Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 722 · 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 272 boys and 135 girls. 59 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 407 (b) 466 (c) 348 (d) 338
2. 2.A farmer picks 374 mangoes on Monday and 115 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 249 (b) 259 (c) 269 (d) 489
3. 3.A train has 542 passengers. At a station, 370 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 912 (b) 162 (c) 172 (d) 182
4. 4.A library has 192 books. It buys 223 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 415 (b) 515 (c) 425 (d) 405
5. 5.A farmer picks 549 mangoes on Monday and 101 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 438 (b) 448 (c) 458 (d) 650
6. 6.A library has 438 books. It buys 286 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 152 (b) 734 (c) 724 (d) 714
7. 7.A train has 408 passengers. At a station, 240 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 168 (b) 648 (c) 158 (d) 178
8. 8.After giving away 155 marbles, a boy has 34 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 199 (b) 179 (c) 189 (d) 190
9. 9.A school has 298 boys and 161 girls. 94 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 553 (b) 459 (c) 355 (d) 365
10. 10.A farmer picks 597 mangoes on Monday and 116 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 471 (b) 481 (c) 713 (d) 491
11. 11.A train has 516 passengers. At a station, 148 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 368 (b) 358 (c) 378 (d) 664
12. 12.A train has 792 passengers. At a station, 433 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 359 (b) 369 (c) 1225 (d) 349
13. 13.A school has 229 boys and 183 girls. 105 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 412 (b) 517 (c) 297 (d) 307
14. 14.A library has 325 books. It buys 254 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 569 (b) 579 (c) 589 (d) 71
15. 15.A train has 662 passengers. At a station, 583 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1245 (b) 79 (c) 69 (d) 89
16. 16.A farmer picks 516 mangoes on Monday and 303 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 819 (b) 223 (c) 213 (d) 203
17. 17.A school has 273 boys and 142 girls. 87 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 318 (b) 415 (c) 328 (d) 502
18. 18.A library has 234 books. It buys 130 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 364 (b) 104 (c) 354 (d) 374
19. 19.A library has 385 books. It buys 55 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 330 (b) 440 (c) 430 (d) 450
20. 20.A library has 174 books. It buys 112 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 276 (b) 62 (c) 286 (d) 296
21. 21.After giving away 56 marbles, a boy has 48 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 114 (b) 105 (c) 94 (d) 104
22. 22.A train has 656 passengers. At a station, 481 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 175 (b) 185 (c) 1137 (d) 165
23. 23.A school has 126 boys and 287 girls. 116 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 287 (b) 413 (c) 529 (d) 297
24. 24.A school has 197 boys and 291 girls. 119 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 359 (b) 488 (c) 369 (d) 607
25. 25.A library has 169 books. It buys 295 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 474 (b) 464 (c) 564 (d) 454
26. 26.After giving away 130 marbles, a boy has 27 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 147 (b) 158 (c) 167 (d) 157
27. 27.A library has 230 books. It buys 152 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 392 (b) 372 (c) 382 (d) 78
28. 28.A library has 186 books. It buys 104 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 300 (b) 82 (c) 290 (d) 280
29. 29.A train has 668 passengers. At a station, 108 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 570 (b) 776 (c) 550 (d) 560
30. 30.A school has 133 boys and 132 girls. 117 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 138 (b) 265 (c) 382 (d) 148
31. 31.After giving away 30 marbles, a boy has 21 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 41 (b) 51 (c) 52 (d) 61
32. 32.After giving away 135 marbles, a boy has 149 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 274 (b) 14 (c) 284 (d) 294
33. 33.A farmer picks 493 mangoes on Monday and 433 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 60 (b) 926 (c) 50 (d) 70
34. 34.After giving away 87 marbles, a boy has 251 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 338 (b) 328 (c) 348 (d) 164
35. 35.A train has 495 passengers. At a station, 276 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 219 (b) 229 (c) 209 (d) 771
36. 36.After giving away 48 marbles, a boy has 147 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 205 (b) 195 (c) 185 (d) 99
37. 37.After giving away 59 marbles, a boy has 106 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 47 (b) 155 (c) 165 (d) 175
38. 38.A train has 436 passengers. At a station, 217 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 219 (b) 653 (c) 229 (d) 209
39. 39.A train has 422 passengers. At a station, 201 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 623 (b) 231 (c) 221 (d) 211
40. 40.A farmer picks 491 mangoes on Monday and 146 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 345 (b) 335 (c) 355 (d) 637

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