Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 753 · 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 210 boys and 294 girls. 109 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 504 (b) 395 (c) 613 (d) 385
2. 2.A library has 432 books. It buys 226 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 648 (b) 658 (c) 206 (d) 668
3. 3.A school has 197 boys and 218 girls. 70 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 335 (b) 415 (c) 345 (d) 485
4. 4.A train has 550 passengers. At a station, 367 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 193 (b) 183 (c) 917 (d) 173
5. 5.A farmer picks 558 mangoes on Monday and 430 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 988 (b) 118 (c) 128 (d) 138
6. 6.A farmer picks 351 mangoes on Monday and 186 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 175 (b) 165 (c) 537 (d) 155
7. 7.A school has 133 boys and 211 girls. 77 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 267 (b) 421 (c) 344 (d) 257
8. 8.A farmer picks 355 mangoes on Monday and 258 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 107 (b) 613 (c) 97 (d) 87
9. 9.After giving away 99 marbles, a boy has 105 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 194 (b) 214 (c) 6 (d) 204
10. 10.A farmer picks 428 mangoes on Monday and 152 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 266 (b) 286 (c) 580 (d) 276
11. 11.A train has 799 passengers. At a station, 709 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 80 (b) 100 (c) 90 (d) 1508
12. 12.A school has 295 boys and 104 girls. 50 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 339 (b) 349 (c) 449 (d) 399
13. 13.A library has 331 books. It buys 350 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 671 (b) 781 (c) 681 (d) 691
14. 14.A train has 584 passengers. At a station, 177 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 761 (b) 417 (c) 397 (d) 407
15. 15.A train has 702 passengers. At a station, 435 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 257 (b) 1137 (c) 267 (d) 277
16. 16.After giving away 144 marbles, a boy has 51 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 196 (b) 195 (c) 185 (d) 205
17. 17.A library has 167 books. It buys 51 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 208 (b) 116 (c) 228 (d) 218
18. 18.After giving away 144 marbles, a boy has 199 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 333 (b) 353 (c) 55 (d) 343
19. 19.After giving away 58 marbles, a boy has 21 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 89 (b) 69 (c) 80 (d) 79
20. 20.A train has 491 passengers. At a station, 317 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 184 (b) 164 (c) 174 (d) 808
21. 21.A farmer picks 429 mangoes on Monday and 369 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 798 (b) 50 (c) 60 (d) 70
22. 22.A train has 620 passengers. At a station, 217 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 393 (b) 413 (c) 837 (d) 403
23. 23.After giving away 152 marbles, a boy has 204 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 366 (b) 356 (c) 346 (d) 52
24. 24.A train has 334 passengers. At a station, 230 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 564 (b) 94 (c) 104 (d) 114
25. 25.A school has 273 boys and 287 girls. 67 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 493 (b) 560 (c) 483 (d) 627
26. 26.A train has 576 passengers. At a station, 454 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 112 (b) 1030 (c) 122 (d) 132
27. 27.After giving away 171 marbles, a boy has 25 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 197 (b) 186 (c) 196 (d) 206
28. 28.A library has 177 books. It buys 172 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 5 (b) 359 (c) 339 (d) 349
29. 29.A farmer picks 446 mangoes on Monday and 295 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 141 (b) 161 (c) 151 (d) 741
30. 30.A school has 101 boys and 168 girls. 147 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 269 (b) 112 (c) 122 (d) 416
31. 31.A library has 126 books. It buys 344 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 570 (b) 480 (c) 470 (d) 460
32. 32.A farmer picks 237 mangoes on Monday and 135 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 372 (b) 112 (c) 92 (d) 102
33. 33.A train has 734 passengers. At a station, 666 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1400 (b) 58 (c) 68 (d) 78
34. 34.After giving away 177 marbles, a boy has 168 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 346 (b) 335 (c) 355 (d) 345
35. 35.A school has 120 boys and 274 girls. 132 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 526 (b) 252 (c) 262 (d) 394
36. 36.A train has 690 passengers. At a station, 577 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 113 (b) 103 (c) 123 (d) 1267
37. 37.A train has 554 passengers. At a station, 436 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 990 (b) 118 (c) 108 (d) 128
38. 38.A farmer picks 558 mangoes on Monday and 518 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 30 (b) 1076 (c) 40 (d) 50
39. 39.After giving away 68 marbles, a boy has 141 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 199 (b) 73 (c) 209 (d) 219
40. 40.A train has 785 passengers. At a station, 566 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 229 (b) 1351 (c) 219 (d) 209

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