Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 772 · 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 343 passengers. At a station, 164 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 179 (b) 169 (c) 507 (d) 189
2. 2.A school has 115 boys and 275 girls. 104 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 286 (b) 276 (c) 494 (d) 390
3. 3.After giving away 86 marbles, a boy has 144 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 240 (b) 58 (c) 220 (d) 230
4. 4.A library has 476 books. It buys 129 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 595 (b) 347 (c) 615 (d) 605
5. 5.A library has 414 books. It buys 231 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 635 (b) 655 (c) 645 (d) 183
6. 6.A library has 357 books. It buys 133 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 224 (b) 480 (c) 490 (d) 500
7. 7.A school has 289 boys and 172 girls. 79 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 461 (b) 540 (c) 372 (d) 382
8. 8.A library has 174 books. It buys 163 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 327 (b) 347 (c) 11 (d) 337
9. 9.After giving away 121 marbles, a boy has 93 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 214 (b) 215 (c) 224 (d) 204
10. 10.A train has 588 passengers. At a station, 175 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 763 (b) 403 (c) 423 (d) 413
11. 11.A school has 234 boys and 258 girls. 126 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 618 (b) 366 (c) 492 (d) 356
12. 12.A school has 159 boys and 204 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 416 (b) 300 (c) 310 (d) 363
13. 13.A school has 255 boys and 159 girls. 127 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 287 (b) 541 (c) 277 (d) 414
14. 14.A school has 278 boys and 131 girls. 125 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 409 (b) 274 (c) 284 (d) 534
15. 15.A train has 695 passengers. At a station, 170 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 535 (b) 865 (c) 525 (d) 515
16. 16.A library has 222 books. It buys 98 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 330 (b) 320 (c) 124 (d) 310
17. 17.A farmer picks 204 mangoes on Monday and 178 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 382 (b) 26 (c) 16 (d) 36
18. 18.A train has 450 passengers. At a station, 101 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 551 (b) 359 (c) 339 (d) 349
19. 19.A train has 542 passengers. At a station, 316 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 216 (b) 236 (c) 858 (d) 226
20. 20.A train has 611 passengers. At a station, 542 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1153 (b) 79 (c) 69 (d) 59
21. 21.A school has 161 boys and 286 girls. 51 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 396 (b) 498 (c) 386 (d) 447
22. 22.A library has 264 books. It buys 71 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 335 (b) 193 (c) 325 (d) 345
23. 23.A school has 264 boys and 277 girls. 74 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 615 (b) 541 (c) 457 (d) 467
24. 24.A library has 337 books. It buys 216 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 563 (b) 543 (c) 121 (d) 553
25. 25.A farmer picks 290 mangoes on Monday and 163 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 127 (b) 117 (c) 453 (d) 137
26. 26.After giving away 133 marbles, a boy has 42 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 175 (b) 165 (c) 185 (d) 176
27. 27.A library has 285 books. It buys 306 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 691 (b) 591 (c) 581 (d) 601
28. 28.A school has 130 boys and 105 girls. 116 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 351 (b) 109 (c) 235 (d) 119
29. 29.A farmer picks 563 mangoes on Monday and 135 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 698 (b) 438 (c) 428 (d) 418
30. 30.A train has 374 passengers. At a station, 130 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 244 (b) 504 (c) 254 (d) 234
31. 31.After giving away 189 marbles, a boy has 283 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 472 (b) 94 (c) 482 (d) 462
32. 32.A farmer picks 277 mangoes on Monday and 120 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 147 (b) 157 (c) 397 (d) 167
33. 33.A train has 794 passengers. At a station, 481 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 313 (b) 1275 (c) 303 (d) 323
34. 34.A library has 125 books. It buys 301 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 416 (b) 436 (c) 526 (d) 426
35. 35.After giving away 68 marbles, a boy has 154 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 222 (b) 232 (c) 86 (d) 212
36. 36.A school has 252 boys and 118 girls. 150 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 370 (b) 210 (c) 220 (d) 520
37. 37.After giving away 85 marbles, a boy has 271 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 186 (b) 366 (c) 346 (d) 356
38. 38.After giving away 190 marbles, a boy has 169 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 359 (b) 360 (c) 369 (d) 349
39. 39.A farmer picks 453 mangoes on Monday and 163 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 290 (b) 280 (c) 300 (d) 616
40. 40.After giving away 145 marbles, a boy has 41 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 186 (b) 176 (c) 196 (d) 187

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