Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 930 · 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 105 boys and 174 girls. 141 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 420 (b) 128 (c) 138 (d) 279
2. 2.After giving away 83 marbles, a boy has 54 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 138 (b) 147 (c) 137 (d) 127
3. 3.A school has 228 boys and 103 girls. 116 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 215 (b) 205 (c) 331 (d) 447
4. 4.A library has 187 books. It buys 334 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 531 (b) 521 (c) 621 (d) 511
5. 5.A school has 235 boys and 285 girls. 89 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 520 (b) 431 (c) 421 (d) 609
6. 6.A train has 489 passengers. At a station, 121 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 378 (b) 610 (c) 368 (d) 358
7. 7.A train has 383 passengers. At a station, 120 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 253 (b) 273 (c) 263 (d) 503
8. 8.A train has 355 passengers. At a station, 124 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 479 (b) 241 (c) 221 (d) 231
9. 9.A train has 420 passengers. At a station, 174 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 246 (b) 256 (c) 594 (d) 236
10. 10.A train has 493 passengers. At a station, 437 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 46 (b) 66 (c) 56 (d) 930
11. 11.After giving away 67 marbles, a boy has 266 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 323 (b) 199 (c) 333 (d) 343
12. 12.A library has 291 books. It buys 218 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 499 (b) 73 (c) 519 (d) 509
13. 13.A school has 262 boys and 216 girls. 125 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 603 (b) 353 (c) 478 (d) 343
14. 14.A library has 172 books. It buys 58 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 230 (b) 114 (c) 220 (d) 240
15. 15.A school has 101 boys and 247 girls. 112 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 460 (b) 348 (c) 226 (d) 236
16. 16.A library has 332 books. It buys 99 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 431 (b) 441 (c) 233 (d) 421
17. 17.After giving away 58 marbles, a boy has 130 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 178 (b) 72 (c) 198 (d) 188
18. 18.A train has 361 passengers. At a station, 165 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 186 (b) 196 (c) 206 (d) 526
19. 19.A library has 242 books. It buys 234 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 8 (b) 476 (c) 466 (d) 486
20. 20.A farmer picks 599 mangoes on Monday and 551 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 58 (b) 48 (c) 1150 (d) 38
21. 21.A library has 213 books. It buys 301 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 614 (b) 524 (c) 514 (d) 504
22. 22.A farmer picks 305 mangoes on Monday and 257 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 562 (b) 38 (c) 58 (d) 48
23. 23.A farmer picks 544 mangoes on Monday and 452 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 82 (b) 92 (c) 996 (d) 102
24. 24.A school has 282 boys and 270 girls. 124 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 552 (b) 418 (c) 676 (d) 428
25. 25.A school has 233 boys and 285 girls. 89 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 429 (b) 518 (c) 419 (d) 607
26. 26.After giving away 195 marbles, a boy has 53 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 258 (b) 238 (c) 249 (d) 248
27. 27.A library has 456 books. It buys 241 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 687 (b) 697 (c) 707 (d) 215
28. 28.After giving away 31 marbles, a boy has 68 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 99 (b) 109 (c) 89 (d) 37
29. 29.A train has 392 passengers. At a station, 171 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 231 (b) 563 (c) 211 (d) 221
30. 30.After giving away 22 marbles, a boy has 63 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 95 (b) 41 (c) 85 (d) 75
31. 31.A school has 297 boys and 200 girls. 72 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 415 (b) 425 (c) 497 (d) 569
32. 32.A library has 121 books. It buys 196 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 327 (b) 307 (c) 417 (d) 317
33. 33.A farmer picks 299 mangoes on Monday and 106 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 203 (b) 405 (c) 183 (d) 193
34. 34.A train has 526 passengers. At a station, 319 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 207 (b) 217 (c) 845 (d) 197
35. 35.A farmer picks 374 mangoes on Monday and 251 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 625 (b) 123 (c) 133 (d) 113
36. 36.A train has 696 passengers. At a station, 135 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 551 (b) 571 (c) 831 (d) 561
37. 37.A train has 763 passengers. At a station, 324 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 429 (b) 449 (c) 439 (d) 1087
38. 38.A school has 265 boys and 156 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 421 (b) 367 (c) 357 (d) 475
39. 39.A farmer picks 365 mangoes on Monday and 318 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 37 (b) 683 (c) 47 (d) 57
40. 40.A farmer picks 349 mangoes on Monday and 151 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 198 (b) 208 (c) 188 (d) 500

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