Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 195 · 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 595 passengers. At a station, 238 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 833 (b) 367 (c) 357 (d) 347
2. 2.A train has 376 passengers. At a station, 122 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 264 (b) 254 (c) 244 (d) 498
3. 3.A train has 775 passengers. At a station, 341 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 434 (b) 424 (c) 444 (d) 1116
4. 4.A school has 209 boys and 114 girls. 91 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 414 (b) 222 (c) 232 (d) 323
5. 5.A school has 194 boys and 126 girls. 97 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 213 (b) 417 (c) 223 (d) 320
6. 6.A library has 415 books. It buys 140 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 275 (b) 565 (c) 545 (d) 555
7. 7.A library has 253 books. It buys 314 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 567 (b) 667 (c) 557 (d) 577
8. 8.A train has 733 passengers. At a station, 513 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 230 (b) 210 (c) 1246 (d) 220
9. 9.A school has 269 boys and 136 girls. 82 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 313 (b) 405 (c) 323 (d) 487
10. 10.A farmer picks 214 mangoes on Monday and 138 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 352 (b) 76 (c) 86 (d) 66
11. 11.A train has 388 passengers. At a station, 117 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 261 (b) 281 (c) 271 (d) 505
12. 12.A school has 157 boys and 172 girls. 112 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 441 (b) 207 (c) 329 (d) 217
13. 13.A school has 290 boys and 183 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 412 (b) 402 (c) 534 (d) 473
14. 14.A library has 142 books. It buys 318 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 560 (b) 470 (c) 450 (d) 460
15. 15.A library has 301 books. It buys 170 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 461 (b) 481 (c) 471 (d) 131
16. 16.A library has 260 books. It buys 333 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 603 (b) 693 (c) 583 (d) 593
17. 17.A farmer picks 597 mangoes on Monday and 482 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 1079 (b) 125 (c) 115 (d) 105
18. 18.A library has 225 books. It buys 59 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 274 (b) 284 (c) 166 (d) 294
19. 19.After giving away 99 marbles, a boy has 45 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 144 (b) 134 (c) 145 (d) 154
20. 20.A farmer picks 220 mangoes on Monday and 107 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 113 (b) 103 (c) 123 (d) 327
21. 21.After giving away 172 marbles, a boy has 122 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 294 (b) 295 (c) 304 (d) 284
22. 22.A farmer picks 221 mangoes on Monday and 182 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 49 (b) 39 (c) 29 (d) 403
23. 23.A school has 129 boys and 203 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 278 (b) 332 (c) 386 (d) 268
24. 24.A library has 297 books. It buys 210 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 497 (b) 507 (c) 87 (d) 517
25. 25.A train has 771 passengers. At a station, 493 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 268 (b) 288 (c) 1264 (d) 278
26. 26.A train has 707 passengers. At a station, 584 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1291 (b) 123 (c) 113 (d) 133
27. 27.A farmer picks 376 mangoes on Monday and 100 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 266 (b) 286 (c) 276 (d) 476
28. 28.A library has 365 books. It buys 67 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 432 (b) 298 (c) 422 (d) 442
29. 29.After giving away 181 marbles, a boy has 137 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 308 (b) 318 (c) 328 (d) 319
30. 30.After giving away 153 marbles, a boy has 46 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 189 (b) 209 (c) 200 (d) 199
31. 31.A library has 197 books. It buys 211 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 398 (b) 508 (c) 418 (d) 408
32. 32.A school has 261 boys and 191 girls. 58 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 452 (b) 510 (c) 394 (d) 384
33. 33.A train has 544 passengers. At a station, 411 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 123 (b) 143 (c) 133 (d) 955
34. 34.After giving away 31 marbles, a boy has 99 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 140 (b) 130 (c) 120 (d) 68
35. 35.A library has 329 books. It buys 88 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 417 (b) 427 (c) 407 (d) 241
36. 36.A library has 213 books. It buys 244 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 467 (b) 447 (c) 457 (d) 557
37. 37.A farmer picks 433 mangoes on Monday and 153 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 586 (b) 280 (c) 270 (d) 290
38. 38.A library has 222 books. It buys 130 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 352 (b) 362 (c) 342 (d) 92
39. 39.A library has 147 books. It buys 117 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 274 (b) 264 (c) 30 (d) 254
40. 40.A school has 240 boys and 164 girls. 78 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 316 (b) 326 (c) 404 (d) 482

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