Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 729 · 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 139 boys and 285 girls. 133 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 424 (b) 557 (c) 291 (d) 281
2. 2.A school has 210 boys and 297 girls. 93 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 600 (b) 404 (c) 414 (d) 507
3. 3.A farmer picks 538 mangoes on Monday and 494 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 54 (b) 44 (c) 34 (d) 1032
4. 4.A train has 309 passengers. At a station, 101 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 410 (b) 218 (c) 208 (d) 198
5. 5.After giving away 113 marbles, a boy has 36 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 149 (b) 159 (c) 139 (d) 150
6. 6.A farmer picks 573 mangoes on Monday and 408 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 165 (b) 175 (c) 981 (d) 155
7. 7.After giving away 149 marbles, a boy has 133 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 283 (b) 272 (c) 282 (d) 292
8. 8.A train has 531 passengers. At a station, 156 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 375 (b) 687 (c) 385 (d) 365
9. 9.A school has 118 boys and 168 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 221 (b) 341 (c) 231 (d) 286
10. 10.A library has 397 books. It buys 62 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 469 (b) 449 (c) 459 (d) 335
11. 11.A school has 224 boys and 118 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 396 (b) 288 (c) 342 (d) 278
12. 12.A train has 532 passengers. At a station, 266 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 256 (b) 266 (c) 276 (d) 798
13. 13.After giving away 171 marbles, a boy has 64 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 225 (b) 236 (c) 235 (d) 245
14. 14.After giving away 112 marbles, a boy has 43 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 145 (b) 156 (c) 155 (d) 165
15. 15.A library has 423 books. It buys 300 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 733 (b) 123 (c) 713 (d) 723
16. 16.A train has 388 passengers. At a station, 142 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 256 (b) 236 (c) 246 (d) 530
17. 17.A library has 283 books. It buys 303 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 686 (b) 596 (c) 576 (d) 586
18. 18.A school has 278 boys and 109 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 324 (b) 334 (c) 387 (d) 440
19. 19.A farmer picks 593 mangoes on Monday and 144 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 459 (b) 449 (c) 737 (d) 439
20. 20.A school has 112 boys and 230 girls. 58 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 400 (b) 342 (c) 274 (d) 284
21. 21.A train has 486 passengers. At a station, 417 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 903 (b) 59 (c) 79 (d) 69
22. 22.A library has 151 books. It buys 62 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 223 (b) 89 (c) 203 (d) 213
23. 23.A library has 315 books. It buys 61 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 376 (b) 366 (c) 254 (d) 386
24. 24.A farmer picks 227 mangoes on Monday and 190 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 27 (b) 37 (c) 47 (d) 417
25. 25.A library has 308 books. It buys 75 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 393 (b) 233 (c) 373 (d) 383
26. 26.A farmer picks 567 mangoes on Monday and 373 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 940 (b) 184 (c) 194 (d) 204
27. 27.A farmer picks 295 mangoes on Monday and 179 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 474 (b) 116 (c) 106 (d) 126
28. 28.A school has 196 boys and 176 girls. 100 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 272 (b) 372 (c) 472 (d) 262
29. 29.A school has 126 boys and 210 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 282 (b) 272 (c) 336 (d) 390
30. 30.A library has 253 books. It buys 307 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 570 (b) 660 (c) 560 (d) 550
31. 31.A farmer picks 561 mangoes on Monday and 313 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 258 (b) 874 (c) 248 (d) 238
32. 32.A library has 423 books. It buys 192 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 615 (b) 625 (c) 605 (d) 231
33. 33.After giving away 40 marbles, a boy has 193 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 243 (b) 153 (c) 233 (d) 223
34. 34.A train has 715 passengers. At a station, 133 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 582 (b) 572 (c) 592 (d) 848
35. 35.A library has 453 books. It buys 312 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 765 (b) 755 (c) 141 (d) 775
36. 36.After giving away 40 marbles, a boy has 33 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 83 (b) 63 (c) 74 (d) 73
37. 37.A train has 558 passengers. At a station, 115 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 443 (b) 453 (c) 673 (d) 433
38. 38.A train has 425 passengers. At a station, 171 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 596 (b) 254 (c) 244 (d) 264
39. 39.A train has 506 passengers. At a station, 406 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 912 (b) 90 (c) 110 (d) 100
40. 40.A school has 293 boys and 168 girls. 136 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 325 (b) 315 (c) 597 (d) 461

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