Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 960 · 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 454 passengers. At a station, 398 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 46 (b) 66 (c) 56 (d) 852
2. 2.A library has 165 books. It buys 270 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 425 (b) 445 (c) 535 (d) 435
3. 3.A school has 151 boys and 274 girls. 94 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 425 (b) 331 (c) 321 (d) 519
4. 4.A library has 331 books. It buys 188 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 509 (b) 143 (c) 519 (d) 529
5. 5.After giving away 52 marbles, a boy has 47 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 100 (b) 89 (c) 109 (d) 99
6. 6.A school has 122 boys and 265 girls. 90 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 477 (b) 387 (c) 287 (d) 297
7. 7.A school has 100 boys and 161 girls. 70 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 181 (b) 331 (c) 261 (d) 191
8. 8.A train has 745 passengers. At a station, 406 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1151 (b) 339 (c) 329 (d) 349
9. 9.A train has 759 passengers. At a station, 459 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 290 (b) 1218 (c) 310 (d) 300
10. 10.A farmer picks 218 mangoes on Monday and 130 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 98 (b) 348 (c) 78 (d) 88
11. 11.A library has 183 books. It buys 77 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 106 (b) 260 (c) 250 (d) 270
12. 12.A school has 261 boys and 147 girls. 103 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 295 (b) 305 (c) 408 (d) 511
13. 13.A train has 702 passengers. At a station, 434 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1136 (b) 278 (c) 258 (d) 268
14. 14.A farmer picks 472 mangoes on Monday and 267 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 739 (b) 215 (c) 205 (d) 195
15. 15.A farmer picks 206 mangoes on Monday and 110 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 316 (b) 106 (c) 86 (d) 96
16. 16.After giving away 21 marbles, a boy has 188 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 167 (b) 209 (c) 199 (d) 219
17. 17.A farmer picks 261 mangoes on Monday and 196 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 75 (b) 65 (c) 457 (d) 55
18. 18.A farmer picks 406 mangoes on Monday and 147 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 249 (b) 259 (c) 269 (d) 553
19. 19.A school has 160 boys and 123 girls. 59 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 224 (b) 283 (c) 342 (d) 214
20. 20.A train has 795 passengers. At a station, 630 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1425 (b) 175 (c) 165 (d) 155
21. 21.After giving away 75 marbles, a boy has 72 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 147 (b) 137 (c) 157 (d) 148
22. 22.A school has 177 boys and 246 girls. 122 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 545 (b) 423 (c) 291 (d) 301
23. 23.A school has 262 boys and 127 girls. 63 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 452 (b) 316 (c) 389 (d) 326
24. 24.A library has 379 books. It buys 338 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 717 (b) 707 (c) 727 (d) 41
25. 25.A train has 630 passengers. At a station, 527 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 113 (b) 93 (c) 1157 (d) 103
26. 26.A farmer picks 565 mangoes on Monday and 376 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 941 (b) 199 (c) 189 (d) 179
27. 27.A train has 570 passengers. At a station, 310 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 260 (b) 250 (c) 880 (d) 270
28. 28.A farmer picks 492 mangoes on Monday and 272 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 210 (b) 230 (c) 220 (d) 764
29. 29.A school has 126 boys and 296 girls. 150 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 422 (b) 272 (c) 572 (d) 262
30. 30.A library has 226 books. It buys 133 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 359 (b) 93 (c) 349 (d) 369
31. 31.After giving away 115 marbles, a boy has 146 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 251 (b) 271 (c) 31 (d) 261
32. 32.A school has 100 boys and 165 girls. 106 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 371 (b) 159 (c) 265 (d) 149
33. 33.After giving away 99 marbles, a boy has 67 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 167 (b) 176 (c) 156 (d) 166
34. 34.A school has 251 boys and 115 girls. 100 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 366 (b) 466 (c) 266 (d) 256
35. 35.A library has 159 books. It buys 333 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 502 (b) 592 (c) 482 (d) 492
36. 36.After giving away 109 marbles, a boy has 31 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 141 (b) 140 (c) 150 (d) 130
37. 37.A train has 799 passengers. At a station, 563 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1362 (b) 246 (c) 236 (d) 226
38. 38.After giving away 79 marbles, a boy has 174 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 263 (b) 243 (c) 253 (d) 95
39. 39.A train has 553 passengers. At a station, 361 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 914 (b) 182 (c) 202 (d) 192
40. 40.After giving away 175 marbles, a boy has 94 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 279 (b) 270 (c) 259 (d) 269

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