Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 737 · 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 186 boys and 116 girls. 64 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 228 (b) 238 (c) 302 (d) 366
2. 2.A train has 649 passengers. At a station, 305 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 354 (b) 954 (c) 344 (d) 334
3. 3.A school has 104 boys and 128 girls. 94 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 326 (b) 232 (c) 128 (d) 138
4. 4.A library has 471 books. It buys 274 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 755 (b) 745 (c) 735 (d) 197
5. 5.After giving away 197 marbles, a boy has 121 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 308 (b) 328 (c) 318 (d) 319
6. 6.A train has 555 passengers. At a station, 442 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 113 (b) 103 (c) 997 (d) 123
7. 7.After giving away 170 marbles, a boy has 279 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 109 (b) 439 (c) 459 (d) 449
8. 8.A school has 280 boys and 229 girls. 89 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 509 (b) 410 (c) 598 (d) 420
9. 9.After giving away 170 marbles, a boy has 289 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 449 (b) 459 (c) 469 (d) 119
10. 10.A train has 587 passengers. At a station, 462 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 135 (b) 115 (c) 125 (d) 1049
11. 11.A train has 759 passengers. At a station, 142 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 607 (b) 627 (c) 901 (d) 617
12. 12.After giving away 167 marbles, a boy has 266 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 423 (b) 99 (c) 443 (d) 433
13. 13.A train has 657 passengers. At a station, 184 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 841 (b) 473 (c) 463 (d) 483
14. 14.A school has 265 boys and 174 girls. 114 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 315 (b) 439 (c) 325 (d) 553
15. 15.A farmer picks 487 mangoes on Monday and 286 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 201 (b) 211 (c) 191 (d) 773
16. 16.A library has 343 books. It buys 166 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 499 (b) 509 (c) 519 (d) 177
17. 17.A library has 179 books. It buys 270 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 439 (b) 549 (c) 459 (d) 449
18. 18.A farmer picks 296 mangoes on Monday and 253 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 53 (b) 33 (c) 549 (d) 43
19. 19.A farmer picks 573 mangoes on Monday and 384 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 957 (b) 199 (c) 189 (d) 179
20. 20.A library has 341 books. It buys 139 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 202 (b) 480 (c) 470 (d) 490
21. 21.A train has 356 passengers. At a station, 201 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 557 (b) 165 (c) 145 (d) 155
22. 22.A train has 467 passengers. At a station, 184 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 283 (b) 273 (c) 651 (d) 293
23. 23.After giving away 81 marbles, a boy has 204 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 275 (b) 123 (c) 295 (d) 285
24. 24.A train has 541 passengers. At a station, 314 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 855 (b) 217 (c) 237 (d) 227
25. 25.A train has 629 passengers. At a station, 160 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 479 (b) 469 (c) 789 (d) 459
26. 26.A train has 563 passengers. At a station, 185 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 378 (b) 368 (c) 748 (d) 388
27. 27.A train has 425 passengers. At a station, 168 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 247 (b) 593 (c) 267 (d) 257
28. 28.After giving away 167 marbles, a boy has 185 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 342 (b) 352 (c) 18 (d) 362
29. 29.A farmer picks 382 mangoes on Monday and 136 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 246 (b) 236 (c) 256 (d) 518
30. 30.A train has 638 passengers. At a station, 338 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 310 (b) 976 (c) 290 (d) 300
31. 31.A library has 456 books. It buys 323 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 779 (b) 769 (c) 789 (d) 133
32. 32.A farmer picks 233 mangoes on Monday and 195 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 28 (b) 428 (c) 38 (d) 48
33. 33.A train has 738 passengers. At a station, 632 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 116 (b) 96 (c) 1370 (d) 106
34. 34.A farmer picks 455 mangoes on Monday and 171 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 284 (b) 274 (c) 626 (d) 294
35. 35.A farmer picks 477 mangoes on Monday and 249 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 238 (b) 218 (c) 228 (d) 726
36. 36.A train has 493 passengers. At a station, 149 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 354 (b) 642 (c) 334 (d) 344
37. 37.A library has 380 books. It buys 59 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 439 (b) 449 (c) 321 (d) 429
38. 38.A farmer picks 515 mangoes on Monday and 261 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 254 (b) 244 (c) 776 (d) 264
39. 39.A train has 361 passengers. At a station, 209 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 152 (b) 570 (c) 162 (d) 142
40. 40.After giving away 56 marbles, a boy has 78 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 22 (b) 144 (c) 134 (d) 124

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