Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 910 · 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 287 boys and 205 girls. 81 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 573 (b) 401 (c) 492 (d) 411
2. 2.A train has 612 passengers. At a station, 186 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 798 (b) 436 (c) 426 (d) 416
3. 3.A train has 445 passengers. At a station, 368 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 813 (b) 87 (c) 77 (d) 67
4. 4.After giving away 197 marbles, a boy has 52 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 249 (b) 250 (c) 259 (d) 239
5. 5.A farmer picks 555 mangoes on Monday and 148 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 703 (b) 397 (c) 407 (d) 417
6. 6.After giving away 54 marbles, a boy has 90 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 154 (b) 134 (c) 144 (d) 36
7. 7.A library has 161 books. It buys 301 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 472 (b) 462 (c) 562 (d) 452
8. 8.A library has 329 books. It buys 210 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 549 (b) 539 (c) 529 (d) 119
9. 9.A school has 155 boys and 162 girls. 148 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 317 (b) 159 (c) 465 (d) 169
10. 10.After giving away 186 marbles, a boy has 239 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 435 (b) 425 (c) 415 (d) 53
11. 11.A farmer picks 534 mangoes on Monday and 443 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 101 (b) 91 (c) 81 (d) 977
12. 12.A train has 698 passengers. At a station, 589 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1287 (b) 119 (c) 99 (d) 109
13. 13.A library has 246 books. It buys 200 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 456 (b) 446 (c) 436 (d) 46
14. 14.A farmer picks 528 mangoes on Monday and 404 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 124 (b) 114 (c) 932 (d) 134
15. 15.A train has 598 passengers. At a station, 187 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 411 (b) 401 (c) 421 (d) 785
16. 16.After giving away 177 marbles, a boy has 105 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 282 (b) 272 (c) 292 (d) 283
17. 17.A train has 473 passengers. At a station, 314 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 149 (b) 787 (c) 169 (d) 159
18. 18.After giving away 199 marbles, a boy has 165 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 365 (b) 374 (c) 354 (d) 364
19. 19.A library has 132 books. It buys 50 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 172 (b) 82 (c) 182 (d) 192
20. 20.A library has 260 books. It buys 269 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 539 (b) 629 (c) 519 (d) 529
21. 21.A train has 792 passengers. At a station, 280 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1072 (b) 502 (c) 522 (d) 512
22. 22.A school has 274 boys and 102 girls. 58 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 434 (b) 308 (c) 318 (d) 376
23. 23.A farmer picks 573 mangoes on Monday and 245 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 338 (b) 318 (c) 818 (d) 328
24. 24.A farmer picks 503 mangoes on Monday and 387 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 126 (b) 116 (c) 890 (d) 106
25. 25.A farmer picks 524 mangoes on Monday and 437 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 961 (b) 97 (c) 77 (d) 87
26. 26.A library has 170 books. It buys 153 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 323 (b) 333 (c) 313 (d) 17
27. 27.After giving away 68 marbles, a boy has 26 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 104 (b) 84 (c) 94 (d) 95
28. 28.A train has 800 passengers. At a station, 454 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 346 (b) 1254 (c) 336 (d) 356
29. 29.A train has 373 passengers. At a station, 156 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 207 (b) 227 (c) 217 (d) 529
30. 30.A train has 317 passengers. At a station, 149 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 158 (b) 466 (c) 168 (d) 178
31. 31.A library has 284 books. It buys 301 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 575 (b) 685 (c) 595 (d) 585
32. 32.A train has 467 passengers. At a station, 236 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 231 (b) 221 (c) 703 (d) 241
33. 33.A train has 339 passengers. At a station, 107 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 222 (b) 242 (c) 446 (d) 232
34. 34.A farmer picks 418 mangoes on Monday and 128 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 290 (b) 280 (c) 546 (d) 300
35. 35.After giving away 53 marbles, a boy has 152 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 195 (b) 215 (c) 99 (d) 205
36. 36.A school has 238 boys and 190 girls. 146 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 272 (b) 282 (c) 428 (d) 574
37. 37.After giving away 126 marbles, a boy has 47 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 174 (b) 183 (c) 163 (d) 173
38. 38.A train has 657 passengers. At a station, 405 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 262 (b) 1062 (c) 242 (d) 252
39. 39.A school has 106 boys and 295 girls. 76 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 325 (b) 477 (c) 401 (d) 315
40. 40.A school has 267 boys and 230 girls. 138 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 349 (b) 497 (c) 359 (d) 635

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