Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 298 · 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 324 passengers. At a station, 173 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 141 (b) 497 (c) 161 (d) 151
2. 2.A farmer picks 379 mangoes on Monday and 279 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 90 (b) 110 (c) 658 (d) 100
3. 3.A train has 529 passengers. At a station, 388 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 151 (b) 141 (c) 917 (d) 131
4. 4.A train has 357 passengers. At a station, 155 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 212 (b) 192 (c) 512 (d) 202
5. 5.After giving away 175 marbles, a boy has 105 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 270 (b) 290 (c) 281 (d) 280
6. 6.After giving away 90 marbles, a boy has 110 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 190 (b) 20 (c) 210 (d) 200
7. 7.A farmer picks 206 mangoes on Monday and 125 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 81 (b) 91 (c) 71 (d) 331
8. 8.A library has 457 books. It buys 104 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 551 (b) 561 (c) 571 (d) 353
9. 9.A train has 747 passengers. At a station, 616 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 121 (b) 141 (c) 1363 (d) 131
10. 10.A library has 302 books. It buys 106 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 196 (b) 418 (c) 398 (d) 408
11. 11.A library has 437 books. It buys 78 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 525 (b) 359 (c) 505 (d) 515
12. 12.After giving away 59 marbles, a boy has 152 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 221 (b) 93 (c) 201 (d) 211
13. 13.A train has 564 passengers. At a station, 299 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 265 (b) 863 (c) 275 (d) 255
14. 14.A library has 349 books. It buys 204 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 553 (b) 563 (c) 145 (d) 543
15. 15.A farmer picks 599 mangoes on Monday and 345 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 944 (b) 254 (c) 244 (d) 264
16. 16.A train has 300 passengers. At a station, 175 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 115 (b) 125 (c) 135 (d) 475
17. 17.A school has 200 boys and 278 girls. 104 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 582 (b) 374 (c) 364 (d) 478
18. 18.After giving away 28 marbles, a boy has 42 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 70 (b) 14 (c) 80 (d) 60
19. 19.A school has 194 boys and 283 girls. 51 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 477 (b) 528 (c) 416 (d) 426
20. 20.A farmer picks 275 mangoes on Monday and 157 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 128 (b) 108 (c) 432 (d) 118
21. 21.After giving away 71 marbles, a boy has 260 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 189 (b) 341 (c) 331 (d) 321
22. 22.A school has 112 boys and 110 girls. 134 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 356 (b) 222 (c) 88 (d) 78
23. 23.A train has 505 passengers. At a station, 147 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 652 (b) 368 (c) 358 (d) 348
24. 24.After giving away 200 marbles, a boy has 214 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 14 (b) 424 (c) 414 (d) 404
25. 25.A library has 405 books. It buys 247 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 158 (b) 642 (c) 662 (d) 652
26. 26.A school has 264 boys and 100 girls. 142 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 222 (b) 212 (c) 506 (d) 364
27. 27.A library has 392 books. It buys 333 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 715 (b) 59 (c) 735 (d) 725
28. 28.After giving away 87 marbles, a boy has 226 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 323 (b) 313 (c) 303 (d) 139
29. 29.A farmer picks 472 mangoes on Monday and 227 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 255 (b) 235 (c) 245 (d) 699
30. 30.A library has 329 books. It buys 283 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 622 (b) 612 (c) 46 (d) 602
31. 31.A school has 163 boys and 151 girls. 95 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 314 (b) 209 (c) 409 (d) 219
32. 32.A library has 124 books. It buys 166 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 280 (b) 390 (c) 290 (d) 300
33. 33.A train has 699 passengers. At a station, 456 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 243 (b) 233 (c) 1155 (d) 253
34. 34.A farmer picks 206 mangoes on Monday and 158 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 48 (b) 364 (c) 58 (d) 38
35. 35.A farmer picks 598 mangoes on Monday and 530 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 1128 (b) 68 (c) 58 (d) 78
36. 36.After giving away 71 marbles, a boy has 184 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 113 (b) 255 (c) 265 (d) 245
37. 37.A library has 212 books. It buys 318 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 520 (b) 530 (c) 630 (d) 540
38. 38.After giving away 157 marbles, a boy has 239 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 82 (b) 386 (c) 406 (d) 396
39. 39.A farmer picks 357 mangoes on Monday and 312 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 55 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) 669
40. 40.A train has 310 passengers. At a station, 238 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 72 (b) 62 (c) 548 (d) 82

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