Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 935 · 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 132 boys and 108 girls. 83 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 157 (b) 323 (c) 240 (d) 147
2. 2.A school has 279 boys and 150 girls. 140 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 429 (b) 569 (c) 279 (d) 289
3. 3.A train has 736 passengers. At a station, 400 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 346 (b) 326 (c) 1136 (d) 336
4. 4.After giving away 31 marbles, a boy has 134 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 155 (b) 175 (c) 165 (d) 103
5. 5.A school has 177 boys and 211 girls. 129 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 517 (b) 249 (c) 259 (d) 388
6. 6.A farmer picks 245 mangoes on Monday and 172 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 63 (b) 417 (c) 83 (d) 73
7. 7.A train has 585 passengers. At a station, 232 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 363 (b) 817 (c) 343 (d) 353
8. 8.A school has 140 boys and 242 girls. 125 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 382 (b) 507 (c) 247 (d) 257
9. 9.A library has 363 books. It buys 235 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 128 (b) 588 (c) 598 (d) 608
10. 10.A train has 703 passengers. At a station, 537 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 156 (b) 176 (c) 1240 (d) 166
11. 11.A train has 665 passengers. At a station, 189 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 486 (b) 854 (c) 476 (d) 466
12. 12.A school has 153 boys and 145 girls. 98 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 200 (b) 396 (c) 298 (d) 190
13. 13.A library has 392 books. It buys 176 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 558 (b) 216 (c) 578 (d) 568
14. 14.A train has 369 passengers. At a station, 293 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 66 (b) 662 (c) 86 (d) 76
15. 15.A library has 200 books. It buys 65 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 135 (b) 255 (c) 275 (d) 265
16. 16.A school has 235 boys and 158 girls. 107 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 286 (b) 500 (c) 276 (d) 393
17. 17.A school has 271 boys and 212 girls. 108 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 375 (b) 483 (c) 591 (d) 365
18. 18.A train has 656 passengers. At a station, 223 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 433 (b) 879 (c) 443 (d) 423
19. 19.A school has 229 boys and 259 girls. 94 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 384 (b) 582 (c) 488 (d) 394
20. 20.A school has 262 boys and 177 girls. 136 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 575 (b) 303 (c) 293 (d) 439
21. 21.A school has 178 boys and 184 girls. 132 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 220 (b) 494 (c) 230 (d) 362
22. 22.A train has 311 passengers. At a station, 258 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 53 (b) 63 (c) 43 (d) 569
23. 23.A library has 265 books. It buys 276 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 551 (b) 531 (c) 541 (d) 641
24. 24.A library has 390 books. It buys 121 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 269 (b) 501 (c) 511 (d) 521
25. 25.A school has 110 boys and 241 girls. 64 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 287 (b) 351 (c) 415 (d) 277
26. 26.A farmer picks 559 mangoes on Monday and 261 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 820 (b) 298 (c) 288 (d) 308
27. 27.A school has 300 boys and 261 girls. 131 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 561 (b) 430 (c) 420 (d) 692
28. 28.A library has 181 books. It buys 259 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 450 (b) 430 (c) 540 (d) 440
29. 29.A train has 677 passengers. At a station, 517 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 150 (b) 1194 (c) 160 (d) 170
30. 30.After giving away 79 marbles, a boy has 292 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 213 (b) 371 (c) 361 (d) 381
31. 31.A train has 338 passengers. At a station, 249 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 89 (b) 587 (c) 79 (d) 99
32. 32.A farmer picks 209 mangoes on Monday and 189 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 398 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) 30
33. 33.A library has 439 books. It buys 303 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 742 (b) 136 (c) 732 (d) 752
34. 34.A school has 217 boys and 119 girls. 79 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 257 (b) 247 (c) 336 (d) 415
35. 35.A school has 242 boys and 221 girls. 75 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 463 (b) 538 (c) 388 (d) 378
36. 36.A train has 511 passengers. At a station, 454 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 47 (b) 965 (c) 67 (d) 57
37. 37.A train has 351 passengers. At a station, 169 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 172 (b) 520 (c) 182 (d) 192
38. 38.A train has 563 passengers. At a station, 205 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 368 (b) 358 (c) 768 (d) 348
39. 39.After giving away 118 marbles, a boy has 285 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 167 (b) 403 (c) 413 (d) 393
40. 40.A school has 272 boys and 227 girls. 60 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 499 (b) 429 (c) 439 (d) 559

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