Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 251 · 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 331 passengers. At a station, 169 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 172 (b) 162 (c) 152 (d) 500
2. 2.A farmer picks 502 mangoes on Monday and 161 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 351 (b) 331 (c) 663 (d) 341
3. 3.A farmer picks 378 mangoes on Monday and 326 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 42 (b) 52 (c) 704 (d) 62
4. 4.A school has 244 boys and 233 girls. 78 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 389 (b) 477 (c) 555 (d) 399
5. 5.A school has 278 boys and 211 girls. 70 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 419 (b) 489 (c) 409 (d) 559
6. 6.A farmer picks 527 mangoes on Monday and 140 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 397 (b) 377 (c) 387 (d) 667
7. 7.A train has 413 passengers. At a station, 272 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 151 (b) 685 (c) 131 (d) 141
8. 8.A farmer picks 505 mangoes on Monday and 124 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 371 (b) 391 (c) 629 (d) 381
9. 9.A farmer picks 488 mangoes on Monday and 175 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 313 (b) 323 (c) 303 (d) 663
10. 10.A train has 409 passengers. At a station, 179 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 220 (b) 230 (c) 588 (d) 240
11. 11.A school has 163 boys and 121 girls. 67 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 207 (b) 351 (c) 217 (d) 284
12. 12.A farmer picks 284 mangoes on Monday and 132 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 162 (b) 416 (c) 142 (d) 152
13. 13.After giving away 85 marbles, a boy has 86 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 181 (b) 161 (c) 1 (d) 171
14. 14.A train has 371 passengers. At a station, 225 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 596 (b) 136 (c) 156 (d) 146
15. 15.After giving away 45 marbles, a boy has 83 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 138 (b) 128 (c) 38 (d) 118
16. 16.A train has 544 passengers. At a station, 334 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 220 (b) 200 (c) 210 (d) 878
17. 17.A library has 411 books. It buys 237 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 174 (b) 648 (c) 638 (d) 658
18. 18.A library has 201 books. It buys 270 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 471 (b) 481 (c) 571 (d) 461
19. 19.A library has 221 books. It buys 103 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 324 (b) 314 (c) 118 (d) 334
20. 20.A farmer picks 368 mangoes on Monday and 282 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 96 (b) 76 (c) 86 (d) 650
21. 21.A farmer picks 277 mangoes on Monday and 155 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 432 (b) 122 (c) 132 (d) 112
22. 22.After giving away 55 marbles, a boy has 92 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 147 (b) 137 (c) 157 (d) 37
23. 23.A library has 151 books. It buys 150 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 1 (b) 311 (c) 291 (d) 301
24. 24.After giving away 99 marbles, a boy has 241 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 330 (b) 340 (c) 142 (d) 350
25. 25.After giving away 47 marbles, a boy has 65 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 102 (b) 18 (c) 122 (d) 112
26. 26.A train has 517 passengers. At a station, 261 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 778 (b) 246 (c) 256 (d) 266
27. 27.A train has 732 passengers. At a station, 487 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 245 (b) 255 (c) 235 (d) 1219
28. 28.After giving away 152 marbles, a boy has 106 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 259 (b) 268 (c) 248 (d) 258
29. 29.After giving away 49 marbles, a boy has 145 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 204 (b) 96 (c) 194 (d) 184
30. 30.After giving away 151 marbles, a boy has 136 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 288 (b) 287 (c) 277 (d) 297
31. 31.A farmer picks 585 mangoes on Monday and 185 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 390 (b) 400 (c) 770 (d) 410
32. 32.A farmer picks 562 mangoes on Monday and 197 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 759 (b) 365 (c) 355 (d) 375
33. 33.After giving away 136 marbles, a boy has 221 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 367 (b) 85 (c) 347 (d) 357
34. 34.A school has 100 boys and 224 girls. 71 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 253 (b) 324 (c) 243 (d) 395
35. 35.After giving away 151 marbles, a boy has 291 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 442 (b) 432 (c) 452 (d) 140
36. 36.A train has 796 passengers. At a station, 299 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 497 (b) 1095 (c) 487 (d) 507
37. 37.A train has 581 passengers. At a station, 162 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 429 (b) 743 (c) 409 (d) 419
38. 38.A train has 641 passengers. At a station, 128 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 513 (b) 523 (c) 769 (d) 503
39. 39.A farmer picks 437 mangoes on Monday and 307 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 744 (b) 120 (c) 140 (d) 130
40. 40.A farmer picks 576 mangoes on Monday and 354 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 930 (b) 222 (c) 232 (d) 212

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