Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 771 · 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 110 boys and 199 girls. 84 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 215 (b) 393 (c) 225 (d) 309
2. 2.A train has 654 passengers. At a station, 530 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1184 (b) 124 (c) 134 (d) 114
3. 3.A library has 352 books. It buys 121 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 473 (b) 231 (c) 483 (d) 463
4. 4.A train has 446 passengers. At a station, 252 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 204 (b) 698 (c) 194 (d) 184
5. 5.A farmer picks 504 mangoes on Monday and 216 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 278 (b) 298 (c) 720 (d) 288
6. 6.A farmer picks 336 mangoes on Monday and 156 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 180 (b) 190 (c) 170 (d) 492
7. 7.A train has 488 passengers. At a station, 177 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 665 (b) 311 (c) 321 (d) 301
8. 8.A school has 263 boys and 162 girls. 65 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 350 (b) 360 (c) 490 (d) 425
9. 9.A library has 317 books. It buys 190 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 517 (b) 497 (c) 507 (d) 127
10. 10.A library has 326 books. It buys 253 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 569 (b) 73 (c) 589 (d) 579
11. 11.After giving away 49 marbles, a boy has 210 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 269 (b) 249 (c) 259 (d) 161
12. 12.A school has 264 boys and 219 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 411 (b) 421 (c) 483 (d) 545
13. 13.A train has 654 passengers. At a station, 519 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 145 (b) 125 (c) 1173 (d) 135
14. 14.After giving away 145 marbles, a boy has 156 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 11 (b) 311 (c) 291 (d) 301
15. 15.A train has 305 passengers. At a station, 241 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 54 (b) 74 (c) 546 (d) 64
16. 16.After giving away 190 marbles, a boy has 23 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 223 (b) 203 (c) 213 (d) 214
17. 17.After giving away 95 marbles, a boy has 50 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 146 (b) 155 (c) 145 (d) 135
18. 18.A library has 393 books. It buys 76 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 317 (b) 459 (c) 469 (d) 479
19. 19.A train has 592 passengers. At a station, 124 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 458 (b) 478 (c) 716 (d) 468
20. 20.A school has 120 boys and 126 girls. 122 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 368 (b) 124 (c) 114 (d) 246
21. 21.A train has 508 passengers. At a station, 269 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 229 (b) 777 (c) 239 (d) 249
22. 22.A library has 440 books. It buys 143 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 583 (b) 297 (c) 573 (d) 593
23. 23.A farmer picks 396 mangoes on Monday and 154 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 252 (b) 242 (c) 232 (d) 550
24. 24.After giving away 197 marbles, a boy has 34 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 231 (b) 232 (c) 241 (d) 221
25. 25.After giving away 51 marbles, a boy has 74 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 23 (b) 125 (c) 135 (d) 115
26. 26.After giving away 105 marbles, a boy has 37 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 132 (b) 143 (c) 152 (d) 142
27. 27.A train has 555 passengers. At a station, 226 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 339 (b) 329 (c) 319 (d) 781
28. 28.A train has 301 passengers. At a station, 125 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 166 (b) 186 (c) 176 (d) 426
29. 29.A farmer picks 358 mangoes on Monday and 162 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 186 (b) 196 (c) 520 (d) 206
30. 30.A train has 489 passengers. At a station, 413 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 86 (b) 66 (c) 902 (d) 76
31. 31.A library has 374 books. It buys 63 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 311 (b) 447 (c) 427 (d) 437
32. 32.A farmer picks 289 mangoes on Monday and 168 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 131 (b) 457 (c) 121 (d) 111
33. 33.A farmer picks 347 mangoes on Monday and 212 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 145 (b) 559 (c) 125 (d) 135
34. 34.A train has 443 passengers. At a station, 303 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 140 (b) 746 (c) 130 (d) 150
35. 35.A school has 276 boys and 242 girls. 142 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 518 (b) 660 (c) 376 (d) 366
36. 36.A library has 174 books. It buys 187 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 351 (b) 361 (c) 371 (d) 461
37. 37.After giving away 143 marbles, a boy has 200 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 333 (b) 343 (c) 57 (d) 353
38. 38.A library has 375 books. It buys 53 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 438 (b) 322 (c) 428 (d) 418
39. 39.After giving away 59 marbles, a boy has 106 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 47 (b) 165 (c) 175 (d) 155
40. 40.A school has 156 boys and 217 girls. 86 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 373 (b) 277 (c) 459 (d) 287

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