Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 587 · 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 192 boys and 126 girls. 112 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 206 (b) 196 (c) 318 (d) 430
2. 2.A train has 415 passengers. At a station, 281 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 134 (b) 124 (c) 144 (d) 696
3. 3.A school has 278 boys and 190 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 468 (b) 537 (c) 399 (d) 389
4. 4.A library has 408 books. It buys 129 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 527 (b) 547 (c) 537 (d) 279
5. 5.A library has 459 books. It buys 245 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 704 (b) 214 (c) 714 (d) 694
6. 6.After giving away 111 marbles, a boy has 72 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 183 (b) 184 (c) 193 (d) 173
7. 7.A school has 103 boys and 129 girls. 71 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 151 (b) 303 (c) 161 (d) 232
8. 8.A library has 376 books. It buys 129 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 247 (b) 515 (c) 495 (d) 505
9. 9.A farmer picks 392 mangoes on Monday and 305 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 77 (b) 697 (c) 87 (d) 97
10. 10.A farmer picks 535 mangoes on Monday and 416 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 119 (b) 951 (c) 109 (d) 129
11. 11.A library has 217 books. It buys 71 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 146 (b) 298 (c) 288 (d) 278
12. 12.A train has 547 passengers. At a station, 238 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 309 (b) 785 (c) 319 (d) 299
13. 13.A library has 476 books. It buys 92 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 558 (b) 384 (c) 568 (d) 578
14. 14.After giving away 128 marbles, a boy has 64 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 182 (b) 192 (c) 202 (d) 193
15. 15.A train has 654 passengers. At a station, 344 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 300 (b) 998 (c) 320 (d) 310
16. 16.A library has 278 books. It buys 54 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 332 (b) 322 (c) 224 (d) 342
17. 17.A train has 593 passengers. At a station, 263 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 320 (b) 330 (c) 340 (d) 856
18. 18.A library has 432 books. It buys 189 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 631 (b) 243 (c) 621 (d) 611
19. 19.After giving away 75 marbles, a boy has 252 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 177 (b) 317 (c) 337 (d) 327
20. 20.A train has 782 passengers. At a station, 470 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 302 (b) 322 (c) 312 (d) 1252
21. 21.A farmer picks 462 mangoes on Monday and 127 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 589 (b) 345 (c) 335 (d) 325
22. 22.A farmer picks 507 mangoes on Monday and 255 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 252 (b) 762 (c) 242 (d) 262
23. 23.A library has 201 books. It buys 99 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 310 (b) 300 (c) 102 (d) 290
24. 24.A farmer picks 558 mangoes on Monday and 495 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 53 (b) 63 (c) 73 (d) 1053
25. 25.A library has 460 books. It buys 335 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 785 (b) 125 (c) 795 (d) 805
26. 26.After giving away 113 marbles, a boy has 223 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 346 (b) 110 (c) 326 (d) 336
27. 27.A train has 561 passengers. At a station, 489 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 82 (b) 62 (c) 1050 (d) 72
28. 28.After giving away 184 marbles, a boy has 143 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 327 (b) 317 (c) 328 (d) 337
29. 29.A library has 218 books. It buys 164 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 54 (b) 382 (c) 372 (d) 392
30. 30.A farmer picks 504 mangoes on Monday and 408 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 86 (b) 96 (c) 106 (d) 912
31. 31.A train has 788 passengers. At a station, 102 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 676 (b) 686 (c) 696 (d) 890
32. 32.A train has 602 passengers. At a station, 476 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1078 (b) 116 (c) 126 (d) 136
33. 33.A library has 396 books. It buys 87 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 473 (b) 309 (c) 483 (d) 493
34. 34.A train has 344 passengers. At a station, 256 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 98 (b) 78 (c) 600 (d) 88
35. 35.A school has 242 boys and 291 girls. 87 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 533 (b) 620 (c) 436 (d) 446
36. 36.After giving away 182 marbles, a boy has 57 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 240 (b) 239 (c) 249 (d) 229
37. 37.After giving away 187 marbles, a boy has 25 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 222 (b) 202 (c) 213 (d) 212
38. 38.A library has 214 books. It buys 52 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 266 (b) 276 (c) 256 (d) 162
39. 39.After giving away 67 marbles, a boy has 77 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 134 (b) 10 (c) 154 (d) 144
40. 40.A farmer picks 481 mangoes on Monday and 286 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 195 (b) 205 (c) 767 (d) 185

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