Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 93 · 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 153 boys and 234 girls. 127 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 260 (b) 387 (c) 514 (d) 250
2. 2.A train has 665 passengers. At a station, 346 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 329 (b) 319 (c) 1011 (d) 309
3. 3.A train has 714 passengers. At a station, 252 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 966 (b) 472 (c) 462 (d) 452
4. 4.A library has 399 books. It buys 207 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 192 (b) 616 (c) 606 (d) 596
5. 5.A train has 578 passengers. At a station, 253 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 335 (b) 325 (c) 831 (d) 315
6. 6.A train has 520 passengers. At a station, 232 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 288 (b) 752 (c) 298 (d) 278
7. 7.A school has 189 boys and 132 girls. 52 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 269 (b) 259 (c) 373 (d) 321
8. 8.After giving away 103 marbles, a boy has 258 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 155 (b) 371 (c) 351 (d) 361
9. 9.After giving away 36 marbles, a boy has 227 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 191 (b) 273 (c) 263 (d) 253
10. 10.A train has 496 passengers. At a station, 135 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 361 (b) 371 (c) 631 (d) 351
11. 11.A farmer picks 441 mangoes on Monday and 147 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 588 (b) 304 (c) 284 (d) 294
12. 12.A school has 103 boys and 242 girls. 149 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 345 (b) 196 (c) 186 (d) 494
13. 13.A farmer picks 419 mangoes on Monday and 253 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 166 (b) 672 (c) 176 (d) 156
14. 14.A train has 408 passengers. At a station, 159 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 259 (b) 249 (c) 567 (d) 239
15. 15.A farmer picks 372 mangoes on Monday and 329 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 53 (b) 701 (c) 33 (d) 43
16. 16.A farmer picks 490 mangoes on Monday and 196 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 686 (b) 294 (c) 284 (d) 304
17. 17.A farmer picks 243 mangoes on Monday and 167 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 86 (b) 76 (c) 66 (d) 410
18. 18.A school has 231 boys and 163 girls. 73 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 321 (b) 467 (c) 311 (d) 394
19. 19.A library has 438 books. It buys 336 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 784 (b) 764 (c) 102 (d) 774
20. 20.After giving away 122 marbles, a boy has 139 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 261 (b) 251 (c) 17 (d) 271
21. 21.A train has 540 passengers. At a station, 149 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 401 (b) 381 (c) 689 (d) 391
22. 22.A train has 422 passengers. At a station, 108 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 304 (b) 324 (c) 314 (d) 530
23. 23.A library has 248 books. It buys 131 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 389 (b) 379 (c) 117 (d) 369
24. 24.A library has 223 books. It buys 146 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 359 (b) 77 (c) 369 (d) 379
25. 25.After giving away 104 marbles, a boy has 272 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 168 (b) 386 (c) 366 (d) 376
26. 26.A school has 163 boys and 218 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 381 (b) 309 (c) 443 (d) 319
27. 27.A library has 306 books. It buys 145 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 451 (b) 441 (c) 161 (d) 461
28. 28.A library has 237 books. It buys 160 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 397 (b) 387 (c) 77 (d) 407
29. 29.A school has 293 boys and 140 girls. 85 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 348 (b) 433 (c) 518 (d) 338
30. 30.A farmer picks 333 mangoes on Monday and 125 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 458 (b) 218 (c) 198 (d) 208
31. 31.A school has 277 boys and 277 girls. 105 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 439 (b) 659 (c) 449 (d) 554
32. 32.A farmer picks 469 mangoes on Monday and 199 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 668 (b) 280 (c) 260 (d) 270
33. 33.A library has 180 books. It buys 94 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 264 (b) 284 (c) 86 (d) 274
34. 34.A farmer picks 271 mangoes on Monday and 183 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 78 (b) 98 (c) 88 (d) 454
35. 35.A school has 125 boys and 125 girls. 74 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 324 (b) 176 (c) 166 (d) 250
36. 36.A farmer picks 294 mangoes on Monday and 232 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 526 (b) 72 (c) 62 (d) 52
37. 37.A farmer picks 356 mangoes on Monday and 177 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 533 (b) 179 (c) 189 (d) 169
38. 38.A farmer picks 392 mangoes on Monday and 321 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 71 (b) 713 (c) 81 (d) 61
39. 39.After giving away 133 marbles, a boy has 37 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 180 (b) 171 (c) 160 (d) 170
40. 40.A train has 489 passengers. At a station, 181 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 318 (b) 670 (c) 298 (d) 308

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