Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 148 · 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 666 passengers. At a station, 447 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 229 (b) 209 (c) 1113 (d) 219
2. 2.After giving away 133 marbles, a boy has 275 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 418 (b) 408 (c) 398 (d) 142
3. 3.After giving away 48 marbles, a boy has 37 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 75 (b) 86 (c) 95 (d) 85
4. 4.After giving away 64 marbles, a boy has 286 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 350 (b) 222 (c) 360 (d) 340
5. 5.A farmer picks 585 mangoes on Monday and 297 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 288 (b) 882 (c) 298 (d) 278
6. 6.A school has 132 boys and 154 girls. 90 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 286 (b) 196 (c) 376 (d) 186
7. 7.A train has 349 passengers. At a station, 243 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 592 (b) 96 (c) 116 (d) 106
8. 8.A school has 170 boys and 122 girls. 65 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 357 (b) 292 (c) 227 (d) 217
9. 9.A train has 554 passengers. At a station, 320 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 874 (b) 234 (c) 244 (d) 224
10. 10.A library has 130 books. It buys 59 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 189 (b) 71 (c) 179 (d) 199
11. 11.After giving away 128 marbles, a boy has 257 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 129 (b) 395 (c) 375 (d) 385
12. 12.A farmer picks 254 mangoes on Monday and 227 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 481 (b) 27 (c) 37 (d) 17
13. 13.A train has 774 passengers. At a station, 143 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 631 (b) 917 (c) 641 (d) 621
14. 14.A school has 292 boys and 287 girls. 80 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 499 (b) 579 (c) 489 (d) 659
15. 15.After giving away 70 marbles, a boy has 248 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 178 (b) 328 (c) 318 (d) 308
16. 16.A farmer picks 590 mangoes on Monday and 528 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 1118 (b) 72 (c) 52 (d) 62
17. 17.A school has 241 boys and 282 girls. 148 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 671 (b) 523 (c) 375 (d) 365
18. 18.A school has 300 boys and 175 girls. 145 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 620 (b) 475 (c) 320 (d) 330
19. 19.A train has 589 passengers. At a station, 196 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 785 (b) 393 (c) 383 (d) 403
20. 20.After giving away 23 marbles, a boy has 97 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 120 (b) 130 (c) 74 (d) 110
21. 21.A train has 341 passengers. At a station, 231 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 572 (b) 100 (c) 110 (d) 120
22. 22.A farmer picks 580 mangoes on Monday and 525 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 45 (b) 55 (c) 65 (d) 1105
23. 23.A train has 344 passengers. At a station, 222 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 132 (b) 122 (c) 566 (d) 112
24. 24.After giving away 127 marbles, a boy has 30 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 147 (b) 158 (c) 167 (d) 157
25. 25.A library has 264 books. It buys 341 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 705 (b) 605 (c) 615 (d) 595
26. 26.After giving away 43 marbles, a boy has 115 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 72 (b) 148 (c) 168 (d) 158
27. 27.After giving away 80 marbles, a boy has 157 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 227 (b) 237 (c) 77 (d) 247
28. 28.A school has 172 boys and 141 girls. 145 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 168 (b) 313 (c) 458 (d) 158
29. 29.A school has 258 boys and 114 girls. 145 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 217 (b) 372 (c) 227 (d) 517
30. 30.A library has 302 books. It buys 302 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 594 (b) 614 (c) 604 (d) 704
31. 31.A train has 368 passengers. At a station, 107 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 271 (b) 475 (c) 251 (d) 261
32. 32.A train has 509 passengers. At a station, 158 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 361 (b) 341 (c) 667 (d) 351
33. 33.A library has 405 books. It buys 339 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 66 (b) 734 (c) 754 (d) 744
34. 34.A library has 275 books. It buys 336 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 611 (b) 711 (c) 621 (d) 601
35. 35.A school has 254 boys and 191 girls. 108 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 337 (b) 445 (c) 327 (d) 553
36. 36.A train has 371 passengers. At a station, 240 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 611 (b) 141 (c) 121 (d) 131
37. 37.After giving away 188 marbles, a boy has 157 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 345 (b) 346 (c) 335 (d) 355
38. 38.A school has 243 boys and 176 girls. 89 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 508 (b) 419 (c) 330 (d) 320
39. 39.A farmer picks 210 mangoes on Monday and 107 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 113 (b) 317 (c) 103 (d) 93
40. 40.A library has 278 books. It buys 190 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 468 (b) 478 (c) 88 (d) 458

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