Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 750 · 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 train has 600 passengers. At a station, 306 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 294 (b) 284 (c) 906 (d) 304
2. 2.A school has 291 boys and 129 girls. 121 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 289 (b) 420 (c) 541 (d) 299
3. 3.A farmer picks 264 mangoes on Monday and 152 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 122 (b) 416 (c) 102 (d) 112
4. 4.A farmer picks 231 mangoes on Monday and 196 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 427 (b) 25 (c) 45 (d) 35
5. 5.A train has 456 passengers. At a station, 252 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 194 (b) 204 (c) 708 (d) 214
6. 6.A farmer picks 319 mangoes on Monday and 144 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 185 (b) 175 (c) 463 (d) 165
7. 7.After giving away 114 marbles, a boy has 98 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 213 (b) 212 (c) 222 (d) 202
8. 8.A library has 153 books. It buys 292 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 435 (b) 545 (c) 445 (d) 455
9. 9.After giving away 74 marbles, a boy has 239 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 165 (b) 313 (c) 303 (d) 323
10. 10.A train has 681 passengers. At a station, 254 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 417 (b) 437 (c) 427 (d) 935
11. 11.A school has 211 boys and 239 girls. 128 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 450 (b) 312 (c) 322 (d) 578
12. 12.A library has 195 books. It buys 141 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 54 (b) 336 (c) 346 (d) 326
13. 13.A library has 224 books. It buys 84 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 140 (b) 308 (c) 298 (d) 318
14. 14.A school has 291 boys and 118 girls. 78 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 331 (b) 409 (c) 487 (d) 321
15. 15.A school has 224 boys and 177 girls. 65 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 401 (b) 466 (c) 326 (d) 336
16. 16.After giving away 58 marbles, a boy has 207 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 265 (b) 255 (c) 149 (d) 275
17. 17.A school has 102 boys and 186 girls. 89 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 189 (b) 199 (c) 377 (d) 288
18. 18.After giving away 119 marbles, a boy has 125 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 234 (b) 254 (c) 244 (d) 6
19. 19.A train has 335 passengers. At a station, 210 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 545 (b) 115 (c) 125 (d) 135
20. 20.A library has 120 books. It buys 203 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 313 (b) 423 (c) 323 (d) 333
21. 21.A library has 167 books. It buys 103 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 270 (b) 280 (c) 260 (d) 64
22. 22.A train has 628 passengers. At a station, 203 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 831 (b) 425 (c) 415 (d) 435
23. 23.A school has 222 boys and 212 girls. 141 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 293 (b) 434 (c) 575 (d) 283
24. 24.A farmer picks 307 mangoes on Monday and 193 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 114 (b) 124 (c) 104 (d) 500
25. 25.A farmer picks 298 mangoes on Monday and 241 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 47 (b) 67 (c) 539 (d) 57
26. 26.A school has 267 boys and 183 girls. 67 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 373 (b) 517 (c) 383 (d) 450
27. 27.After giving away 186 marbles, a boy has 192 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 378 (b) 368 (c) 388 (d) 6
28. 28.A train has 418 passengers. At a station, 207 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 221 (b) 625 (c) 211 (d) 201
29. 29.A school has 189 boys and 255 girls. 132 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 576 (b) 312 (c) 302 (d) 444
30. 30.A school has 196 boys and 169 girls. 146 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 511 (b) 365 (c) 219 (d) 209
31. 31.A train has 605 passengers. At a station, 367 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 238 (b) 248 (c) 228 (d) 972
32. 32.A school has 230 boys and 183 girls. 117 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 413 (b) 286 (c) 296 (d) 530
33. 33.A library has 162 books. It buys 70 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 232 (b) 242 (c) 222 (d) 92
34. 34.After giving away 40 marbles, a boy has 215 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 265 (b) 245 (c) 255 (d) 175
35. 35.After giving away 28 marbles, a boy has 50 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 78 (b) 22 (c) 68 (d) 88
36. 36.After giving away 24 marbles, a boy has 180 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 194 (b) 214 (c) 204 (d) 156
37. 37.After giving away 93 marbles, a boy has 235 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 338 (b) 142 (c) 318 (d) 328
38. 38.After giving away 35 marbles, a boy has 171 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 196 (b) 216 (c) 206 (d) 136
39. 39.A library has 182 books. It buys 105 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 277 (b) 77 (c) 297 (d) 287
40. 40.A library has 273 books. It buys 124 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 387 (b) 149 (c) 407 (d) 397

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