Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 718 · 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 120 boys and 152 girls. 114 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 272 (b) 386 (c) 148 (d) 158
2. 2.A train has 313 passengers. At a station, 111 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 192 (b) 202 (c) 424 (d) 212
3. 3.After giving away 68 marbles, a boy has 184 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 252 (b) 242 (c) 262 (d) 116
4. 4.A library has 478 books. It buys 92 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 580 (b) 386 (c) 560 (d) 570
5. 5.A train has 532 passengers. At a station, 199 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 333 (b) 731 (c) 323 (d) 343
6. 6.A school has 237 boys and 241 girls. 101 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 478 (b) 367 (c) 579 (d) 377
7. 7.A train has 779 passengers. At a station, 672 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 117 (b) 1451 (c) 107 (d) 97
8. 8.A farmer picks 338 mangoes on Monday and 251 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 87 (b) 589 (c) 77 (d) 97
9. 9.A farmer picks 264 mangoes on Monday and 144 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 408 (b) 110 (c) 130 (d) 120
10. 10.A school has 225 boys and 198 girls. 79 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 502 (b) 334 (c) 344 (d) 423
11. 11.After giving away 32 marbles, a boy has 167 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 189 (b) 135 (c) 199 (d) 209
12. 12.A library has 170 books. It buys 257 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 417 (b) 527 (c) 427 (d) 437
13. 13.A library has 149 books. It buys 184 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 333 (b) 433 (c) 323 (d) 343
14. 14.After giving away 26 marbles, a boy has 140 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 166 (b) 114 (c) 176 (d) 156
15. 15.A library has 477 books. It buys 57 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 524 (b) 534 (c) 420 (d) 544
16. 16.A library has 168 books. It buys 263 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 531 (b) 421 (c) 431 (d) 441
17. 17.A school has 173 boys and 289 girls. 131 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 593 (b) 462 (c) 331 (d) 321
18. 18.A library has 428 books. It buys 226 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 654 (b) 644 (c) 664 (d) 202
19. 19.A school has 228 boys and 157 girls. 144 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 529 (b) 231 (c) 241 (d) 385
20. 20.A school has 149 boys and 204 girls. 87 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 440 (b) 266 (c) 256 (d) 353
21. 21.A train has 667 passengers. At a station, 324 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 991 (b) 353 (c) 333 (d) 343
22. 22.A farmer picks 297 mangoes on Monday and 230 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 527 (b) 77 (c) 67 (d) 57
23. 23.A school has 257 boys and 281 girls. 93 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 435 (b) 631 (c) 445 (d) 538
24. 24.A farmer picks 307 mangoes on Monday and 203 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 104 (b) 94 (c) 114 (d) 510
25. 25.After giving away 147 marbles, a boy has 133 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 280 (b) 270 (c) 290 (d) 281
26. 26.A train has 701 passengers. At a station, 453 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 258 (b) 238 (c) 1154 (d) 248
27. 27.A farmer picks 502 mangoes on Monday and 171 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 331 (b) 673 (c) 321 (d) 341
28. 28.A train has 321 passengers. At a station, 151 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 472 (b) 160 (c) 180 (d) 170
29. 29.After giving away 116 marbles, a boy has 238 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 122 (b) 354 (c) 364 (d) 344
30. 30.A school has 110 boys and 213 girls. 74 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 323 (b) 239 (c) 397 (d) 249
31. 31.A train has 316 passengers. At a station, 172 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 134 (b) 144 (c) 488 (d) 154
32. 32.A library has 360 books. It buys 232 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 128 (b) 602 (c) 582 (d) 592
33. 33.A school has 103 boys and 168 girls. 79 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 271 (b) 350 (c) 182 (d) 192
34. 34.A school has 245 boys and 231 girls. 77 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 399 (b) 389 (c) 553 (d) 476
35. 35.A farmer picks 544 mangoes on Monday and 433 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 111 (b) 121 (c) 977 (d) 101
36. 36.A school has 182 boys and 112 girls. 66 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 360 (b) 294 (c) 218 (d) 228
37. 37.A train has 724 passengers. At a station, 263 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 461 (b) 471 (c) 451 (d) 987
38. 38.A train has 540 passengers. At a station, 102 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 428 (b) 448 (c) 438 (d) 642
39. 39.A library has 374 books. It buys 298 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 76 (b) 672 (c) 682 (d) 662
40. 40.After giving away 180 marbles, a boy has 260 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 80 (b) 430 (c) 440 (d) 450

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