Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 942 · 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 226 boys and 266 girls. 102 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 390 (b) 594 (c) 492 (d) 380
2. 2.After giving away 84 marbles, a boy has 221 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 295 (b) 315 (c) 137 (d) 305
3. 3.After giving away 44 marbles, a boy has 258 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 312 (b) 292 (c) 302 (d) 214
4. 4.A school has 300 boys and 149 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 385 (b) 503 (c) 395 (d) 449
5. 5.A school has 298 boys and 167 girls. 135 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 320 (b) 465 (c) 600 (d) 330
6. 6.A farmer picks 220 mangoes on Monday and 121 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 99 (b) 89 (c) 341 (d) 109
7. 7.A train has 464 passengers. At a station, 156 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 298 (b) 308 (c) 318 (d) 620
8. 8.After giving away 106 marbles, a boy has 162 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 258 (b) 278 (c) 268 (d) 56
9. 9.A library has 183 books. It buys 311 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 594 (b) 504 (c) 494 (d) 484
10. 10.After giving away 78 marbles, a boy has 272 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 340 (b) 360 (c) 350 (d) 194
11. 11.A farmer picks 208 mangoes on Monday and 137 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 345 (b) 71 (c) 81 (d) 61
12. 12.A school has 277 boys and 234 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 565 (b) 447 (c) 511 (d) 457
13. 13.A farmer picks 573 mangoes on Monday and 271 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 302 (b) 312 (c) 292 (d) 844
14. 14.A school has 191 boys and 226 girls. 111 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 528 (b) 306 (c) 417 (d) 296
15. 15.A train has 361 passengers. At a station, 262 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 623 (b) 109 (c) 99 (d) 89
16. 16.A farmer picks 545 mangoes on Monday and 418 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 137 (b) 127 (c) 117 (d) 963
17. 17.A library has 368 books. It buys 182 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 560 (b) 186 (c) 550 (d) 540
18. 18.A library has 464 books. It buys 337 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 127 (b) 801 (c) 811 (d) 791
19. 19.A school has 126 boys and 229 girls. 71 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 274 (b) 355 (c) 284 (d) 426
20. 20.A train has 348 passengers. At a station, 114 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 234 (b) 244 (c) 224 (d) 462
21. 21.A library has 472 books. It buys 198 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 274 (b) 680 (c) 670 (d) 660
22. 22.A school has 103 boys and 221 girls. 125 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 449 (b) 189 (c) 324 (d) 199
23. 23.A library has 275 books. It buys 154 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 419 (b) 121 (c) 429 (d) 439
24. 24.After giving away 172 marbles, a boy has 42 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 214 (b) 224 (c) 215 (d) 204
25. 25.A train has 442 passengers. At a station, 240 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 682 (b) 202 (c) 192 (d) 212
26. 26.A library has 289 books. It buys 307 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 586 (b) 696 (c) 596 (d) 606
27. 27.After giving away 23 marbles, a boy has 37 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 70 (b) 14 (c) 50 (d) 60
28. 28.A train has 525 passengers. At a station, 119 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 406 (b) 644 (c) 416 (d) 396
29. 29.A farmer picks 315 mangoes on Monday and 147 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 178 (b) 462 (c) 158 (d) 168
30. 30.A farmer picks 418 mangoes on Monday and 169 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 587 (b) 259 (c) 249 (d) 239
31. 31.A train has 576 passengers. At a station, 319 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 257 (b) 267 (c) 247 (d) 895
32. 32.A school has 285 boys and 115 girls. 63 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 337 (b) 327 (c) 463 (d) 400
33. 33.A train has 617 passengers. At a station, 309 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 926 (b) 318 (c) 308 (d) 298
34. 34.A train has 508 passengers. At a station, 129 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 637 (b) 369 (c) 379 (d) 389
35. 35.A farmer picks 566 mangoes on Monday and 370 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 206 (b) 186 (c) 196 (d) 936
36. 36.A school has 193 boys and 170 girls. 59 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 363 (b) 422 (c) 294 (d) 304
37. 37.A farmer picks 472 mangoes on Monday and 364 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 118 (b) 108 (c) 98 (d) 836
38. 38.A school has 168 boys and 100 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 197 (b) 268 (c) 329 (d) 207
39. 39.A train has 571 passengers. At a station, 245 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 326 (b) 816 (c) 336 (d) 316
40. 40.After giving away 166 marbles, a boy has 139 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 315 (b) 306 (c) 295 (d) 305

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