Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 946 · 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 162 boys and 176 girls. 59 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 338 (b) 269 (c) 279 (d) 397
2. 2.A train has 690 passengers. At a station, 315 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 385 (b) 1005 (c) 365 (d) 375
3. 3.A school has 253 boys and 155 girls. 77 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 321 (b) 331 (c) 485 (d) 408
4. 4.After giving away 40 marbles, a boy has 192 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 232 (b) 222 (c) 242 (d) 152
5. 5.A school has 126 boys and 150 girls. 101 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 165 (b) 175 (c) 377 (d) 276
6. 6.A school has 280 boys and 183 girls. 115 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 348 (b) 578 (c) 338 (d) 463
7. 7.A train has 341 passengers. At a station, 117 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 214 (b) 458 (c) 234 (d) 224
8. 8.A farmer picks 460 mangoes on Monday and 149 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 609 (b) 301 (c) 311 (d) 321
9. 9.A library has 330 books. It buys 60 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 270 (b) 390 (c) 400 (d) 380
10. 10.A school has 225 boys and 244 girls. 123 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 336 (b) 469 (c) 592 (d) 346
11. 11.A library has 223 books. It buys 74 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 287 (b) 149 (c) 307 (d) 297
12. 12.A library has 417 books. It buys 266 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 693 (b) 151 (c) 683 (d) 673
13. 13.A train has 422 passengers. At a station, 231 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 201 (b) 653 (c) 181 (d) 191
14. 14.A library has 217 books. It buys 137 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 80 (b) 344 (c) 364 (d) 354
15. 15.A library has 316 books. It buys 197 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 523 (b) 119 (c) 503 (d) 513
16. 16.A school has 267 boys and 264 girls. 70 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 451 (b) 461 (c) 601 (d) 531
17. 17.A train has 421 passengers. At a station, 152 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 259 (b) 573 (c) 279 (d) 269
18. 18.A farmer picks 276 mangoes on Monday and 184 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 82 (b) 92 (c) 102 (d) 460
19. 19.A train has 514 passengers. At a station, 429 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 75 (b) 85 (c) 95 (d) 943
20. 20.A train has 551 passengers. At a station, 401 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 140 (b) 160 (c) 150 (d) 952
21. 21.A train has 331 passengers. At a station, 167 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 498 (b) 174 (c) 164 (d) 154
22. 22.A school has 234 boys and 232 girls. 147 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 319 (b) 309 (c) 466 (d) 613
23. 23.A train has 530 passengers. At a station, 153 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 387 (b) 683 (c) 377 (d) 367
24. 24.A farmer picks 582 mangoes on Monday and 142 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 440 (b) 724 (c) 450 (d) 430
25. 25.A library has 125 books. It buys 201 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 426 (b) 336 (c) 326 (d) 316
26. 26.A library has 134 books. It buys 157 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 291 (b) 391 (c) 301 (d) 281
27. 27.A farmer picks 485 mangoes on Monday and 269 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 754 (b) 216 (c) 226 (d) 206
28. 28.After giving away 104 marbles, a boy has 228 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 322 (b) 342 (c) 124 (d) 332
29. 29.A school has 118 boys and 271 girls. 51 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 440 (b) 328 (c) 338 (d) 389
30. 30.A farmer picks 487 mangoes on Monday and 275 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 202 (b) 212 (c) 222 (d) 762
31. 31.A library has 279 books. It buys 271 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 550 (b) 560 (c) 540 (d) 8
32. 32.A train has 369 passengers. At a station, 166 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 535 (b) 193 (c) 203 (d) 213
33. 33.After giving away 41 marbles, a boy has 157 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 116 (b) 188 (c) 198 (d) 208
34. 34.A library has 164 books. It buys 322 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 496 (b) 586 (c) 486 (d) 476
35. 35.A school has 107 boys and 119 girls. 63 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 153 (b) 289 (c) 226 (d) 163
36. 36.A library has 209 books. It buys 205 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 404 (b) 424 (c) 4 (d) 414
37. 37.A train has 688 passengers. At a station, 101 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 587 (b) 597 (c) 789 (d) 577
38. 38.A library has 360 books. It buys 73 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 443 (b) 287 (c) 433 (d) 423
39. 39.A library has 350 books. It buys 92 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 452 (b) 432 (c) 442 (d) 258
40. 40.A library has 407 books. It buys 69 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 338 (b) 476 (c) 486 (d) 466

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