Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 446 · 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 209 boys and 133 girls. 73 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 415 (b) 342 (c) 269 (d) 259
2. 2.A train has 372 passengers. At a station, 164 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 198 (b) 208 (c) 536 (d) 218
3. 3.A school has 196 boys and 227 girls. 124 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 423 (b) 547 (c) 289 (d) 299
4. 4.A train has 676 passengers. At a station, 250 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 436 (b) 926 (c) 416 (d) 426
5. 5.A school has 135 boys and 213 girls. 88 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 250 (b) 260 (c) 436 (d) 348
6. 6.A school has 140 boys and 201 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 278 (b) 341 (c) 288 (d) 394
7. 7.A train has 422 passengers. At a station, 233 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 199 (b) 655 (c) 179 (d) 189
8. 8.A farmer picks 217 mangoes on Monday and 155 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 52 (b) 62 (c) 372 (d) 72
9. 9.A school has 226 boys and 169 girls. 80 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 315 (b) 305 (c) 395 (d) 475
10. 10.After giving away 194 marbles, a boy has 163 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 357 (b) 358 (c) 347 (d) 367
11. 11.A school has 228 boys and 142 girls. 126 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 496 (b) 234 (c) 370 (d) 244
12. 12.A farmer picks 356 mangoes on Monday and 244 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 102 (b) 600 (c) 122 (d) 112
13. 13.A library has 445 books. It buys 134 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 579 (b) 589 (c) 311 (d) 569
14. 14.A school has 252 boys and 250 girls. 50 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 502 (b) 452 (c) 442 (d) 552
15. 15.A school has 239 boys and 107 girls. 90 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 436 (b) 346 (c) 256 (d) 246
16. 16.A train has 321 passengers. At a station, 169 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 142 (b) 162 (c) 152 (d) 490
17. 17.A farmer picks 385 mangoes on Monday and 245 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 630 (b) 140 (c) 150 (d) 130
18. 18.A library has 384 books. It buys 213 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 607 (b) 171 (c) 587 (d) 597
19. 19.A farmer picks 290 mangoes on Monday and 128 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 418 (b) 172 (c) 152 (d) 162
20. 20.A library has 382 books. It buys 170 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 542 (b) 552 (c) 562 (d) 212
21. 21.A school has 244 boys and 221 girls. 90 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 555 (b) 465 (c) 365 (d) 375
22. 22.A farmer picks 308 mangoes on Monday and 189 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 497 (b) 109 (c) 129 (d) 119
23. 23.A school has 179 boys and 137 girls. 139 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 177 (b) 167 (c) 455 (d) 316
24. 24.A farmer picks 288 mangoes on Monday and 188 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 90 (b) 110 (c) 476 (d) 100
25. 25.After giving away 24 marbles, a boy has 159 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 135 (b) 193 (c) 173 (d) 183
26. 26.A farmer picks 531 mangoes on Monday and 239 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 770 (b) 302 (c) 292 (d) 282
27. 27.After giving away 75 marbles, a boy has 256 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 341 (b) 181 (c) 331 (d) 321
28. 28.A farmer picks 534 mangoes on Monday and 429 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 963 (b) 105 (c) 115 (d) 95
29. 29.After giving away 110 marbles, a boy has 72 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 183 (b) 172 (c) 192 (d) 182
30. 30.A farmer picks 499 mangoes on Monday and 311 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 810 (b) 178 (c) 188 (d) 198
31. 31.A farmer picks 578 mangoes on Monday and 488 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 80 (b) 1066 (c) 100 (d) 90
32. 32.A school has 291 boys and 246 girls. 118 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 419 (b) 537 (c) 655 (d) 409
33. 33.A school has 179 boys and 270 girls. 87 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 449 (b) 536 (c) 352 (d) 362
34. 34.A library has 171 books. It buys 129 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 42 (b) 290 (c) 310 (d) 300
35. 35.After giving away 27 marbles, a boy has 231 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 248 (b) 258 (c) 268 (d) 204
36. 36.After giving away 53 marbles, a boy has 189 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 252 (b) 232 (c) 242 (d) 136
37. 37.A train has 791 passengers. At a station, 154 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 627 (b) 637 (c) 647 (d) 945
38. 38.A library has 201 books. It buys 145 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 356 (b) 346 (c) 56 (d) 336
39. 39.After giving away 138 marbles, a boy has 37 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 176 (b) 185 (c) 175 (d) 165
40. 40.After giving away 47 marbles, a boy has 160 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 217 (b) 113 (c) 197 (d) 207

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