Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 481 · 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 336 passengers. At a station, 148 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 484 (b) 178 (c) 188 (d) 198
2. 2.A school has 269 boys and 132 girls. 108 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 509 (b) 401 (c) 283 (d) 293
3. 3.A school has 139 boys and 163 girls. 111 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 181 (b) 191 (c) 302 (d) 413
4. 4.After giving away 26 marbles, a boy has 21 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 47 (b) 57 (c) 37 (d) 48
5. 5.A school has 117 boys and 112 girls. 73 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 229 (b) 302 (c) 146 (d) 156
6. 6.A train has 352 passengers. At a station, 296 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 46 (b) 66 (c) 648 (d) 56
7. 7.After giving away 22 marbles, a boy has 57 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 69 (b) 79 (c) 35 (d) 89
8. 8.A school has 102 boys and 148 girls. 91 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 149 (b) 159 (c) 341 (d) 250
9. 9.A library has 316 books. It buys 345 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 671 (b) 661 (c) 761 (d) 651
10. 10.A library has 375 books. It buys 202 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 577 (b) 567 (c) 173 (d) 587
11. 11.After giving away 149 marbles, a boy has 244 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 393 (b) 95 (c) 383 (d) 403
12. 12.A train has 414 passengers. At a station, 196 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 228 (b) 610 (c) 208 (d) 218
13. 13.After giving away 79 marbles, a boy has 62 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 141 (b) 131 (c) 151 (d) 142
14. 14.After giving away 163 marbles, a boy has 51 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 215 (b) 204 (c) 214 (d) 224
15. 15.A train has 687 passengers. At a station, 125 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 572 (b) 552 (c) 562 (d) 812
16. 16.A train has 568 passengers. At a station, 461 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 97 (b) 117 (c) 107 (d) 1029
17. 17.A library has 260 books. It buys 81 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 341 (b) 331 (c) 351 (d) 179
18. 18.After giving away 197 marbles, a boy has 138 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 335 (b) 336 (c) 345 (d) 325
19. 19.A library has 123 books. It buys 297 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 410 (b) 430 (c) 520 (d) 420
20. 20.A library has 211 books. It buys 74 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 137 (b) 295 (c) 275 (d) 285
21. 21.A train has 364 passengers. At a station, 125 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 489 (b) 229 (c) 239 (d) 249
22. 22.A train has 784 passengers. At a station, 312 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 482 (b) 462 (c) 1096 (d) 472
23. 23.A school has 104 boys and 142 girls. 145 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 246 (b) 101 (c) 91 (d) 391
24. 24.A library has 388 books. It buys 64 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 442 (b) 462 (c) 324 (d) 452
25. 25.After giving away 173 marbles, a boy has 236 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 399 (b) 63 (c) 409 (d) 419
26. 26.A library has 345 books. It buys 76 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 269 (b) 411 (c) 421 (d) 431
27. 27.A farmer picks 246 mangoes on Monday and 193 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 43 (b) 63 (c) 439 (d) 53
28. 28.A school has 243 boys and 293 girls. 71 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 536 (b) 607 (c) 455 (d) 465
29. 29.A library has 475 books. It buys 153 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 618 (b) 628 (c) 638 (d) 322
30. 30.A farmer picks 475 mangoes on Monday and 176 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 299 (b) 309 (c) 289 (d) 651
31. 31.A train has 377 passengers. At a station, 145 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 222 (b) 232 (c) 242 (d) 522
32. 32.A library has 362 books. It buys 166 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 538 (b) 518 (c) 528 (d) 196
33. 33.A train has 574 passengers. At a station, 209 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 783 (b) 355 (c) 365 (d) 375
34. 34.A school has 200 boys and 157 girls. 112 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 245 (b) 469 (c) 235 (d) 357
35. 35.After giving away 21 marbles, a boy has 127 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 138 (b) 158 (c) 148 (d) 106
36. 36.After giving away 75 marbles, a boy has 31 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 96 (b) 107 (c) 116 (d) 106
37. 37.A train has 778 passengers. At a station, 305 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 473 (b) 463 (c) 483 (d) 1083
38. 38.A train has 539 passengers. At a station, 196 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 353 (b) 333 (c) 735 (d) 343
39. 39.A library has 388 books. It buys 138 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 516 (b) 536 (c) 526 (d) 250
40. 40.After giving away 26 marbles, a boy has 228 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 264 (b) 202 (c) 254 (d) 244

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