Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 131 · 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 739 passengers. At a station, 278 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 451 (b) 1017 (c) 461 (d) 471
2. 2.A train has 553 passengers. At a station, 286 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 257 (b) 267 (c) 839 (d) 277
3. 3.A farmer picks 337 mangoes on Monday and 267 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 70 (b) 80 (c) 60 (d) 604
4. 4.A farmer picks 546 mangoes on Monday and 123 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 413 (b) 669 (c) 433 (d) 423
5. 5.A library has 166 books. It buys 185 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 451 (b) 361 (c) 351 (d) 341
6. 6.A library has 313 books. It buys 101 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 404 (b) 212 (c) 414 (d) 424
7. 7.A library has 148 books. It buys 105 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 253 (b) 43 (c) 263 (d) 243
8. 8.A library has 305 books. It buys 291 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 14 (b) 606 (c) 596 (d) 586
9. 9.A school has 281 boys and 156 girls. 115 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 552 (b) 322 (c) 312 (d) 437
10. 10.A school has 165 boys and 171 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 390 (b) 272 (c) 336 (d) 282
11. 11.After giving away 127 marbles, a boy has 32 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 149 (b) 169 (c) 160 (d) 159
12. 12.A school has 221 boys and 107 girls. 94 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 422 (b) 328 (c) 224 (d) 234
13. 13.A library has 140 books. It buys 177 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 307 (b) 417 (c) 327 (d) 317
14. 14.A library has 335 books. It buys 104 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 429 (b) 439 (c) 231 (d) 449
15. 15.A library has 359 books. It buys 94 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 443 (b) 265 (c) 463 (d) 453
16. 16.A train has 536 passengers. At a station, 123 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 423 (b) 659 (c) 403 (d) 413
17. 17.A library has 337 books. It buys 164 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 501 (b) 173 (c) 511 (d) 491
18. 18.A train has 639 passengers. At a station, 148 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 491 (b) 787 (c) 481 (d) 501
19. 19.A train has 437 passengers. At a station, 163 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 284 (b) 264 (c) 274 (d) 600
20. 20.A library has 297 books. It buys 69 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 228 (b) 356 (c) 376 (d) 366
21. 21.A farmer picks 251 mangoes on Monday and 218 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 43 (b) 469 (c) 23 (d) 33
22. 22.A farmer picks 298 mangoes on Monday and 166 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 122 (b) 132 (c) 142 (d) 464
23. 23.A school has 210 boys and 140 girls. 125 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 225 (b) 475 (c) 215 (d) 350
24. 24.A train has 530 passengers. At a station, 114 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 406 (b) 644 (c) 416 (d) 426
25. 25.After giving away 199 marbles, a boy has 264 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 463 (b) 65 (c) 473 (d) 453
26. 26.A library has 476 books. It buys 234 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 242 (b) 720 (c) 710 (d) 700
27. 27.A farmer picks 212 mangoes on Monday and 152 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 70 (b) 50 (c) 60 (d) 364
28. 28.A train has 549 passengers. At a station, 230 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 329 (b) 309 (c) 319 (d) 779
29. 29.After giving away 20 marbles, a boy has 43 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 23 (b) 63 (c) 73 (d) 53
30. 30.A farmer picks 287 mangoes on Monday and 178 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 109 (b) 119 (c) 99 (d) 465
31. 31.A library has 425 books. It buys 307 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 732 (b) 722 (c) 742 (d) 118
32. 32.A library has 273 books. It buys 80 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 343 (b) 353 (c) 193 (d) 363
33. 33.A school has 128 boys and 194 girls. 133 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 455 (b) 322 (c) 179 (d) 189
34. 34.A library has 126 books. It buys 246 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 472 (b) 362 (c) 372 (d) 382
35. 35.A farmer picks 426 mangoes on Monday and 286 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 130 (b) 150 (c) 140 (d) 712
36. 36.After giving away 79 marbles, a boy has 54 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 133 (b) 123 (c) 143 (d) 134
37. 37.A train has 404 passengers. At a station, 289 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 105 (b) 125 (c) 115 (d) 693
38. 38.A library has 326 books. It buys 58 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 394 (b) 384 (c) 374 (d) 268
39. 39.A library has 318 books. It buys 118 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 200 (b) 446 (c) 426 (d) 436
40. 40.A train has 688 passengers. At a station, 406 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1094 (b) 292 (c) 272 (d) 282

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