d) 218
6. 6.A train has 728 passengers. At a station, 150 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 878 (b) 588 (c) 578 (d) 568
7. 7.After giving away 103 marbles, a boy has 74 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 187 (b) 178 (c) 167 (d) 177
8. 8.A farmer picks 288 mangoes on Monday and 209 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 69 (b) 497 (c) 89 (d) 79
9. 9.A school has 257 boys and 181 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 438 (b) 493 (c) 383 (d) 373
10. 10.A school has 159 boys and 145 girls. 144 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 448 (b) 160 (c) 150 (d) 304
11. 11.A train has 333 passengers. At a station, 130 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 463 (b) 203 (c) 213 (d) 193
12. 12.A library has 258 books. It buys 63 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 321 (b) 331 (c) 311 (d) 195
13. 13.A library has 142 books. It buys 245 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 377 (b) 397 (c) 487 (d) 387
14. 14.A school has 136 boys and 181 girls. 114 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 203 (b) 431 (c) 317 (d) 193
15. 15.A train has 642 passengers. At a station, 329 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 313 (b) 971 (c) 323 (d) 303
16. 16.After giving away 35 marbles, a boy has 203 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 248 (b) 228 (c) 168 (d) 238
17. 17.A train has 441 passengers. At a station, 320 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 121 (b) 131 (c) 761 (d) 111
18. 18.A train has 590 passengers. At a station, 123 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 457 (b) 713 (c) 467 (d) 477
19. 19.A school has 149 boys and 244 girls. 103 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 496 (b) 280 (c) 393 (d) 290
20. 20.A library has 306 books. It buys 116 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 190 (b) 422 (c) 412 (d) 432
21. 21.A library has 243 books. It buys 67 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 300 (b) 176 (c) 320 (d) 310
22. 22.After giving away 156 marbles, a boy has 36 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 202 (b) 193 (c) 192 (d) 182
23. 23.A school has 251 boys and 138 girls. 145 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 534 (b) 389 (c) 234 (d) 244
24. 24.A school has 237 boys and 278 girls. 132 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 373 (b) 515 (c) 383 (d) 647
25. 25.A train has 316 passengers. At a station, 160 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 146 (b) 476 (c) 156 (d) 166
26. 26.A farmer picks 334 mangoes on Monday and 168 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 156 (b) 502 (c) 166 (d) 176
27. 27.After giving away 98 marbles, a boy has 286 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 188 (b) 374 (c) 394 (d) 384
28. 28.After giving away 112 marbles, a boy has 216 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 318 (b) 328 (c) 104 (d) 338
29. 29.A library has 411 books. It buys 82 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 493 (b) 329 (c) 483 (d) 503
30. 30.A train has 356 passengers. At a station, 259 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 615 (b) 107 (c) 87 (d) 97
31. 31.A farmer picks 421 mangoes on Monday and 316 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 737 (b) 115 (c) 105 (d) 95
32. 32.A farmer picks 211 mangoes on Monday and 146 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 357 (b) 75 (c) 55 (d) 65
33. 33.A train has 709 passengers. At a station, 555 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 144 (b) 164 (c) 154 (d) 1264
34. 34.A school has 235 boys and 128 girls. 139 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 502 (b) 363 (c) 214 (d) 224
35. 35.A school has 162 boys and 107 girls. 51 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 320 (b) 269 (c) 218 (d) 208
36. 36.After giving away 81 marbles, a boy has 292 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 211 (b) 363 (c) 383 (d) 373
37. 37.A school has 295 boys and 233 girls. 68 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 596 (b) 460 (c) 528 (d) 450
38. 38.A train has 514 passengers. At a station, 156 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 358 (b) 368 (c) 348 (d) 670
39. 39.After giving away 56 marbles, a boy has 140 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 196 (b) 84 (c) 186 (d) 206
40. 40.A train has 409 passengers. At a station, 110 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 289 (b) 309 (c) 519 (d) 299

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