Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 620 · 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 287 boys and 295 girls. 143 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 582 (b) 725 (c) 439 (d) 429
2. 2.A train has 599 passengers. At a station, 429 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 160 (b) 180 (c) 1028 (d) 170
3. 3.A farmer picks 239 mangoes on Monday and 205 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 24 (b) 444 (c) 44 (d) 34
4. 4.After giving away 169 marbles, a boy has 116 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 295 (b) 285 (c) 286 (d) 275
5. 5.A library has 186 books. It buys 64 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 240 (b) 260 (c) 122 (d) 250
6. 6.A train has 508 passengers. At a station, 454 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 64 (b) 44 (c) 962 (d) 54
7. 7.A library has 135 books. It buys 283 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 518 (b) 428 (c) 408 (d) 418
8. 8.After giving away 156 marbles, a boy has 194 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 38 (b) 340 (c) 360 (d) 350
9. 9.After giving away 78 marbles, a boy has 245 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 167 (b) 323 (c) 313 (d) 333
10. 10.A train has 309 passengers. At a station, 170 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 149 (b) 479 (c) 129 (d) 139
11. 11.After giving away 65 marbles, a boy has 164 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 219 (b) 239 (c) 99 (d) 229
12. 12.A train has 507 passengers. At a station, 236 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 261 (b) 281 (c) 743 (d) 271
13. 13.A farmer picks 276 mangoes on Monday and 162 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 114 (b) 124 (c) 438 (d) 104
14. 14.A library has 148 books. It buys 50 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 198 (b) 98 (c) 208 (d) 188
15. 15.A farmer picks 597 mangoes on Monday and 121 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 476 (b) 486 (c) 718 (d) 466
16. 16.After giving away 187 marbles, a boy has 38 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 226 (b) 225 (c) 235 (d) 215
17. 17.A train has 323 passengers. At a station, 111 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 202 (b) 212 (c) 222 (d) 434
18. 18.A school has 229 boys and 247 girls. 133 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 476 (b) 343 (c) 609 (d) 333
19. 19.A train has 538 passengers. At a station, 405 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 943 (b) 133 (c) 143 (d) 123
20. 20.A school has 175 boys and 281 girls. 150 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 296 (b) 306 (c) 456 (d) 606
21. 21.A train has 442 passengers. At a station, 205 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 247 (b) 237 (c) 227 (d) 647
22. 22.A farmer picks 355 mangoes on Monday and 194 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 171 (b) 549 (c) 151 (d) 161
23. 23.A school has 245 boys and 137 girls. 115 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 497 (b) 382 (c) 257 (d) 267
24. 24.A train has 489 passengers. At a station, 313 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 176 (b) 802 (c) 166 (d) 186
25. 25.A library has 330 books. It buys 185 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 145 (b) 515 (c) 525 (d) 505
26. 26.A library has 394 books. It buys 227 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 611 (b) 167 (c) 621 (d) 631
27. 27.A library has 148 books. It buys 90 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 248 (b) 228 (c) 58 (d) 238
28. 28.A school has 135 boys and 227 girls. 51 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 362 (b) 301 (c) 413 (d) 311
29. 29.A library has 479 books. It buys 235 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 704 (b) 244 (c) 714 (d) 724
30. 30.A school has 180 boys and 210 girls. 56 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 334 (b) 390 (c) 446 (d) 324
31. 31.A school has 168 boys and 221 girls. 110 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 389 (b) 279 (c) 269 (d) 499
32. 32.After giving away 167 marbles, a boy has 161 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 318 (b) 328 (c) 338 (d) 329
33. 33.A train has 340 passengers. At a station, 138 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 478 (b) 202 (c) 192 (d) 212
34. 34.A train has 495 passengers. At a station, 104 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 599 (b) 391 (c) 381 (d) 401
35. 35.A library has 248 books. It buys 104 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 144 (b) 352 (c) 342 (d) 362
36. 36.After giving away 26 marbles, a boy has 23 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 59 (b) 39 (c) 49 (d) 50
37. 37.After giving away 55 marbles, a boy has 291 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 346 (b) 336 (c) 236 (d) 356
38. 38.A farmer picks 201 mangoes on Monday and 112 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 79 (b) 99 (c) 313 (d) 89
39. 39.A school has 111 boys and 120 girls. 78 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 143 (b) 153 (c) 309 (d) 231
40. 40.A farmer picks 524 mangoes on Monday and 111 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 403 (b) 423 (c) 635 (d) 413

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