Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 577 · 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 149 boys and 273 girls. 141 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 563 (b) 271 (c) 281 (d) 422
2. 2.A school has 176 boys and 189 girls. 130 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 235 (b) 495 (c) 365 (d) 225
3. 3.A farmer picks 264 mangoes on Monday and 177 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 441 (b) 97 (c) 87 (d) 77
4. 4.A library has 193 books. It buys 129 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 312 (b) 332 (c) 64 (d) 322
5. 5.A train has 634 passengers. At a station, 368 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 276 (b) 1002 (c) 266 (d) 256
6. 6.A library has 125 books. It buys 270 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 395 (b) 495 (c) 405 (d) 385
7. 7.A farmer picks 399 mangoes on Monday and 282 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 107 (b) 117 (c) 127 (d) 681
8. 8.A school has 288 boys and 271 girls. 138 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 559 (b) 697 (c) 411 (d) 421
9. 9.A train has 706 passengers. At a station, 621 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 75 (b) 95 (c) 85 (d) 1327
10. 10.A train has 399 passengers. At a station, 334 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 55 (b) 65 (c) 75 (d) 733
11. 11.A school has 281 boys and 255 girls. 150 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 686 (b) 536 (c) 386 (d) 376
12. 12.A school has 229 boys and 255 girls. 76 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 560 (b) 408 (c) 484 (d) 398
13. 13.A library has 217 books. It buys 277 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 504 (b) 484 (c) 494 (d) 594
14. 14.A train has 791 passengers. At a station, 100 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 681 (b) 701 (c) 691 (d) 891
15. 15.A train has 658 passengers. At a station, 249 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 907 (b) 419 (c) 399 (d) 409
16. 16.A train has 625 passengers. At a station, 343 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 968 (b) 282 (c) 292 (d) 272
17. 17.A library has 371 books. It buys 76 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 437 (b) 457 (c) 447 (d) 295
18. 18.After giving away 129 marbles, a boy has 153 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 24 (b) 282 (c) 272 (d) 292
19. 19.A school has 111 boys and 189 girls. 86 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 300 (b) 386 (c) 204 (d) 214
20. 20.A train has 481 passengers. At a station, 312 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 179 (b) 159 (c) 169 (d) 793
21. 21.A library has 320 books. It buys 186 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 496 (b) 516 (c) 506 (d) 134
22. 22.A library has 390 books. It buys 307 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 697 (b) 687 (c) 707 (d) 83
23. 23.After giving away 49 marbles, a boy has 45 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 94 (b) 84 (c) 95 (d) 104
24. 24.After giving away 173 marbles, a boy has 218 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 391 (b) 45 (c) 401 (d) 381
25. 25.After giving away 77 marbles, a boy has 76 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 163 (b) 143 (c) 154 (d) 153
26. 26.A school has 215 boys and 159 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 321 (b) 311 (c) 427 (d) 374
27. 27.A farmer picks 433 mangoes on Monday and 322 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 111 (b) 755 (c) 121 (d) 101
28. 28.A school has 249 boys and 258 girls. 96 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 401 (b) 507 (c) 603 (d) 411
29. 29.After giving away 118 marbles, a boy has 42 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 161 (b) 150 (c) 170 (d) 160
30. 30.A school has 122 boys and 103 girls. 73 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 152 (b) 142 (c) 225 (d) 298
31. 31.A farmer picks 479 mangoes on Monday and 370 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 849 (b) 99 (c) 119 (d) 109
32. 32.A farmer picks 567 mangoes on Monday and 210 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 367 (b) 357 (c) 777 (d) 347
33. 33.A train has 647 passengers. At a station, 176 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 461 (b) 823 (c) 471 (d) 481
34. 34.A library has 313 books. It buys 171 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 484 (b) 142 (c) 494 (d) 474
35. 35.A train has 743 passengers. At a station, 124 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 629 (b) 867 (c) 609 (d) 619
36. 36.After giving away 66 marbles, a boy has 46 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 113 (b) 122 (c) 102 (d) 112
37. 37.A train has 596 passengers. At a station, 545 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 41 (b) 1141 (c) 51 (d) 61
38. 38.A school has 222 boys and 218 girls. 82 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 348 (b) 440 (c) 522 (d) 358
39. 39.A library has 449 books. It buys 87 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 526 (b) 362 (c) 546 (d) 536
40. 40.A school has 170 boys and 110 girls. 150 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 120 (b) 130 (c) 280 (d) 430

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