Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 289 · 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 423 passengers. At a station, 349 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 772 (b) 64 (c) 84 (d) 74
2. 2.After giving away 79 marbles, a boy has 249 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 338 (b) 170 (c) 328 (d) 318
3. 3.After giving away 188 marbles, a boy has 87 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 275 (b) 285 (c) 265 (d) 276
4. 4.A train has 566 passengers. At a station, 323 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 233 (b) 243 (c) 889 (d) 253
5. 5.A school has 269 boys and 164 girls. 105 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 433 (b) 318 (c) 328 (d) 538
6. 6.A school has 112 boys and 115 girls. 87 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 130 (b) 314 (c) 227 (d) 140
7. 7.A farmer picks 353 mangoes on Monday and 207 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 560 (b) 146 (c) 156 (d) 136
8. 8.A library has 155 books. It buys 117 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 38 (b) 262 (c) 272 (d) 282
9. 9.A school has 221 boys and 111 girls. 149 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 173 (b) 481 (c) 332 (d) 183
10. 10.A farmer picks 428 mangoes on Monday and 316 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 744 (b) 122 (c) 102 (d) 112
11. 11.A school has 292 boys and 267 girls. 149 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 400 (b) 708 (c) 559 (d) 410
12. 12.A school has 247 boys and 242 girls. 86 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 403 (b) 575 (c) 489 (d) 393
13. 13.After giving away 76 marbles, a boy has 253 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 319 (b) 329 (c) 177 (d) 339
14. 14.After giving away 160 marbles, a boy has 35 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 196 (b) 205 (c) 195 (d) 185
15. 15.A train has 712 passengers. At a station, 381 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 331 (b) 321 (c) 1093 (d) 341
16. 16.A train has 767 passengers. At a station, 572 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 205 (b) 185 (c) 1339 (d) 195
17. 17.A library has 162 books. It buys 325 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 487 (b) 497 (c) 477 (d) 587
18. 18.A school has 197 boys and 183 girls. 138 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 380 (b) 518 (c) 232 (d) 242
19. 19.A library has 379 books. It buys 340 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 39 (b) 709 (c) 719 (d) 729
20. 20.A library has 306 books. It buys 130 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 426 (b) 446 (c) 436 (d) 176
21. 21.A school has 262 boys and 129 girls. 102 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 391 (b) 289 (c) 493 (d) 279
22. 22.A school has 101 boys and 226 girls. 50 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 377 (b) 277 (c) 267 (d) 327
23. 23.A train has 371 passengers. At a station, 137 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 508 (b) 224 (c) 244 (d) 234
24. 24.After giving away 104 marbles, a boy has 92 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 197 (b) 206 (c) 186 (d) 196
25. 25.A school has 122 boys and 168 girls. 124 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 414 (b) 166 (c) 290 (d) 156
26. 26.A train has 469 passengers. At a station, 339 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 130 (b) 808 (c) 120 (d) 140
27. 27.A train has 746 passengers. At a station, 214 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 542 (b) 960 (c) 532 (d) 522
28. 28.A train has 542 passengers. At a station, 192 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 340 (b) 360 (c) 350 (d) 734
29. 29.A train has 632 passengers. At a station, 114 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 746 (b) 508 (c) 528 (d) 518
30. 30.A library has 168 books. It buys 319 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 477 (b) 497 (c) 487 (d) 587
31. 31.A train has 771 passengers. At a station, 148 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 623 (b) 919 (c) 613 (d) 633
32. 32.A farmer picks 403 mangoes on Monday and 362 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 41 (b) 765 (c) 51 (d) 31
33. 33.A train has 492 passengers. At a station, 321 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 171 (b) 161 (c) 813 (d) 181
34. 34.A library has 462 books. It buys 174 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 646 (b) 626 (c) 288 (d) 636
35. 35.A farmer picks 532 mangoes on Monday and 133 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 409 (b) 389 (c) 665 (d) 399
36. 36.A library has 218 books. It buys 194 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 402 (b) 24 (c) 422 (d) 412
37. 37.A train has 311 passengers. At a station, 119 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 430 (b) 202 (c) 182 (d) 192
38. 38.A library has 129 books. It buys 326 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 465 (b) 445 (c) 455 (d) 555
39. 39.A train has 458 passengers. At a station, 393 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 55 (b) 75 (c) 851 (d) 65
40. 40.After giving away 71 marbles, a boy has 33 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 105 (b) 114 (c) 104 (d) 94

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