Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 703 · 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 177 boys and 102 girls. 150 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 119 (b) 429 (c) 279 (d) 129
2. 2.A farmer picks 264 mangoes on Monday and 142 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 132 (b) 122 (c) 406 (d) 112
3. 3.A train has 478 passengers. At a station, 338 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 140 (b) 816 (c) 130 (d) 150
4. 4.After giving away 30 marbles, a boy has 277 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 297 (b) 317 (c) 307 (d) 247
5. 5.A train has 352 passengers. At a station, 280 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 62 (b) 632 (c) 82 (d) 72
6. 6.A train has 650 passengers. At a station, 300 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 950 (b) 340 (c) 360 (d) 350
7. 7.After giving away 107 marbles, a boy has 257 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 374 (b) 150 (c) 354 (d) 364
8. 8.A train has 488 passengers. At a station, 174 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 662 (b) 324 (c) 304 (d) 314
9. 9.A library has 216 books. It buys 278 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 504 (b) 494 (c) 484 (d) 594
10. 10.After giving away 99 marbles, a boy has 142 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 231 (b) 251 (c) 241 (d) 43
11. 11.After giving away 164 marbles, a boy has 283 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 437 (b) 119 (c) 457 (d) 447
12. 12.A library has 328 books. It buys 201 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 529 (b) 519 (c) 127 (d) 539
13. 13.A farmer picks 570 mangoes on Monday and 429 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 999 (b) 151 (c) 141 (d) 131
14. 14.A school has 145 boys and 219 girls. 81 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 364 (b) 445 (c) 273 (d) 283
15. 15.A library has 189 books. It buys 248 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 437 (b) 447 (c) 427 (d) 537
16. 16.A school has 109 boys and 231 girls. 127 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 213 (b) 203 (c) 340 (d) 467
17. 17.A school has 111 boys and 243 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 283 (b) 415 (c) 293 (d) 354
18. 18.A train has 390 passengers. At a station, 222 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 168 (b) 178 (c) 158 (d) 612
19. 19.A library has 399 books. It buys 312 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 721 (b) 87 (c) 711 (d) 701
20. 20.After giving away 110 marbles, a boy has 98 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 198 (b) 218 (c) 208 (d) 209
21. 21.A library has 350 books. It buys 113 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 463 (b) 473 (c) 453 (d) 237
22. 22.A school has 188 boys and 147 girls. 96 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 335 (b) 239 (c) 431 (d) 229
23. 23.A school has 216 boys and 107 girls. 123 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 323 (b) 200 (c) 446 (d) 190
24. 24.A farmer picks 472 mangoes on Monday and 424 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 896 (b) 58 (c) 38 (d) 48
25. 25.A farmer picks 301 mangoes on Monday and 161 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 130 (b) 150 (c) 140 (d) 462
26. 26.A school has 266 boys and 284 girls. 72 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 550 (b) 468 (c) 622 (d) 478
27. 27.A train has 405 passengers. At a station, 248 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 147 (b) 167 (c) 157 (d) 653
28. 28.A train has 337 passengers. At a station, 193 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 144 (b) 530 (c) 154 (d) 134
29. 29.A library has 351 books. It buys 84 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 435 (b) 445 (c) 425 (d) 267
30. 30.A school has 285 boys and 297 girls. 57 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 582 (b) 525 (c) 639 (d) 515
31. 31.A library has 434 books. It buys 138 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 582 (b) 572 (c) 296 (d) 562
32. 32.A farmer picks 494 mangoes on Monday and 454 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 50 (b) 30 (c) 40 (d) 948
33. 33.After giving away 191 marbles, a boy has 255 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 64 (b) 436 (c) 446 (d) 456
34. 34.A train has 307 passengers. At a station, 153 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 164 (b) 144 (c) 154 (d) 460
35. 35.A library has 189 books. It buys 91 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 290 (b) 270 (c) 98 (d) 280
36. 36.After giving away 186 marbles, a boy has 181 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 367 (b) 377 (c) 368 (d) 357
37. 37.A train has 798 passengers. At a station, 604 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1402 (b) 204 (c) 184 (d) 194
38. 38.A school has 199 boys and 182 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 327 (b) 317 (c) 435 (d) 381
39. 39.After giving away 158 marbles, a boy has 84 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 243 (b) 252 (c) 242 (d) 232
40. 40.A farmer picks 426 mangoes on Monday and 136 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 280 (b) 300 (c) 290 (d) 562

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