Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 914 · 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 657 passengers. At a station, 594 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 63 (b) 1251 (c) 73 (d) 53
2. 2.A school has 226 boys and 207 girls. 142 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 281 (b) 575 (c) 291 (d) 433
3. 3.After giving away 185 marbles, a boy has 105 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 290 (b) 280 (c) 300 (d) 291
4. 4.A school has 292 boys and 269 girls. 134 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 695 (b) 561 (c) 427 (d) 417
5. 5.A library has 261 books. It buys 170 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 421 (b) 441 (c) 91 (d) 431
6. 6.After giving away 65 marbles, a boy has 242 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 177 (b) 317 (c) 307 (d) 297
7. 7.A library has 249 books. It buys 178 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 71 (b) 417 (c) 427 (d) 437
8. 8.A school has 261 boys and 151 girls. 93 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 319 (b) 309 (c) 505 (d) 412
9. 9.A farmer picks 323 mangoes on Monday and 255 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 78 (b) 68 (c) 578 (d) 58
10. 10.A train has 626 passengers. At a station, 335 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 961 (b) 301 (c) 281 (d) 291
11. 11.A farmer picks 575 mangoes on Monday and 484 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 91 (b) 81 (c) 101 (d) 1059
12. 12.A farmer picks 225 mangoes on Monday and 170 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 395 (b) 45 (c) 55 (d) 65
13. 13.A train has 491 passengers. At a station, 326 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 155 (b) 165 (c) 817 (d) 175
14. 14.A school has 208 boys and 104 girls. 150 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 312 (b) 162 (c) 152 (d) 462
15. 15.After giving away 189 marbles, a boy has 144 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 323 (b) 334 (c) 333 (d) 343
16. 16.A farmer picks 263 mangoes on Monday and 209 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 64 (b) 44 (c) 472 (d) 54
17. 17.A school has 122 boys and 236 girls. 144 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 502 (b) 204 (c) 358 (d) 214
18. 18.A farmer picks 254 mangoes on Monday and 160 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 94 (b) 84 (c) 104 (d) 414
19. 19.After giving away 47 marbles, a boy has 111 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 168 (b) 148 (c) 158 (d) 64
20. 20.After giving away 52 marbles, a boy has 97 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 159 (b) 139 (c) 149 (d) 45
21. 21.A school has 159 boys and 113 girls. 81 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 191 (b) 272 (c) 353 (d) 181
22. 22.After giving away 39 marbles, a boy has 29 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 58 (b) 68 (c) 69 (d) 78
23. 23.A school has 292 boys and 154 girls. 76 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 522 (b) 370 (c) 360 (d) 446
24. 24.A library has 120 books. It buys 278 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 398 (b) 408 (c) 498 (d) 388
25. 25.A farmer picks 285 mangoes on Monday and 113 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 172 (b) 162 (c) 398 (d) 182
26. 26.A train has 665 passengers. At a station, 318 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 983 (b) 357 (c) 347 (d) 337
27. 27.A farmer picks 529 mangoes on Monday and 361 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 178 (b) 158 (c) 890 (d) 168
28. 28.A school has 239 boys and 210 girls. 93 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 542 (b) 449 (c) 356 (d) 346
29. 29.A library has 225 books. It buys 92 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 133 (b) 307 (c) 317 (d) 327
30. 30.A school has 216 boys and 254 girls. 99 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 470 (b) 569 (c) 371 (d) 361
31. 31.A school has 283 boys and 198 girls. 135 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 336 (b) 346 (c) 481 (d) 616
32. 32.A train has 430 passengers. At a station, 227 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 213 (b) 203 (c) 657 (d) 193
33. 33.A school has 262 boys and 214 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 421 (b) 476 (c) 411 (d) 531
34. 34.A train has 406 passengers. At a station, 267 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 149 (b) 129 (c) 673 (d) 139
35. 35.A school has 179 boys and 161 girls. 98 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 232 (b) 242 (c) 438 (d) 340
36. 36.A train has 722 passengers. At a station, 501 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1223 (b) 231 (c) 211 (d) 221
37. 37.A farmer picks 421 mangoes on Monday and 324 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 107 (b) 87 (c) 745 (d) 97
38. 38.A school has 142 boys and 198 girls. 144 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 340 (b) 484 (c) 196 (d) 186
39. 39.A school has 254 boys and 130 girls. 65 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 449 (b) 319 (c) 309 (d) 384
40. 40.A library has 434 books. It buys 134 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 578 (b) 568 (c) 300 (d) 558

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