Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 443 · 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 106 boys and 265 girls. 147 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 518 (b) 224 (c) 371 (d) 214
2. 2.A train has 388 passengers. At a station, 200 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 588 (b) 178 (c) 198 (d) 188
3. 3.A train has 433 passengers. At a station, 375 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 58 (b) 68 (c) 48 (d) 808
4. 4.A library has 275 books. It buys 340 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 715 (b) 615 (c) 625 (d) 605
5. 5.A library has 241 books. It buys 312 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 553 (b) 563 (c) 543 (d) 653
6. 6.A farmer picks 503 mangoes on Monday and 275 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 218 (b) 238 (c) 778 (d) 228
7. 7.A farmer picks 229 mangoes on Monday and 195 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 44 (b) 34 (c) 24 (d) 424
8. 8.A school has 186 boys and 214 girls. 98 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 302 (b) 292 (c) 498 (d) 400
9. 9.A train has 568 passengers. At a station, 177 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 381 (b) 745 (c) 401 (d) 391
10. 10.A school has 264 boys and 218 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 413 (b) 482 (c) 403 (d) 551
11. 11.A library has 225 books. It buys 54 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 279 (b) 269 (c) 171 (d) 289
12. 12.A farmer picks 286 mangoes on Monday and 202 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 488 (b) 74 (c) 94 (d) 84
13. 13.A train has 791 passengers. At a station, 447 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1238 (b) 334 (c) 354 (d) 344
14. 14.After giving away 150 marbles, a boy has 296 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 436 (b) 146 (c) 446 (d) 456
15. 15.A library has 293 books. It buys 135 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 418 (b) 438 (c) 158 (d) 428
16. 16.A school has 100 boys and 207 girls. 138 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 445 (b) 307 (c) 159 (d) 169
17. 17.A train has 335 passengers. At a station, 267 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 602 (b) 78 (c) 58 (d) 68
18. 18.After giving away 138 marbles, a boy has 81 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 220 (b) 229 (c) 209 (d) 219
19. 19.After giving away 121 marbles, a boy has 245 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 376 (b) 124 (c) 356 (d) 366
20. 20.A library has 209 books. It buys 207 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 426 (b) 416 (c) 2 (d) 406
21. 21.A train has 571 passengers. At a station, 484 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 87 (b) 77 (c) 97 (d) 1055
22. 22.A library has 228 books. It buys 160 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 398 (b) 378 (c) 388 (d) 68
23. 23.A library has 253 books. It buys 235 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 478 (b) 18 (c) 498 (d) 488
24. 24.A school has 162 boys and 223 girls. 138 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 237 (b) 523 (c) 385 (d) 247
25. 25.A train has 366 passengers. At a station, 139 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 237 (b) 217 (c) 227 (d) 505
26. 26.A school has 291 boys and 105 girls. 113 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 509 (b) 273 (c) 283 (d) 396
27. 27.A library has 223 books. It buys 287 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 610 (b) 500 (c) 510 (d) 520
28. 28.A train has 301 passengers. At a station, 192 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 99 (b) 493 (c) 109 (d) 119
29. 29.After giving away 198 marbles, a boy has 159 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 347 (b) 367 (c) 358 (d) 357
30. 30.A library has 321 books. It buys 60 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 371 (b) 261 (c) 391 (d) 381
31. 31.A library has 224 books. It buys 55 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 279 (b) 169 (c) 269 (d) 289
32. 32.A train has 670 passengers. At a station, 380 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 290 (b) 280 (c) 1050 (d) 300
33. 33.A farmer picks 590 mangoes on Monday and 254 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 346 (b) 336 (c) 844 (d) 326
34. 34.After giving away 50 marbles, a boy has 283 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 233 (b) 333 (c) 343 (d) 323
35. 35.After giving away 180 marbles, a boy has 211 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 391 (b) 31 (c) 381 (d) 401
36. 36.After giving away 113 marbles, a boy has 122 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 225 (b) 9 (c) 245 (d) 235
37. 37.A farmer picks 503 mangoes on Monday and 193 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 320 (b) 300 (c) 696 (d) 310
38. 38.A library has 380 books. It buys 227 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 597 (b) 607 (c) 153 (d) 617
39. 39.A library has 170 books. It buys 123 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 303 (b) 283 (c) 293 (d) 47
40. 40.After giving away 143 marbles, a boy has 258 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 391 (b) 411 (c) 115 (d) 401

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