Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 79 · 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 520 passengers. At a station, 178 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 342 (b) 698 (c) 332 (d) 352
2. 2.A library has 162 books. It buys 151 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 323 (b) 303 (c) 313 (d) 11
3. 3.A school has 112 boys and 203 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 376 (b) 315 (c) 254 (d) 244
4. 4.A school has 136 boys and 225 girls. 114 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 247 (b) 237 (c) 361 (d) 475
5. 5.After giving away 89 marbles, a boy has 25 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 114 (b) 104 (c) 115 (d) 124
6. 6.A train has 342 passengers. At a station, 199 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 541 (b) 133 (c) 143 (d) 153
7. 7.A school has 151 boys and 143 girls. 79 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 373 (b) 294 (c) 205 (d) 215
8. 8.A farmer picks 426 mangoes on Monday and 101 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 315 (b) 335 (c) 527 (d) 325
9. 9.After giving away 24 marbles, a boy has 66 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 80 (b) 42 (c) 100 (d) 90
10. 10.A farmer picks 388 mangoes on Monday and 144 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 532 (b) 244 (c) 234 (d) 254
11. 11.A train has 642 passengers. At a station, 457 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 195 (b) 1099 (c) 175 (d) 185
12. 12.A school has 250 boys and 153 girls. 120 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 523 (b) 283 (c) 273 (d) 403
13. 13.A train has 414 passengers. At a station, 172 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 586 (b) 252 (c) 242 (d) 232
14. 14.A library has 223 books. It buys 173 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 50 (b) 396 (c) 406 (d) 386
15. 15.A train has 681 passengers. At a station, 588 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 83 (b) 93 (c) 103 (d) 1269
16. 16.A library has 123 books. It buys 211 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 324 (b) 434 (c) 344 (d) 334
17. 17.A school has 136 boys and 227 girls. 124 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 239 (b) 229 (c) 363 (d) 487
18. 18.A train has 741 passengers. At a station, 109 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 622 (b) 632 (c) 850 (d) 642
19. 19.A library has 154 books. It buys 324 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 488 (b) 578 (c) 468 (d) 478
20. 20.A school has 117 boys and 179 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 232 (b) 242 (c) 296 (d) 350
21. 21.A library has 283 books. It buys 287 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 570 (b) 560 (c) 670 (d) 580
22. 22.After giving away 193 marbles, a boy has 118 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 301 (b) 311 (c) 321 (d) 312
23. 23.A farmer picks 549 mangoes on Monday and 389 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 170 (b) 150 (c) 938 (d) 160
24. 24.A library has 290 books. It buys 261 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 29 (b) 561 (c) 541 (d) 551
25. 25.A farmer picks 386 mangoes on Monday and 162 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 234 (b) 214 (c) 548 (d) 224
26. 26.A school has 297 boys and 119 girls. 110 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 306 (b) 296 (c) 416 (d) 526
27. 27.After giving away 140 marbles, a boy has 80 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 221 (b) 210 (c) 220 (d) 230
28. 28.A library has 400 books. It buys 147 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 557 (b) 253 (c) 537 (d) 547
29. 29.A school has 179 boys and 175 girls. 95 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 259 (b) 354 (c) 449 (d) 249
30. 30.A farmer picks 456 mangoes on Monday and 353 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 113 (b) 809 (c) 103 (d) 93
31. 31.A library has 176 books. It buys 201 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 367 (b) 377 (c) 387 (d) 477
32. 32.After giving away 96 marbles, a boy has 116 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 212 (b) 222 (c) 202 (d) 20
33. 33.A train has 458 passengers. At a station, 337 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 111 (b) 121 (c) 795 (d) 131
34. 34.A train has 315 passengers. At a station, 192 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 133 (b) 507 (c) 123 (d) 113
35. 35.A school has 150 boys and 265 girls. 125 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 290 (b) 415 (c) 540 (d) 280
36. 36.A school has 281 boys and 260 girls. 122 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 663 (b) 419 (c) 541 (d) 409
37. 37.A library has 194 books. It buys 271 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 565 (b) 455 (c) 465 (d) 475
38. 38.A school has 188 boys and 276 girls. 97 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 464 (b) 357 (c) 561 (d) 367
39. 39.A school has 140 boys and 184 girls. 81 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 233 (b) 405 (c) 324 (d) 243
40. 40.A train has 515 passengers. At a station, 105 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 410 (b) 400 (c) 420 (d) 620

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