Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 920 · 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 299 boys and 246 girls. 134 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 679 (b) 545 (c) 411 (d) 401
2. 2.A train has 784 passengers. At a station, 602 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 192 (b) 182 (c) 172 (d) 1386
3. 3.A school has 207 boys and 132 girls. 84 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 245 (b) 255 (c) 339 (d) 423
4. 4.A train has 691 passengers. At a station, 571 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 110 (b) 130 (c) 1262 (d) 120
5. 5.A train has 375 passengers. At a station, 290 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 75 (b) 85 (c) 665 (d) 95
6. 6.A farmer picks 237 mangoes on Monday and 195 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 52 (b) 432 (c) 42 (d) 32
7. 7.A library has 230 books. It buys 313 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 543 (b) 533 (c) 643 (d) 553
8. 8.A farmer picks 560 mangoes on Monday and 259 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 301 (b) 311 (c) 291 (d) 819
9. 9.A library has 260 books. It buys 117 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 377 (b) 143 (c) 367 (d) 387
10. 10.A library has 370 books. It buys 77 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 293 (b) 447 (c) 457 (d) 437
11. 11.A library has 471 books. It buys 282 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 189 (b) 763 (c) 743 (d) 753
12. 12.A school has 185 boys and 266 girls. 101 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 340 (b) 552 (c) 350 (d) 451
13. 13.A library has 122 books. It buys 179 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 311 (b) 291 (c) 401 (d) 301
14. 14.After giving away 186 marbles, a boy has 148 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 324 (b) 335 (c) 344 (d) 334
15. 15.A school has 167 boys and 270 girls. 89 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 526 (b) 437 (c) 338 (d) 348
16. 16.After giving away 43 marbles, a boy has 183 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 226 (b) 140 (c) 236 (d) 216
17. 17.A train has 693 passengers. At a station, 151 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 532 (b) 844 (c) 542 (d) 552
18. 18.After giving away 56 marbles, a boy has 206 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 150 (b) 252 (c) 262 (d) 272
19. 19.A school has 262 boys and 192 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 383 (b) 454 (c) 393 (d) 515
20. 20.A train has 391 passengers. At a station, 261 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 130 (b) 652 (c) 120 (d) 140
21. 21.A train has 320 passengers. At a station, 101 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 219 (b) 229 (c) 209 (d) 421
22. 22.After giving away 24 marbles, a boy has 217 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 231 (b) 251 (c) 241 (d) 193
23. 23.A farmer picks 508 mangoes on Monday and 160 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 348 (b) 668 (c) 358 (d) 338
24. 24.After giving away 81 marbles, a boy has 157 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 238 (b) 248 (c) 76 (d) 228
25. 25.A school has 298 boys and 263 girls. 60 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 561 (b) 491 (c) 621 (d) 501
26. 26.A farmer picks 462 mangoes on Monday and 435 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 897 (b) 17 (c) 27 (d) 37
27. 27.A farmer picks 507 mangoes on Monday and 232 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 265 (b) 285 (c) 275 (d) 739
28. 28.A library has 426 books. It buys 146 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 582 (b) 280 (c) 572 (d) 562
29. 29.A school has 113 boys and 270 girls. 118 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 501 (b) 255 (c) 265 (d) 383
30. 30.A train has 706 passengers. At a station, 113 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 819 (b) 583 (c) 593 (d) 603
31. 31.A library has 125 books. It buys 349 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 484 (b) 574 (c) 464 (d) 474
32. 32.A farmer picks 575 mangoes on Monday and 350 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 225 (b) 215 (c) 925 (d) 235
33. 33.A train has 676 passengers. At a station, 155 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 831 (b) 531 (c) 511 (d) 521
34. 34.A school has 119 boys and 216 girls. 60 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 395 (b) 335 (c) 275 (d) 265
35. 35.A train has 613 passengers. At a station, 187 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 800 (b) 436 (c) 426 (d) 416
36. 36.A library has 388 books. It buys 89 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 487 (b) 467 (c) 299 (d) 477
37. 37.A train has 661 passengers. At a station, 322 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 983 (b) 339 (c) 329 (d) 349
38. 38.A library has 312 books. It buys 153 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 455 (b) 465 (c) 475 (d) 159
39. 39.A school has 254 boys and 168 girls. 111 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 422 (b) 533 (c) 301 (d) 311
40. 40.A farmer picks 237 mangoes on Monday and 123 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 360 (b) 114 (c) 104 (d) 124

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