Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 242 · 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 477 passengers. At a station, 241 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 226 (b) 246 (c) 718 (d) 236
2. 2.A library has 206 books. It buys 63 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 269 (b) 143 (c) 279 (d) 259
3. 3.After giving away 26 marbles, a boy has 269 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 295 (b) 305 (c) 285 (d) 243
4. 4.A library has 470 books. It buys 137 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 617 (b) 607 (c) 333 (d) 597
5. 5.A train has 506 passengers. At a station, 350 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 856 (b) 166 (c) 146 (d) 156
6. 6.A school has 292 boys and 265 girls. 107 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 557 (b) 440 (c) 664 (d) 450
7. 7.A train has 464 passengers. At a station, 382 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 92 (b) 82 (c) 846 (d) 72
8. 8.A farmer picks 367 mangoes on Monday and 154 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 223 (b) 213 (c) 203 (d) 521
9. 9.A farmer picks 447 mangoes on Monday and 334 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 113 (b) 781 (c) 103 (d) 123
10. 10.A school has 115 boys and 242 girls. 121 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 478 (b) 357 (c) 236 (d) 226
11. 11.After giving away 116 marbles, a boy has 278 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 394 (b) 404 (c) 384 (d) 162
12. 12.A school has 100 boys and 180 girls. 106 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 280 (b) 164 (c) 174 (d) 386
13. 13.A library has 158 books. It buys 190 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 348 (b) 338 (c) 358 (d) 448
14. 14.A train has 419 passengers. At a station, 215 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 194 (b) 204 (c) 214 (d) 634
15. 15.A farmer picks 518 mangoes on Monday and 330 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 188 (b) 178 (c) 198 (d) 848
16. 16.After giving away 156 marbles, a boy has 153 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 299 (b) 319 (c) 310 (d) 309
17. 17.A farmer picks 276 mangoes on Monday and 135 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 411 (b) 151 (c) 131 (d) 141
18. 18.A school has 265 boys and 191 girls. 56 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 390 (b) 456 (c) 512 (d) 400
19. 19.A library has 440 books. It buys 266 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 174 (b) 716 (c) 706 (d) 696
20. 20.After giving away 163 marbles, a boy has 59 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 223 (b) 232 (c) 212 (d) 222
21. 21.A farmer picks 510 mangoes on Monday and 372 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 138 (b) 148 (c) 882 (d) 128
22. 22.A farmer picks 389 mangoes on Monday and 305 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 94 (b) 74 (c) 84 (d) 694
23. 23.A school has 215 boys and 195 girls. 120 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 290 (b) 530 (c) 410 (d) 280
24. 24.A library has 233 books. It buys 293 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 626 (b) 516 (c) 526 (d) 536
25. 25.After giving away 93 marbles, a boy has 225 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 318 (b) 308 (c) 328 (d) 132
26. 26.A school has 106 boys and 111 girls. 65 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 152 (b) 217 (c) 282 (d) 142
27. 27.A train has 491 passengers. At a station, 351 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 150 (b) 140 (c) 130 (d) 842
28. 28.A farmer picks 311 mangoes on Monday and 193 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 128 (b) 108 (c) 504 (d) 118
29. 29.After giving away 135 marbles, a boy has 233 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 358 (b) 378 (c) 98 (d) 368
30. 30.A farmer picks 506 mangoes on Monday and 123 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 629 (b) 383 (c) 373 (d) 393
31. 31.After giving away 114 marbles, a boy has 27 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 131 (b) 142 (c) 151 (d) 141
32. 32.A school has 283 boys and 205 girls. 144 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 488 (b) 334 (c) 632 (d) 344
33. 33.A school has 129 boys and 234 girls. 141 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 212 (b) 363 (c) 222 (d) 504
34. 34.A library has 240 books. It buys 156 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 396 (b) 406 (c) 386 (d) 84
35. 35.A train has 731 passengers. At a station, 316 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1047 (b) 425 (c) 405 (d) 415
36. 36.A train has 477 passengers. At a station, 426 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 903 (b) 41 (c) 61 (d) 51
37. 37.A train has 653 passengers. At a station, 527 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 116 (b) 126 (c) 1180 (d) 136
38. 38.A train has 400 passengers. At a station, 137 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 273 (b) 263 (c) 537 (d) 253
39. 39.After giving away 55 marbles, a boy has 56 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 121 (b) 111 (c) 101 (d) 1
40. 40.A farmer picks 441 mangoes on Monday and 200 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 251 (b) 241 (c) 641 (d) 231

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