Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 913 · 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 245 boys and 282 girls. 106 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 527 (b) 633 (c) 421 (d) 411
2. 2.A train has 712 passengers. At a station, 328 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1040 (b) 394 (c) 384 (d) 374
3. 3.A school has 196 boys and 164 girls. 57 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 360 (b) 293 (c) 417 (d) 303
4. 4.A farmer picks 521 mangoes on Monday and 275 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 246 (b) 256 (c) 236 (d) 796
5. 5.A school has 173 boys and 184 girls. 108 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 357 (b) 239 (c) 465 (d) 249
6. 6.A farmer picks 431 mangoes on Monday and 148 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 273 (b) 283 (c) 579 (d) 293
7. 7.A school has 228 boys and 110 girls. 71 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 257 (b) 267 (c) 338 (d) 409
8. 8.A library has 421 books. It buys 110 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 531 (b) 521 (c) 541 (d) 311
9. 9.A farmer picks 312 mangoes on Monday and 156 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 468 (b) 146 (c) 156 (d) 166
10. 10.A library has 244 books. It buys 312 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 656 (b) 566 (c) 556 (d) 546
11. 11.After giving away 68 marbles, a boy has 46 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 114 (b) 115 (c) 124 (d) 104
12. 12.A farmer picks 323 mangoes on Monday and 268 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 45 (b) 65 (c) 55 (d) 591
13. 13.A school has 161 boys and 128 girls. 132 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 289 (b) 147 (c) 157 (d) 421
14. 14.A library has 281 books. It buys 336 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 717 (b) 607 (c) 627 (d) 617
15. 15.A library has 439 books. It buys 259 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 698 (b) 708 (c) 688 (d) 180
16. 16.A train has 734 passengers. At a station, 619 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 115 (b) 1353 (c) 125 (d) 105
17. 17.A train has 388 passengers. At a station, 128 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 516 (b) 270 (c) 250 (d) 260
18. 18.A school has 123 boys and 109 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 161 (b) 171 (c) 293 (d) 232
19. 19.A farmer picks 599 mangoes on Monday and 117 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 472 (b) 482 (c) 492 (d) 716
20. 20.After giving away 28 marbles, a boy has 258 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 276 (b) 296 (c) 230 (d) 286
21. 21.After giving away 122 marbles, a boy has 156 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 278 (b) 288 (c) 34 (d) 268
22. 22.A farmer picks 230 mangoes on Monday and 196 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 44 (b) 34 (c) 426 (d) 24
23. 23.A library has 472 books. It buys 109 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 363 (b) 581 (c) 591 (d) 571
24. 24.A school has 293 boys and 284 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 577 (b) 632 (c) 522 (d) 512
25. 25.A farmer picks 328 mangoes on Monday and 187 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 131 (b) 515 (c) 141 (d) 151
26. 26.A train has 419 passengers. At a station, 173 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 592 (b) 256 (c) 236 (d) 246
27. 27.A train has 310 passengers. At a station, 161 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 139 (b) 159 (c) 149 (d) 471
28. 28.After giving away 108 marbles, a boy has 74 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 192 (b) 183 (c) 172 (d) 182
29. 29.A school has 218 boys and 286 girls. 145 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 349 (b) 504 (c) 359 (d) 649
30. 30.A library has 323 books. It buys 201 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 524 (b) 122 (c) 514 (d) 534
31. 31.A school has 189 boys and 130 girls. 149 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 170 (b) 319 (c) 468 (d) 160
32. 32.A school has 109 boys and 121 girls. 58 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 288 (b) 162 (c) 230 (d) 172
33. 33.A school has 110 boys and 135 girls. 52 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 245 (b) 297 (c) 193 (d) 183
34. 34.A school has 225 boys and 200 girls. 50 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 425 (b) 365 (c) 475 (d) 375
35. 35.A train has 492 passengers. At a station, 251 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 743 (b) 231 (c) 251 (d) 241
36. 36.A school has 293 boys and 237 girls. 129 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 401 (b) 391 (c) 659 (d) 530
37. 37.A train has 661 passengers. At a station, 232 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 429 (b) 893 (c) 419 (d) 439
38. 38.A farmer picks 289 mangoes on Monday and 101 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 188 (b) 390 (c) 198 (d) 178
39. 39.A school has 167 boys and 184 girls. 72 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 279 (b) 423 (c) 269 (d) 351
40. 40.A train has 493 passengers. At a station, 141 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 634 (b) 362 (c) 342 (d) 352

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