Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 471 · 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 train has 418 passengers. At a station, 205 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 213 (b) 223 (c) 623 (d) 203
2. 2.A school has 146 boys and 101 girls. 103 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 350 (b) 144 (c) 134 (d) 247
3. 3.A farmer picks 289 mangoes on Monday and 103 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 392 (b) 176 (c) 196 (d) 186
4. 4.A school has 136 boys and 299 girls. 107 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 328 (b) 435 (c) 318 (d) 542
5. 5.A school has 104 boys and 113 girls. 148 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 365 (b) 69 (c) 217 (d) 59
6. 6.A train has 470 passengers. At a station, 241 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 219 (b) 239 (c) 711 (d) 229
7. 7.A school has 225 boys and 113 girls. 138 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 476 (b) 190 (c) 200 (d) 338
8. 8.A library has 293 books. It buys 90 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 383 (b) 393 (c) 203 (d) 373
9. 9.A school has 251 boys and 245 girls. 76 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 572 (b) 410 (c) 496 (d) 420
10. 10.A train has 578 passengers. At a station, 161 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 427 (b) 407 (c) 417 (d) 739
11. 11.A train has 316 passengers. At a station, 175 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 141 (b) 151 (c) 131 (d) 491
12. 12.After giving away 37 marbles, a boy has 152 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 179 (b) 199 (c) 115 (d) 189
13. 13.A train has 429 passengers. At a station, 266 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 153 (b) 163 (c) 695 (d) 173
14. 14.After giving away 156 marbles, a boy has 138 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 295 (b) 304 (c) 294 (d) 284
15. 15.After giving away 125 marbles, a boy has 93 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 228 (b) 208 (c) 218 (d) 219
16. 16.A library has 344 books. It buys 168 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 522 (b) 512 (c) 176 (d) 502
17. 17.After giving away 111 marbles, a boy has 117 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 218 (b) 228 (c) 6 (d) 238
18. 18.A farmer picks 425 mangoes on Monday and 361 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 64 (b) 54 (c) 74 (d) 786
19. 19.A library has 210 books. It buys 222 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 422 (b) 532 (c) 432 (d) 442
20. 20.After giving away 134 marbles, a boy has 231 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 355 (b) 375 (c) 365 (d) 97
21. 21.After giving away 54 marbles, a boy has 130 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 174 (b) 194 (c) 76 (d) 184
22. 22.A farmer picks 249 mangoes on Monday and 115 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 134 (b) 364 (c) 144 (d) 124
23. 23.A library has 389 books. It buys 250 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 139 (b) 629 (c) 649 (d) 639
24. 24.A library has 401 books. It buys 158 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 569 (b) 549 (c) 559 (d) 243
25. 25.A train has 439 passengers. At a station, 154 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 295 (b) 275 (c) 285 (d) 593
26. 26.A farmer picks 580 mangoes on Monday and 331 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 239 (b) 911 (c) 249 (d) 259
27. 27.A school has 193 boys and 181 girls. 71 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 374 (b) 303 (c) 293 (d) 445
28. 28.After giving away 150 marbles, a boy has 284 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 434 (b) 134 (c) 444 (d) 424
29. 29.A school has 177 boys and 197 girls. 105 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 269 (b) 259 (c) 479 (d) 374
30. 30.A library has 423 books. It buys 204 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 219 (b) 617 (c) 627 (d) 637
31. 31.A farmer picks 402 mangoes on Monday and 182 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 230 (b) 220 (c) 584 (d) 210
32. 32.A library has 316 books. It buys 168 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 494 (b) 474 (c) 148 (d) 484
33. 33.A train has 425 passengers. At a station, 150 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 285 (b) 575 (c) 265 (d) 275
34. 34.After giving away 135 marbles, a boy has 228 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 93 (b) 373 (c) 353 (d) 363
35. 35.A farmer picks 522 mangoes on Monday and 237 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 759 (b) 285 (c) 275 (d) 295
36. 36.A farmer picks 554 mangoes on Monday and 449 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 115 (b) 95 (c) 105 (d) 1003
37. 37.A library has 335 books. It buys 157 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 482 (b) 492 (c) 502 (d) 178
38. 38.A school has 180 boys and 152 girls. 133 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 199 (b) 332 (c) 189 (d) 465
39. 39.A farmer picks 404 mangoes on Monday and 166 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 248 (b) 228 (c) 570 (d) 238
40. 40.A library has 197 books. It buys 168 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 375 (b) 355 (c) 365 (d) 29

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