Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 128 · 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 594 passengers. At a station, 313 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 907 (b) 281 (c) 291 (d) 271
2. 2.A school has 197 boys and 300 girls. 116 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 497 (b) 613 (c) 381 (d) 371
3. 3.After giving away 49 marbles, a boy has 23 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 73 (b) 72 (c) 82 (d) 62
4. 4.A library has 401 books. It buys 169 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 570 (b) 560 (c) 580 (d) 232
5. 5.A school has 257 boys and 129 girls. 116 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 386 (b) 260 (c) 502 (d) 270
6. 6.After giving away 28 marbles, a boy has 235 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 253 (b) 207 (c) 273 (d) 263
7. 7.A farmer picks 293 mangoes on Monday and 128 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 175 (b) 421 (c) 165 (d) 155
8. 8.A farmer picks 211 mangoes on Monday and 112 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 323 (b) 89 (c) 109 (d) 99
9. 9.A school has 111 boys and 230 girls. 66 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 265 (b) 407 (c) 275 (d) 341
10. 10.A school has 183 boys and 249 girls. 57 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 365 (b) 375 (c) 432 (d) 489
11. 11.A train has 734 passengers. At a station, 418 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 326 (b) 306 (c) 316 (d) 1152
12. 12.A school has 271 boys and 127 girls. 134 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 264 (b) 532 (c) 398 (d) 254
13. 13.A train has 459 passengers. At a station, 165 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 624 (b) 294 (c) 284 (d) 304
14. 14.A train has 755 passengers. At a station, 629 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 116 (b) 1384 (c) 136 (d) 126
15. 15.A train has 449 passengers. At a station, 349 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 100 (b) 798 (c) 90 (d) 110
16. 16.A train has 603 passengers. At a station, 387 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 206 (b) 990 (c) 226 (d) 216
17. 17.A farmer picks 575 mangoes on Monday and 401 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 174 (b) 164 (c) 976 (d) 184
18. 18.After giving away 69 marbles, a boy has 268 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 347 (b) 327 (c) 337 (d) 199
19. 19.A school has 299 boys and 260 girls. 104 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 559 (b) 663 (c) 455 (d) 445
20. 20.A farmer picks 452 mangoes on Monday and 428 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 880 (b) 14 (c) 34 (d) 24
21. 21.A farmer picks 328 mangoes on Monday and 252 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 580 (b) 76 (c) 66 (d) 86
22. 22.A train has 791 passengers. At a station, 445 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 356 (b) 1236 (c) 336 (d) 346
23. 23.A train has 483 passengers. At a station, 149 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 632 (b) 344 (c) 334 (d) 324
24. 24.A train has 541 passengers. At a station, 192 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 733 (b) 359 (c) 349 (d) 339
25. 25.After giving away 51 marbles, a boy has 229 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 270 (b) 280 (c) 178 (d) 290
26. 26.A farmer picks 565 mangoes on Monday and 136 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 439 (b) 701 (c) 429 (d) 419
27. 27.A train has 579 passengers. At a station, 361 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 218 (b) 208 (c) 228 (d) 940
28. 28.After giving away 165 marbles, a boy has 214 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 49 (b) 369 (c) 389 (d) 379
29. 29.A train has 440 passengers. At a station, 146 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 304 (b) 284 (c) 294 (d) 586
30. 30.A train has 355 passengers. At a station, 242 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 123 (b) 103 (c) 113 (d) 597
31. 31.A library has 355 books. It buys 181 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 536 (b) 526 (c) 174 (d) 546
32. 32.A library has 244 books. It buys 171 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 73 (b) 405 (c) 415 (d) 425
33. 33.After giving away 157 marbles, a boy has 222 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 369 (b) 389 (c) 65 (d) 379
34. 34.A farmer picks 386 mangoes on Monday and 283 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 669 (b) 113 (c) 93 (d) 103
35. 35.A library has 382 books. It buys 128 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 500 (b) 520 (c) 510 (d) 254
36. 36.A library has 208 books. It buys 345 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 653 (b) 563 (c) 553 (d) 543
37. 37.A train has 593 passengers. At a station, 221 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 372 (b) 362 (c) 382 (d) 814
38. 38.A library has 167 books. It buys 235 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 502 (b) 392 (c) 402 (d) 412
39. 39.A train has 708 passengers. At a station, 635 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 63 (b) 1343 (c) 83 (d) 73
40. 40.A train has 349 passengers. At a station, 276 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 625 (b) 83 (c) 63 (d) 73

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