Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 238 · 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 427 passengers. At a station, 242 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 185 (b) 669 (c) 175 (d) 195
2. 2.A library has 462 books. It buys 74 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 536 (b) 388 (c) 526 (d) 546
3. 3.A train has 525 passengers. At a station, 452 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 83 (b) 63 (c) 977 (d) 73
4. 4.A library has 302 books. It buys 117 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 409 (b) 429 (c) 185 (d) 419
5. 5.After giving away 88 marbles, a boy has 252 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 164 (b) 340 (c) 350 (d) 330
6. 6.After giving away 193 marbles, a boy has 76 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 279 (b) 259 (c) 269 (d) 270
7. 7.A train has 360 passengers. At a station, 286 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 84 (b) 74 (c) 646 (d) 64
8. 8.A train has 707 passengers. At a station, 366 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 351 (b) 341 (c) 1073 (d) 331
9. 9.A library has 361 books. It buys 135 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 486 (b) 226 (c) 496 (d) 506
10. 10.A library has 369 books. It buys 82 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 441 (b) 287 (c) 461 (d) 451
11. 11.A library has 221 books. It buys 85 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 136 (b) 316 (c) 306 (d) 296
12. 12.A farmer picks 315 mangoes on Monday and 146 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 159 (b) 461 (c) 179 (d) 169
13. 13.After giving away 21 marbles, a boy has 80 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 111 (b) 101 (c) 59 (d) 91
14. 14.A train has 335 passengers. At a station, 261 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 74 (b) 64 (c) 596 (d) 84
15. 15.A school has 185 boys and 205 girls. 119 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 271 (b) 390 (c) 509 (d) 261
16. 16.A school has 163 boys and 274 girls. 91 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 528 (b) 336 (c) 346 (d) 437
17. 17.A farmer picks 494 mangoes on Monday and 325 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 169 (b) 179 (c) 819 (d) 159
18. 18.A school has 204 boys and 131 girls. 76 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 249 (b) 411 (c) 259 (d) 335
19. 19.After giving away 129 marbles, a boy has 240 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 369 (b) 379 (c) 111 (d) 359
20. 20.A train has 315 passengers. At a station, 111 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 426 (b) 214 (c) 194 (d) 204
21. 21.A farmer picks 245 mangoes on Monday and 134 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 101 (b) 121 (c) 111 (d) 379
22. 22.A school has 214 boys and 132 girls. 127 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 473 (b) 209 (c) 219 (d) 346
23. 23.After giving away 94 marbles, a boy has 67 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 162 (b) 161 (c) 151 (d) 171
24. 24.A farmer picks 355 mangoes on Monday and 296 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 651 (b) 69 (c) 59 (d) 49
25. 25.After giving away 59 marbles, a boy has 215 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 284 (b) 156 (c) 264 (d) 274
26. 26.A library has 425 books. It buys 238 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 673 (b) 663 (c) 653 (d) 187
27. 27.After giving away 98 marbles, a boy has 59 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 147 (b) 158 (c) 157 (d) 167
28. 28.A train has 794 passengers. At a station, 621 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1415 (b) 163 (c) 183 (d) 173
29. 29.A school has 142 boys and 101 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 243 (b) 174 (c) 164 (d) 312
30. 30.A train has 494 passengers. At a station, 167 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 317 (b) 337 (c) 327 (d) 661
31. 31.A farmer picks 499 mangoes on Monday and 346 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 845 (b) 143 (c) 163 (d) 153
32. 32.A library has 207 books. It buys 54 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 153 (b) 251 (c) 271 (d) 261
33. 33.A farmer picks 421 mangoes on Monday and 179 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 600 (b) 242 (c) 252 (d) 232
34. 34.After giving away 101 marbles, a boy has 67 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 158 (b) 169 (c) 168 (d) 178
35. 35.A school has 239 boys and 170 girls. 94 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 305 (b) 315 (c) 409 (d) 503
36. 36.After giving away 24 marbles, a boy has 192 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 168 (b) 206 (c) 226 (d) 216
37. 37.After giving away 31 marbles, a boy has 22 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 43 (b) 53 (c) 63 (d) 54
38. 38.After giving away 105 marbles, a boy has 81 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 176 (b) 187 (c) 186 (d) 196
39. 39.A school has 297 boys and 264 girls. 118 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 433 (b) 561 (c) 443 (d) 679
40. 40.A library has 248 books. It buys 66 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 314 (b) 324 (c) 304 (d) 182

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