Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 490 · 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 library has 473 books. It buys 83 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 566 (b) 556 (c) 390 (d) 546
2. 2.A school has 191 boys and 174 girls. 60 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 425 (b) 295 (c) 305 (d) 365
3. 3.A school has 104 boys and 200 girls. 133 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 171 (b) 437 (c) 161 (d) 304
4. 4.A train has 478 passengers. At a station, 168 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 320 (b) 310 (c) 300 (d) 646
5. 5.A train has 657 passengers. At a station, 198 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 449 (b) 459 (c) 855 (d) 469
6. 6.A farmer picks 292 mangoes on Monday and 220 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 62 (b) 82 (c) 512 (d) 72
7. 7.After giving away 112 marbles, a boy has 77 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 189 (b) 179 (c) 190 (d) 199
8. 8.After giving away 185 marbles, a boy has 165 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 350 (b) 360 (c) 351 (d) 340
9. 9.A train has 457 passengers. At a station, 103 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 354 (b) 560 (c) 344 (d) 364
10. 10.A train has 633 passengers. At a station, 201 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 422 (b) 432 (c) 834 (d) 442
11. 11.A school has 239 boys and 239 girls. 71 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 478 (b) 397 (c) 549 (d) 407
12. 12.A train has 665 passengers. At a station, 379 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 296 (b) 286 (c) 1044 (d) 276
13. 13.After giving away 99 marbles, a boy has 190 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 279 (b) 91 (c) 299 (d) 289
14. 14.A farmer picks 291 mangoes on Monday and 214 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 505 (b) 87 (c) 67 (d) 77
15. 15.A library has 425 books. It buys 214 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 629 (b) 639 (c) 211 (d) 649
16. 16.A library has 287 books. It buys 298 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 585 (b) 575 (c) 685 (d) 595
17. 17.A school has 167 boys and 193 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 299 (b) 421 (c) 360 (d) 289
18. 18.A farmer picks 462 mangoes on Monday and 352 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 814 (b) 100 (c) 120 (d) 110
19. 19.A school has 137 boys and 107 girls. 142 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 244 (b) 92 (c) 386 (d) 102
20. 20.A train has 346 passengers. At a station, 224 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 112 (b) 132 (c) 570 (d) 122
21. 21.After giving away 71 marbles, a boy has 50 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 122 (b) 111 (c) 131 (d) 121
22. 22.A train has 573 passengers. At a station, 298 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 285 (b) 871 (c) 265 (d) 275
23. 23.A library has 223 books. It buys 300 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 533 (b) 513 (c) 523 (d) 623
24. 24.A farmer picks 294 mangoes on Monday and 250 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 54 (b) 544 (c) 34 (d) 44
25. 25.A school has 205 boys and 256 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 522 (b) 390 (c) 461 (d) 400
26. 26.A library has 418 books. It buys 331 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 739 (b) 759 (c) 87 (d) 749
27. 27.A train has 381 passengers. At a station, 149 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 232 (b) 222 (c) 242 (d) 530
28. 28.A train has 363 passengers. At a station, 234 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 129 (b) 119 (c) 139 (d) 597
29. 29.A train has 545 passengers. At a station, 209 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 754 (b) 326 (c) 346 (d) 336
30. 30.After giving away 178 marbles, a boy has 131 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 299 (b) 309 (c) 310 (d) 319
31. 31.A train has 328 passengers. At a station, 122 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 216 (b) 196 (c) 450 (d) 206
32. 32.After giving away 179 marbles, a boy has 214 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 383 (b) 393 (c) 403 (d) 35
33. 33.After giving away 190 marbles, a boy has 68 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 248 (b) 259 (c) 258 (d) 268
34. 34.A farmer picks 314 mangoes on Monday and 100 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 414 (b) 204 (c) 224 (d) 214
35. 35.A train has 789 passengers. At a station, 466 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 313 (b) 333 (c) 1255 (d) 323
36. 36.After giving away 151 marbles, a boy has 118 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 279 (b) 269 (c) 259 (d) 270
37. 37.A library has 456 books. It buys 126 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 592 (b) 582 (c) 572 (d) 330
38. 38.A school has 166 boys and 205 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 300 (b) 432 (c) 371 (d) 310
39. 39.After giving away 165 marbles, a boy has 169 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 324 (b) 344 (c) 334 (d) 4
40. 40.A school has 187 boys and 220 girls. 134 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 541 (b) 407 (c) 273 (d) 263

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