Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 749 · 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 167 boys and 285 girls. 67 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 385 (b) 375 (c) 452 (d) 519
2. 2.A train has 599 passengers. At a station, 312 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 287 (b) 297 (c) 277 (d) 911
3. 3.After giving away 95 marbles, a boy has 233 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 328 (b) 138 (c) 318 (d) 338
4. 4.A library has 184 books. It buys 112 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 296 (b) 306 (c) 286 (d) 72
5. 5.A school has 220 boys and 209 girls. 148 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 281 (b) 577 (c) 271 (d) 429
6. 6.A train has 716 passengers. At a station, 167 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 549 (b) 559 (c) 883 (d) 539
7. 7.A farmer picks 324 mangoes on Monday and 145 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 169 (b) 179 (c) 189 (d) 469
8. 8.After giving away 156 marbles, a boy has 137 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 283 (b) 293 (c) 303 (d) 294
9. 9.A train has 617 passengers. At a station, 240 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 387 (b) 377 (c) 857 (d) 367
10. 10.A library has 473 books. It buys 84 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 389 (b) 547 (c) 567 (d) 557
11. 11.A library has 194 books. It buys 108 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 86 (b) 292 (c) 302 (d) 312
12. 12.A train has 455 passengers. At a station, 307 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 158 (b) 138 (c) 762 (d) 148
13. 13.A school has 205 boys and 187 girls. 99 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 283 (b) 392 (c) 293 (d) 491
14. 14.A library has 446 books. It buys 215 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 671 (b) 231 (c) 661 (d) 651
15. 15.After giving away 121 marbles, a boy has 273 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 394 (b) 152 (c) 404 (d) 384
16. 16.After giving away 131 marbles, a boy has 166 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 307 (b) 35 (c) 287 (d) 297
17. 17.A school has 220 boys and 275 girls. 138 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 633 (b) 357 (c) 347 (d) 495
18. 18.A train has 393 passengers. At a station, 171 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 222 (b) 212 (c) 232 (d) 564
19. 19.A school has 150 boys and 163 girls. 83 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 313 (b) 230 (c) 220 (d) 396
20. 20.A school has 258 boys and 118 girls. 139 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 237 (b) 376 (c) 515 (d) 227
21. 21.A school has 140 boys and 226 girls. 130 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 496 (b) 366 (c) 226 (d) 236
22. 22.A library has 453 books. It buys 61 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 514 (b) 504 (c) 524 (d) 392
23. 23.A farmer picks 518 mangoes on Monday and 203 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 305 (b) 325 (c) 721 (d) 315
24. 24.A farmer picks 518 mangoes on Monday and 352 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 156 (b) 176 (c) 166 (d) 870
25. 25.A train has 621 passengers. At a station, 342 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 963 (b) 269 (c) 279 (d) 289
26. 26.A library has 437 books. It buys 279 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 158 (b) 726 (c) 716 (d) 706
27. 27.A school has 113 boys and 251 girls. 129 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 235 (b) 493 (c) 225 (d) 364
28. 28.A library has 441 books. It buys 114 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 327 (b) 565 (c) 545 (d) 555
29. 29.A library has 430 books. It buys 266 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 696 (b) 706 (c) 686 (d) 164
30. 30.A train has 314 passengers. At a station, 136 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 450 (b) 168 (c) 188 (d) 178
31. 31.A farmer picks 600 mangoes on Monday and 275 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 875 (b) 335 (c) 315 (d) 325
32. 32.A farmer picks 530 mangoes on Monday and 189 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 341 (b) 719 (c) 351 (d) 331
33. 33.A school has 199 boys and 252 girls. 63 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 514 (b) 451 (c) 378 (d) 388
34. 34.A train has 629 passengers. At a station, 361 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 268 (b) 278 (c) 258 (d) 990
35. 35.A train has 479 passengers. At a station, 174 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 295 (b) 315 (c) 305 (d) 653
36. 36.A school has 212 boys and 189 girls. 110 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 281 (b) 291 (c) 401 (d) 511
37. 37.A library has 433 books. It buys 125 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 548 (b) 308 (c) 568 (d) 558
38. 38.A farmer picks 491 mangoes on Monday and 357 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 134 (b) 124 (c) 848 (d) 144
39. 39.A farmer picks 245 mangoes on Monday and 105 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 130 (b) 140 (c) 150 (d) 350
40. 40.After giving away 31 marbles, a boy has 91 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 60 (b) 122 (c) 112 (d) 132

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