Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 896 · 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 154 boys and 152 girls. 103 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 203 (b) 193 (c) 306 (d) 409
2. 2.A school has 202 boys and 280 girls. 104 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 482 (b) 586 (c) 368 (d) 378
3. 3.A library has 166 books. It buys 144 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 22 (b) 300 (c) 320 (d) 310
4. 4.A school has 237 boys and 155 girls. 86 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 306 (b) 392 (c) 296 (d) 478
5. 5.A library has 141 books. It buys 269 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 400 (b) 420 (c) 510 (d) 410
6. 6.A train has 515 passengers. At a station, 184 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 699 (b) 331 (c) 321 (d) 341
7. 7.A school has 209 boys and 250 girls. 122 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 459 (b) 337 (c) 327 (d) 581
8. 8.A train has 679 passengers. At a station, 512 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 157 (b) 177 (c) 1191 (d) 167
9. 9.A school has 271 boys and 128 girls. 100 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 299 (b) 499 (c) 289 (d) 399
10. 10.A library has 194 books. It buys 51 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 235 (b) 143 (c) 255 (d) 245
11. 11.After giving away 151 marbles, a boy has 84 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 236 (b) 245 (c) 225 (d) 235
12. 12.After giving away 123 marbles, a boy has 96 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 220 (b) 219 (c) 209 (d) 229
13. 13.A school has 258 boys and 115 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 427 (b) 373 (c) 309 (d) 319
14. 14.A train has 472 passengers. At a station, 379 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 851 (b) 93 (c) 83 (d) 103
15. 15.A train has 555 passengers. At a station, 223 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 778 (b) 332 (c) 342 (d) 322
16. 16.A train has 610 passengers. At a station, 318 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 282 (b) 292 (c) 928 (d) 302
17. 17.A train has 797 passengers. At a station, 161 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 958 (b) 626 (c) 646 (d) 636
18. 18.A farmer picks 439 mangoes on Monday and 190 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 629 (b) 239 (c) 249 (d) 259
19. 19.A school has 283 boys and 124 girls. 95 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 407 (b) 502 (c) 302 (d) 312
20. 20.A school has 103 boys and 205 girls. 94 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 204 (b) 308 (c) 402 (d) 214
21. 21.After giving away 44 marbles, a boy has 99 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 133 (b) 55 (c) 153 (d) 143
22. 22.A school has 264 boys and 121 girls. 82 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 385 (b) 467 (c) 293 (d) 303
23. 23.A school has 221 boys and 267 girls. 148 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 330 (b) 340 (c) 488 (d) 636
24. 24.A school has 223 boys and 195 girls. 125 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 418 (b) 293 (c) 283 (d) 543
25. 25.A farmer picks 375 mangoes on Monday and 187 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 562 (b) 188 (c) 198 (d) 178
26. 26.A school has 123 boys and 165 girls. 56 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 222 (b) 344 (c) 232 (d) 288
27. 27.After giving away 119 marbles, a boy has 61 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 181 (b) 180 (c) 170 (d) 190
28. 28.A farmer picks 263 mangoes on Monday and 216 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 57 (b) 47 (c) 37 (d) 479
29. 29.After giving away 64 marbles, a boy has 165 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 239 (b) 219 (c) 229 (d) 101
30. 30.A library has 209 books. It buys 77 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 132 (b) 276 (c) 296 (d) 286
31. 31.A library has 291 books. It buys 263 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 28 (b) 544 (c) 554 (d) 564
32. 32.After giving away 116 marbles, a boy has 20 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 146 (b) 136 (c) 137 (d) 126
33. 33.A farmer picks 440 mangoes on Monday and 133 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 573 (b) 297 (c) 307 (d) 317
34. 34.A train has 363 passengers. At a station, 121 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 242 (b) 252 (c) 232 (d) 484
35. 35.A library has 381 books. It buys 154 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 525 (b) 535 (c) 545 (d) 227
36. 36.A library has 316 books. It buys 252 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 558 (b) 64 (c) 568 (d) 578
37. 37.A library has 303 books. It buys 186 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 117 (b) 479 (c) 499 (d) 489
38. 38.After giving away 195 marbles, a boy has 207 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 12 (b) 392 (c) 412 (d) 402
39. 39.After giving away 63 marbles, a boy has 294 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 357 (b) 347 (c) 367 (d) 231
40. 40.After giving away 36 marbles, a boy has 290 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 254 (b) 336 (c) 316 (d) 326

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