Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 922 · 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 133 boys and 106 girls. 63 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 239 (b) 302 (c) 176 (d) 166
2. 2.A library has 428 books. It buys 320 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 738 (b) 758 (c) 748 (d) 108
3. 3.A school has 290 boys and 276 girls. 118 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 448 (b) 684 (c) 438 (d) 566
4. 4.A farmer picks 223 mangoes on Monday and 134 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 79 (b) 357 (c) 89 (d) 99
5. 5.A school has 218 boys and 164 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 382 (b) 319 (c) 435 (d) 329
6. 6.A farmer picks 353 mangoes on Monday and 126 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 479 (b) 227 (c) 237 (d) 217
7. 7.A farmer picks 230 mangoes on Monday and 115 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 115 (b) 125 (c) 345 (d) 105
8. 8.A school has 119 boys and 181 girls. 66 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 300 (b) 366 (c) 224 (d) 234
9. 9.A train has 408 passengers. At a station, 139 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 269 (b) 547 (c) 279 (d) 259
10. 10.A train has 466 passengers. At a station, 345 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 811 (b) 131 (c) 111 (d) 121
11. 11.A school has 182 boys and 237 girls. 141 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 419 (b) 268 (c) 560 (d) 278
12. 12.A library has 375 books. It buys 172 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 203 (b) 537 (c) 557 (d) 547
13. 13.A train has 436 passengers. At a station, 216 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 230 (b) 220 (c) 652 (d) 210
14. 14.A train has 572 passengers. At a station, 359 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 203 (b) 931 (c) 213 (d) 223
15. 15.A school has 182 boys and 282 girls. 109 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 345 (b) 355 (c) 464 (d) 573
16. 16.A school has 272 boys and 123 girls. 109 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 276 (b) 286 (c) 504 (d) 395
17. 17.A school has 168 boys and 100 girls. 100 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 368 (b) 158 (c) 268 (d) 168
18. 18.A library has 293 books. It buys 288 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 591 (b) 581 (c) 5 (d) 571
19. 19.A train has 547 passengers. At a station, 168 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 715 (b) 379 (c) 369 (d) 389
20. 20.After giving away 135 marbles, a boy has 283 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 408 (b) 418 (c) 428 (d) 148
21. 21.A library has 364 books. It buys 233 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 587 (b) 597 (c) 607 (d) 131
22. 22.A library has 335 books. It buys 227 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 108 (b) 572 (c) 552 (d) 562
23. 23.After giving away 166 marbles, a boy has 269 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 445 (b) 435 (c) 425 (d) 103
24. 24.A library has 474 books. It buys 203 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 271 (b) 687 (c) 677 (d) 667
25. 25.After giving away 52 marbles, a boy has 131 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 79 (b) 173 (c) 193 (d) 183
26. 26.A train has 559 passengers. At a station, 426 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 123 (b) 143 (c) 985 (d) 133
27. 27.After giving away 22 marbles, a boy has 293 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 315 (b) 271 (c) 325 (d) 305
28. 28.A train has 578 passengers. At a station, 495 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 73 (b) 1073 (c) 93 (d) 83
29. 29.A library has 153 books. It buys 157 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 310 (b) 300 (c) 410 (d) 320
30. 30.A library has 331 books. It buys 76 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 407 (b) 397 (c) 255 (d) 417
31. 31.A train has 567 passengers. At a station, 192 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 365 (b) 375 (c) 385 (d) 759
32. 32.A farmer picks 418 mangoes on Monday and 263 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 145 (b) 165 (c) 155 (d) 681
33. 33.A library has 260 books. It buys 107 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 357 (b) 153 (c) 377 (d) 367
34. 34.A school has 282 boys and 245 girls. 56 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 527 (b) 471 (c) 583 (d) 461
35. 35.A school has 219 boys and 103 girls. 71 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 241 (b) 393 (c) 251 (d) 322
36. 36.A farmer picks 574 mangoes on Monday and 135 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 429 (b) 709 (c) 449 (d) 439
37. 37.A library has 368 books. It buys 310 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 668 (b) 58 (c) 678 (d) 688
38. 38.A train has 318 passengers. At a station, 189 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 139 (b) 129 (c) 507 (d) 119
39. 39.A school has 108 boys and 276 girls. 65 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 309 (b) 319 (c) 449 (d) 384
40. 40.After giving away 28 marbles, a boy has 251 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 269 (b) 223 (c) 279 (d) 289

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