Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 221 · 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 708 passengers. At a station, 107 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 601 (b) 611 (c) 591 (d) 815
2. 2.A school has 147 boys and 110 girls. 97 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 160 (b) 150 (c) 354 (d) 257
3. 3.After giving away 136 marbles, a boy has 176 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 302 (b) 40 (c) 322 (d) 312
4. 4.A school has 228 boys and 164 girls. 136 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 528 (b) 392 (c) 256 (d) 246
5. 5.After giving away 40 marbles, a boy has 290 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 340 (b) 250 (c) 330 (d) 320
6. 6.A library has 178 books. It buys 72 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 260 (b) 106 (c) 250 (d) 240
7. 7.After giving away 53 marbles, a boy has 39 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 102 (b) 93 (c) 82 (d) 92
8. 8.A farmer picks 337 mangoes on Monday and 176 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 171 (b) 151 (c) 513 (d) 161
9. 9.A library has 331 books. It buys 69 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 410 (b) 390 (c) 400 (d) 262
10. 10.A train has 665 passengers. At a station, 554 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 121 (b) 101 (c) 1219 (d) 111
11. 11.A school has 277 boys and 187 girls. 136 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 318 (b) 464 (c) 600 (d) 328
12. 12.A farmer picks 270 mangoes on Monday and 168 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 112 (b) 102 (c) 92 (d) 438
13. 13.A school has 241 boys and 111 girls. 134 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 352 (b) 208 (c) 218 (d) 486
14. 14.A farmer picks 550 mangoes on Monday and 206 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 354 (b) 756 (c) 334 (d) 344
15. 15.A farmer picks 204 mangoes on Monday and 135 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 59 (b) 79 (c) 339 (d) 69
16. 16.A library has 284 books. It buys 247 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 531 (b) 541 (c) 37 (d) 521
17. 17.A train has 673 passengers. At a station, 153 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 530 (b) 520 (c) 510 (d) 826
18. 18.A farmer picks 212 mangoes on Monday and 184 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 28 (b) 18 (c) 396 (d) 38
19. 19.A farmer picks 447 mangoes on Monday and 258 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 705 (b) 199 (c) 179 (d) 189
20. 20.A school has 102 boys and 253 girls. 66 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 355 (b) 289 (c) 279 (d) 421
21. 21.After giving away 61 marbles, a boy has 168 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 229 (b) 107 (c) 239 (d) 219
22. 22.A library has 257 books. It buys 110 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 147 (b) 357 (c) 377 (d) 367
23. 23.A train has 654 passengers. At a station, 258 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 912 (b) 386 (c) 406 (d) 396
24. 24.A library has 190 books. It buys 53 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 233 (b) 137 (c) 243 (d) 253
25. 25.A train has 341 passengers. At a station, 289 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 42 (b) 630 (c) 52 (d) 62
26. 26.A school has 221 boys and 160 girls. 77 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 381 (b) 458 (c) 294 (d) 304
27. 27.A farmer picks 231 mangoes on Monday and 169 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 400 (b) 62 (c) 52 (d) 72
28. 28.A train has 522 passengers. At a station, 337 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 175 (b) 195 (c) 185 (d) 859
29. 29.A farmer picks 569 mangoes on Monday and 111 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 468 (b) 458 (c) 680 (d) 448
30. 30.After giving away 57 marbles, a boy has 87 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 154 (b) 134 (c) 30 (d) 144
31. 31.A train has 344 passengers. At a station, 153 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 201 (b) 497 (c) 191 (d) 181
32. 32.A library has 433 books. It buys 304 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 129 (b) 727 (c) 737 (d) 747
33. 33.A farmer picks 298 mangoes on Monday and 277 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 11 (b) 31 (c) 21 (d) 575
34. 34.A library has 185 books. It buys 57 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 232 (b) 128 (c) 252 (d) 242
35. 35.A library has 247 books. It buys 296 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 553 (b) 533 (c) 543 (d) 643
36. 36.A library has 156 books. It buys 182 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 438 (b) 338 (c) 348 (d) 328
37. 37.A train has 481 passengers. At a station, 242 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 723 (b) 229 (c) 249 (d) 239
38. 38.A farmer picks 368 mangoes on Monday and 185 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 193 (b) 183 (c) 553 (d) 173
39. 39.A library has 339 books. It buys 127 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 476 (b) 212 (c) 466 (d) 456
40. 40.A train has 412 passengers. At a station, 282 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 140 (b) 130 (c) 694 (d) 120

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