Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 774 · 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 257 boys and 110 girls. 60 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 307 (b) 297 (c) 427 (d) 367
2. 2.After giving away 159 marbles, a boy has 232 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 381 (b) 391 (c) 73 (d) 401
3. 3.After giving away 184 marbles, a boy has 231 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 405 (b) 415 (c) 425 (d) 47
4. 4.After giving away 181 marbles, a boy has 124 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 306 (b) 315 (c) 295 (d) 305
5. 5.After giving away 53 marbles, a boy has 171 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 234 (b) 214 (c) 224 (d) 118
6. 6.A library has 132 books. It buys 247 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 369 (b) 479 (c) 379 (d) 389
7. 7.After giving away 179 marbles, a boy has 146 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 335 (b) 326 (c) 315 (d) 325
8. 8.A train has 522 passengers. At a station, 214 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 298 (b) 308 (c) 736 (d) 318
9. 9.A school has 252 boys and 242 girls. 77 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 407 (b) 417 (c) 494 (d) 571
10. 10.A farmer picks 384 mangoes on Monday and 106 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 288 (b) 278 (c) 490 (d) 268
11. 11.A train has 321 passengers. At a station, 254 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 67 (b) 77 (c) 575 (d) 57
12. 12.A farmer picks 505 mangoes on Monday and 165 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 340 (b) 670 (c) 330 (d) 350
13. 13.A train has 787 passengers. At a station, 454 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 323 (b) 343 (c) 333 (d) 1241
14. 14.A train has 621 passengers. At a station, 356 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 265 (b) 977 (c) 275 (d) 255
15. 15.A farmer picks 263 mangoes on Monday and 243 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 506
16. 16.A train has 732 passengers. At a station, 121 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 621 (b) 853 (c) 601 (d) 611
17. 17.A library has 174 books. It buys 110 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 294 (b) 274 (c) 284 (d) 64
18. 18.A farmer picks 229 mangoes on Monday and 148 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 71 (b) 91 (c) 377 (d) 81
19. 19.A library has 239 books. It buys 304 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 543 (b) 533 (c) 553 (d) 643
20. 20.A school has 222 boys and 129 girls. 105 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 456 (b) 351 (c) 246 (d) 236
21. 21.A library has 422 books. It buys 194 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 626 (b) 616 (c) 228 (d) 606
22. 22.After giving away 80 marbles, a boy has 82 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 172 (b) 152 (c) 2 (d) 162
23. 23.A school has 133 boys and 107 girls. 130 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 110 (b) 240 (c) 370 (d) 100
24. 24.A train has 693 passengers. At a station, 200 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 503 (b) 483 (c) 893 (d) 493
25. 25.After giving away 112 marbles, a boy has 273 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 385 (b) 161 (c) 375 (d) 395
26. 26.A library has 344 books. It buys 272 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 72 (b) 616 (c) 606 (d) 626
27. 27.A school has 138 boys and 250 girls. 134 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 522 (b) 388 (c) 254 (d) 244
28. 28.After giving away 41 marbles, a boy has 145 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 104 (b) 176 (c) 196 (d) 186
29. 29.A train has 560 passengers. At a station, 507 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 43 (b) 53 (c) 63 (d) 1067
30. 30.A train has 390 passengers. At a station, 285 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 675 (b) 105 (c) 115 (d) 95
31. 31.A train has 585 passengers. At a station, 283 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 312 (b) 302 (c) 868 (d) 292
32. 32.A farmer picks 247 mangoes on Monday and 178 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 425 (b) 79 (c) 59 (d) 69
33. 33.A train has 581 passengers. At a station, 165 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 746 (b) 406 (c) 426 (d) 416
34. 34.A library has 317 books. It buys 210 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 537 (b) 517 (c) 527 (d) 107
35. 35.A train has 649 passengers. At a station, 472 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1121 (b) 167 (c) 177 (d) 187
36. 36.A train has 582 passengers. At a station, 260 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 312 (b) 332 (c) 842 (d) 322
37. 37.A school has 202 boys and 172 girls. 104 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 260 (b) 374 (c) 478 (d) 270
38. 38.A school has 202 boys and 118 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 320 (b) 266 (c) 374 (d) 256
39. 39.A train has 338 passengers. At a station, 205 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 543 (b) 123 (c) 143 (d) 133
40. 40.A train has 546 passengers. At a station, 448 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 88 (b) 98 (c) 994 (d) 108

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