Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 738 · 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 216 boys and 264 girls. 114 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 356 (b) 594 (c) 480 (d) 366
2. 2.After giving away 29 marbles, a boy has 162 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 181 (b) 133 (c) 191 (d) 201
3. 3.A train has 780 passengers. At a station, 537 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 243 (b) 1317 (c) 233 (d) 253
4. 4.A library has 321 books. It buys 245 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 76 (b) 556 (c) 576 (d) 566
5. 5.After giving away 196 marbles, a boy has 218 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 424 (b) 404 (c) 414 (d) 22
6. 6.A farmer picks 231 mangoes on Monday and 160 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 81 (b) 71 (c) 61 (d) 391
7. 7.After giving away 88 marbles, a boy has 44 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 133 (b) 132 (c) 142 (d) 122
8. 8.A school has 173 boys and 222 girls. 101 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 496 (b) 395 (c) 294 (d) 284
9. 9.A train has 394 passengers. At a station, 320 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 84 (b) 74 (c) 64 (d) 714
10. 10.A farmer picks 586 mangoes on Monday and 394 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 980 (b) 182 (c) 202 (d) 192
11. 11.A school has 113 boys and 167 girls. 89 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 280 (b) 191 (c) 181 (d) 369
12. 12.A school has 152 boys and 143 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 349 (b) 295 (c) 231 (d) 241
13. 13.A library has 351 books. It buys 55 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 296 (b) 396 (c) 416 (d) 406
14. 14.A school has 296 boys and 173 girls. 90 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 559 (b) 469 (c) 369 (d) 379
15. 15.A library has 362 books. It buys 217 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 569 (b) 579 (c) 145 (d) 589
16. 16.A school has 165 boys and 164 girls. 79 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 408 (b) 240 (c) 250 (d) 329
17. 17.A train has 784 passengers. At a station, 662 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 112 (b) 122 (c) 132 (d) 1446
18. 18.A library has 350 books. It buys 135 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 485 (b) 495 (c) 215 (d) 475
19. 19.A farmer picks 309 mangoes on Monday and 243 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 76 (b) 552 (c) 56 (d) 66
20. 20.After giving away 131 marbles, a boy has 265 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 134 (b) 386 (c) 406 (d) 396
21. 21.After giving away 150 marbles, a boy has 58 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 218 (b) 209 (c) 208 (d) 198
22. 22.After giving away 85 marbles, a boy has 59 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 144 (b) 154 (c) 145 (d) 134
23. 23.A train has 429 passengers. At a station, 241 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 198 (b) 178 (c) 670 (d) 188
24. 24.A school has 162 boys and 149 girls. 94 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 217 (b) 311 (c) 405 (d) 207
25. 25.A school has 163 boys and 287 girls. 116 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 450 (b) 324 (c) 334 (d) 566
26. 26.A train has 617 passengers. At a station, 178 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 439 (b) 449 (c) 429 (d) 795
27. 27.After giving away 84 marbles, a boy has 85 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 179 (b) 1 (c) 169 (d) 159
28. 28.A train has 325 passengers. At a station, 206 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 109 (b) 531 (c) 129 (d) 119
29. 29.A library has 465 books. It buys 221 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 244 (b) 676 (c) 686 (d) 696
30. 30.A farmer picks 583 mangoes on Monday and 368 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 205 (b) 951 (c) 215 (d) 225
31. 31.A library has 443 books. It buys 122 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 321 (b) 555 (c) 565 (d) 575
32. 32.A school has 287 boys and 220 girls. 67 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 430 (b) 507 (c) 440 (d) 574
33. 33.A farmer picks 262 mangoes on Monday and 230 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 492 (b) 42 (c) 22 (d) 32
34. 34.A farmer picks 585 mangoes on Monday and 430 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 155 (b) 165 (c) 145 (d) 1015
35. 35.After giving away 53 marbles, a boy has 85 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 128 (b) 148 (c) 32 (d) 138
36. 36.A library has 310 books. It buys 291 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 611 (b) 19 (c) 601 (d) 591
37. 37.A school has 181 boys and 100 girls. 120 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 151 (b) 401 (c) 281 (d) 161
38. 38.A train has 420 passengers. At a station, 158 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 272 (b) 578 (c) 252 (d) 262
39. 39.After giving away 38 marbles, a boy has 30 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 69 (b) 78 (c) 68 (d) 58
40. 40.A farmer picks 600 mangoes on Monday and 196 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 404 (b) 414 (c) 796 (d) 394

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