Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 959 · 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 train has 537 passengers. At a station, 308 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 229 (b) 845 (c) 239 (d) 219
2. 2.A school has 291 boys and 168 girls. 59 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 390 (b) 400 (c) 518 (d) 459
3. 3.A school has 129 boys and 152 girls. 78 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 203 (b) 281 (c) 193 (d) 359
4. 4.A library has 195 books. It buys 119 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 324 (b) 76 (c) 304 (d) 314
5. 5.After giving away 190 marbles, a boy has 254 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 454 (b) 64 (c) 444 (d) 434
6. 6.A library has 251 books. It buys 53 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 294 (b) 304 (c) 198 (d) 314
7. 7.A farmer picks 254 mangoes on Monday and 219 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 45 (b) 25 (c) 473 (d) 35
8. 8.A school has 240 boys and 157 girls. 128 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 525 (b) 259 (c) 269 (d) 397
9. 9.After giving away 200 marbles, a boy has 291 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 501 (b) 481 (c) 91 (d) 491
10. 10.After giving away 119 marbles, a boy has 94 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 213 (b) 203 (c) 214 (d) 223
11. 11.After giving away 60 marbles, a boy has 293 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 343 (b) 363 (c) 353 (d) 233
12. 12.A farmer picks 248 mangoes on Monday and 198 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 446 (b) 50 (c) 40 (d) 60
13. 13.A farmer picks 276 mangoes on Monday and 215 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 61 (b) 51 (c) 491 (d) 71
14. 14.A train has 455 passengers. At a station, 304 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 151 (b) 141 (c) 161 (d) 759
15. 15.A library has 164 books. It buys 242 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 406 (b) 416 (c) 396 (d) 506
16. 16.A train has 788 passengers. At a station, 505 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 283 (b) 1293 (c) 293 (d) 273
17. 17.A school has 107 boys and 276 girls. 142 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 231 (b) 383 (c) 241 (d) 525
18. 18.A train has 621 passengers. At a station, 186 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 445 (b) 435 (c) 425 (d) 807
19. 19.A school has 236 boys and 217 girls. 100 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 353 (b) 453 (c) 553 (d) 343
20. 20.After giving away 57 marbles, a boy has 231 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 298 (b) 174 (c) 278 (d) 288
21. 21.A library has 381 books. It buys 196 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 587 (b) 567 (c) 185 (d) 577
22. 22.A farmer picks 580 mangoes on Monday and 359 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 211 (b) 939 (c) 231 (d) 221
23. 23.A library has 208 books. It buys 191 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 17 (b) 399 (c) 389 (d) 409
24. 24.A train has 543 passengers. At a station, 337 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 206 (b) 196 (c) 880 (d) 216
25. 25.A farmer picks 388 mangoes on Monday and 108 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 270 (b) 496 (c) 290 (d) 280
26. 26.A library has 419 books. It buys 111 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 540 (b) 520 (c) 530 (d) 308
27. 27.After giving away 75 marbles, a boy has 227 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 152 (b) 302 (c) 312 (d) 292
28. 28.A train has 416 passengers. At a station, 210 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 206 (b) 196 (c) 626 (d) 216
29. 29.A farmer picks 478 mangoes on Monday and 154 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 334 (b) 314 (c) 324 (d) 632
30. 30.A school has 121 boys and 135 girls. 131 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 256 (b) 387 (c) 125 (d) 115
31. 31.A farmer picks 270 mangoes on Monday and 116 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 386 (b) 164 (c) 154 (d) 144
32. 32.A library has 265 books. It buys 301 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 666 (b) 576 (c) 566 (d) 556
33. 33.A school has 126 boys and 205 girls. 139 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 331 (b) 192 (c) 470 (d) 182
34. 34.A farmer picks 591 mangoes on Monday and 431 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 170 (b) 150 (c) 1022 (d) 160
35. 35.A library has 358 books. It buys 117 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 465 (b) 475 (c) 485 (d) 241
36. 36.After giving away 22 marbles, a boy has 281 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 259 (b) 293 (c) 313 (d) 303
37. 37.A train has 789 passengers. At a station, 711 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1500 (b) 78 (c) 68 (d) 88
38. 38.After giving away 88 marbles, a boy has 21 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 99 (b) 119 (c) 109 (d) 110
39. 39.A library has 457 books. It buys 133 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 580 (b) 600 (c) 324 (d) 590
40. 40.After giving away 39 marbles, a boy has 134 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 95 (b) 183 (c) 163 (d) 173

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