Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 742 · 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 253 boys and 288 girls. 147 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 384 (b) 688 (c) 541 (d) 394
2. 2.A train has 472 passengers. At a station, 372 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 844 (b) 110 (c) 90 (d) 100
3. 3.A train has 659 passengers. At a station, 112 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 557 (b) 771 (c) 547 (d) 537
4. 4.After giving away 170 marbles, a boy has 131 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 302 (b) 291 (c) 311 (d) 301
5. 5.A train has 508 passengers. At a station, 181 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 337 (b) 327 (c) 317 (d) 689
6. 6.A school has 223 boys and 252 girls. 51 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 475 (b) 414 (c) 526 (d) 424
7. 7.After giving away 157 marbles, a boy has 253 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 420 (b) 400 (c) 96 (d) 410
8. 8.After giving away 58 marbles, a boy has 190 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 238 (b) 132 (c) 248 (d) 258
9. 9.A farmer picks 214 mangoes on Monday and 117 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 87 (b) 331 (c) 97 (d) 107
10. 10.A train has 703 passengers. At a station, 384 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 329 (b) 309 (c) 319 (d) 1087
11. 11.A library has 337 books. It buys 159 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 486 (b) 178 (c) 496 (d) 506
12. 12.A school has 194 boys and 109 girls. 81 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 384 (b) 212 (c) 222 (d) 303
13. 13.A train has 675 passengers. At a station, 469 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 196 (b) 206 (c) 216 (d) 1144
14. 14.A train has 309 passengers. At a station, 121 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 178 (b) 430 (c) 188 (d) 198
15. 15.A train has 323 passengers. At a station, 204 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 527 (b) 109 (c) 119 (d) 129
16. 16.A school has 133 boys and 268 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 336 (b) 346 (c) 401 (d) 456
17. 17.A school has 295 boys and 267 girls. 59 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 503 (b) 493 (c) 562 (d) 621
18. 18.A school has 107 boys and 222 girls. 104 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 215 (b) 329 (c) 225 (d) 433
19. 19.After giving away 21 marbles, a boy has 42 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 21 (b) 53 (c) 73 (d) 63
20. 20.A school has 249 boys and 262 girls. 95 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 406 (b) 416 (c) 511 (d) 606
21. 21.A farmer picks 284 mangoes on Monday and 104 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 180 (b) 170 (c) 190 (d) 388
22. 22.After giving away 78 marbles, a boy has 229 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 297 (b) 151 (c) 307 (d) 317
23. 23.A school has 107 boys and 197 girls. 128 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 166 (b) 432 (c) 176 (d) 304
24. 24.A train has 529 passengers. At a station, 387 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 142 (b) 916 (c) 132 (d) 152
25. 25.A library has 464 books. It buys 115 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 589 (b) 579 (c) 349 (d) 569
26. 26.After giving away 43 marbles, a boy has 88 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 141 (b) 45 (c) 131 (d) 121
27. 27.A train has 598 passengers. At a station, 322 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 920 (b) 286 (c) 276 (d) 266
28. 28.A train has 373 passengers. At a station, 199 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 174 (b) 572 (c) 184 (d) 164
29. 29.A train has 481 passengers. At a station, 170 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 321 (b) 311 (c) 301 (d) 651
30. 30.A library has 420 books. It buys 277 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 143 (b) 697 (c) 707 (d) 687
31. 31.A farmer picks 583 mangoes on Monday and 512 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 1095 (b) 71 (c) 81 (d) 61
32. 32.A library has 230 books. It buys 306 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 546 (b) 536 (c) 636 (d) 526
33. 33.A library has 361 books. It buys 203 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 564 (b) 158 (c) 574 (d) 554
34. 34.A train has 373 passengers. At a station, 153 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 526 (b) 210 (c) 230 (d) 220
35. 35.A library has 345 books. It buys 86 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 421 (b) 431 (c) 441 (d) 259
36. 36.A library has 404 books. It buys 157 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 571 (b) 247 (c) 561 (d) 551
37. 37.A train has 319 passengers. At a station, 101 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 218 (b) 208 (c) 420 (d) 228
38. 38.A library has 456 books. It buys 278 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 724 (b) 744 (c) 178 (d) 734
39. 39.A farmer picks 568 mangoes on Monday and 211 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 779 (b) 367 (c) 347 (d) 357
40. 40.A train has 446 passengers. At a station, 185 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 631 (b) 271 (c) 251 (d) 261

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