Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 924 · 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 140 boys and 121 girls. 82 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 261 (b) 179 (c) 343 (d) 169
2. 2.After giving away 134 marbles, a boy has 278 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 422 (b) 402 (c) 144 (d) 412
3. 3.A school has 239 boys and 123 girls. 95 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 267 (b) 362 (c) 457 (d) 257
4. 4.A train has 766 passengers. At a station, 620 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 136 (b) 1386 (c) 156 (d) 146
5. 5.A train has 339 passengers. At a station, 112 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 217 (b) 227 (c) 237 (d) 451
6. 6.A farmer picks 379 mangoes on Monday and 218 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 151 (b) 171 (c) 597 (d) 161
7. 7.After giving away 196 marbles, a boy has 233 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 429 (b) 439 (c) 419 (d) 37
8. 8.A school has 131 boys and 111 girls. 126 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 242 (b) 106 (c) 116 (d) 368
9. 9.After giving away 116 marbles, a boy has 261 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 377 (b) 145 (c) 387 (d) 367
10. 10.A school has 287 boys and 230 girls. 119 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 398 (b) 517 (c) 388 (d) 636
11. 11.After giving away 94 marbles, a boy has 60 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 164 (b) 144 (c) 155 (d) 154
12. 12.After giving away 167 marbles, a boy has 251 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 418 (b) 408 (c) 428 (d) 84
13. 13.A library has 167 books. It buys 169 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 326 (b) 436 (c) 336 (d) 346
14. 14.A train has 426 passengers. At a station, 367 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 49 (b) 69 (c) 59 (d) 793
15. 15.After giving away 27 marbles, a boy has 118 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 91 (b) 155 (c) 135 (d) 145
16. 16.A farmer picks 461 mangoes on Monday and 402 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 49 (b) 69 (c) 863 (d) 59
17. 17.A farmer picks 398 mangoes on Monday and 115 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 513 (b) 273 (c) 293 (d) 283
18. 18.A school has 173 boys and 136 girls. 74 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 225 (b) 235 (c) 309 (d) 383
19. 19.A train has 340 passengers. At a station, 209 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 549 (b) 121 (c) 141 (d) 131
20. 20.A train has 435 passengers. At a station, 269 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 704 (b) 176 (c) 156 (d) 166
21. 21.A farmer picks 461 mangoes on Monday and 301 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 170 (b) 150 (c) 160 (d) 762
22. 22.A school has 168 boys and 106 girls. 83 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 191 (b) 274 (c) 181 (d) 357
23. 23.A farmer picks 430 mangoes on Monday and 363 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 57 (b) 793 (c) 67 (d) 77
24. 24.A library has 455 books. It buys 121 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 576 (b) 566 (c) 586 (d) 334
25. 25.A library has 388 books. It buys 215 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 613 (b) 593 (c) 603 (d) 173
26. 26.A school has 291 boys and 131 girls. 98 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 520 (b) 314 (c) 422 (d) 324
27. 27.After giving away 66 marbles, a boy has 46 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 102 (b) 122 (c) 113 (d) 112
28. 28.A farmer picks 582 mangoes on Monday and 370 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 222 (b) 202 (c) 212 (d) 952
29. 29.A library has 166 books. It buys 93 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 269 (b) 249 (c) 259 (d) 73
30. 30.A train has 499 passengers. At a station, 167 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 322 (b) 342 (c) 666 (d) 332
31. 31.A farmer picks 237 mangoes on Monday and 121 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 358 (b) 106 (c) 126 (d) 116
32. 32.A library has 407 books. It buys 102 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 305 (b) 499 (c) 519 (d) 509
33. 33.A library has 317 books. It buys 326 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 633 (b) 643 (c) 653 (d) 743
34. 34.A train has 597 passengers. At a station, 408 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 199 (b) 179 (c) 1005 (d) 189
35. 35.A school has 154 boys and 217 girls. 128 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 499 (b) 233 (c) 371 (d) 243
36. 36.A library has 428 books. It buys 157 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 271 (b) 575 (c) 585 (d) 595
37. 37.A library has 174 books. It buys 176 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 360 (b) 340 (c) 450 (d) 350
38. 38.A farmer picks 390 mangoes on Monday and 330 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 50 (b) 720 (c) 70 (d) 60
39. 39.A train has 784 passengers. At a station, 118 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 902 (b) 656 (c) 666 (d) 676
40. 40.A school has 189 boys and 129 girls. 66 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 252 (b) 242 (c) 318 (d) 384

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