Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 80 · 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 652 passengers. At a station, 105 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 547 (b) 537 (c) 557 (d) 757
2. 2.A school has 173 boys and 286 girls. 119 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 578 (b) 340 (c) 459 (d) 330
3. 3.A train has 549 passengers. At a station, 282 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 277 (b) 267 (c) 831 (d) 257
4. 4.A school has 161 boys and 195 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 285 (b) 295 (c) 417 (d) 356
5. 5.After giving away 29 marbles, a boy has 51 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 90 (b) 22 (c) 80 (d) 70
6. 6.A farmer picks 390 mangoes on Monday and 352 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 38 (b) 28 (c) 48 (d) 742
7. 7.A train has 410 passengers. At a station, 107 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 517 (b) 303 (c) 293 (d) 313
8. 8.A train has 370 passengers. At a station, 134 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 236 (b) 504 (c) 246 (d) 226
9. 9.A school has 132 boys and 111 girls. 80 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 323 (b) 153 (c) 163 (d) 243
10. 10.A library has 269 books. It buys 208 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 477 (b) 487 (c) 61 (d) 467
11. 11.After giving away 64 marbles, a boy has 194 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 268 (b) 248 (c) 130 (d) 258
12. 12.A train has 660 passengers. At a station, 530 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1190 (b) 130 (c) 140 (d) 120
13. 13.A library has 216 books. It buys 350 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 566 (b) 666 (c) 556 (d) 576
14. 14.A train has 468 passengers. At a station, 238 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 230 (b) 240 (c) 706 (d) 220
15. 15.A train has 696 passengers. At a station, 205 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 901 (b) 501 (c) 491 (d) 481
16. 16.After giving away 193 marbles, a boy has 300 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 107 (b) 503 (c) 493 (d) 483
17. 17.A school has 274 boys and 143 girls. 144 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 273 (b) 417 (c) 263 (d) 561
18. 18.A school has 259 boys and 150 girls. 113 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 286 (b) 409 (c) 522 (d) 296
19. 19.A library has 271 books. It buys 119 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 380 (b) 390 (c) 400 (d) 152
20. 20.A library has 371 books. It buys 287 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 648 (b) 668 (c) 84 (d) 658
21. 21.A school has 127 boys and 128 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 200 (b) 310 (c) 190 (d) 255
22. 22.A train has 329 passengers. At a station, 104 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 215 (b) 225 (c) 433 (d) 235
23. 23.A train has 492 passengers. At a station, 170 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 662 (b) 322 (c) 332 (d) 312
24. 24.A school has 289 boys and 106 girls. 129 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 524 (b) 395 (c) 256 (d) 266
25. 25.A library has 364 books. It buys 293 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 647 (b) 71 (c) 657 (d) 667
26. 26.A train has 736 passengers. At a station, 185 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 921 (b) 561 (c) 541 (d) 551
27. 27.A library has 386 books. It buys 218 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 594 (b) 614 (c) 604 (d) 168
28. 28.A train has 782 passengers. At a station, 197 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 575 (b) 595 (c) 979 (d) 585
29. 29.After giving away 123 marbles, a boy has 57 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 170 (b) 181 (c) 190 (d) 180
30. 30.A school has 124 boys and 187 girls. 57 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 368 (b) 311 (c) 254 (d) 244
31. 31.A school has 241 boys and 141 girls. 124 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 506 (b) 258 (c) 382 (d) 248
32. 32.After giving away 132 marbles, a boy has 29 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 171 (b) 151 (c) 162 (d) 161
33. 33.A train has 367 passengers. At a station, 225 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 152 (b) 592 (c) 132 (d) 142
34. 34.A train has 405 passengers. At a station, 210 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 205 (b) 615 (c) 195 (d) 185
35. 35.After giving away 142 marbles, a boy has 263 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 415 (b) 121 (c) 395 (d) 405
36. 36.After giving away 31 marbles, a boy has 204 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 225 (b) 235 (c) 245 (d) 173
37. 37.After giving away 129 marbles, a boy has 142 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 271 (b) 281 (c) 13 (d) 261
38. 38.A school has 290 boys and 151 girls. 83 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 348 (b) 441 (c) 358 (d) 524
39. 39.A farmer picks 538 mangoes on Monday and 222 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 760 (b) 306 (c) 326 (d) 316
40. 40.A school has 283 boys and 114 girls. 144 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 397 (b) 253 (c) 243 (d) 541

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