Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 300 · 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 310 passengers. At a station, 210 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 520 (b) 90 (c) 110 (d) 100
2. 2.A train has 662 passengers. At a station, 376 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 296 (b) 286 (c) 276 (d) 1038
3. 3.A school has 212 boys and 143 girls. 122 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 223 (b) 233 (c) 477 (d) 355
4. 4.A library has 282 books. It buys 302 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 684 (b) 574 (c) 594 (d) 584
5. 5.After giving away 89 marbles, a boy has 219 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 308 (b) 298 (c) 318 (d) 130
6. 6.After giving away 174 marbles, a boy has 102 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 266 (b) 276 (c) 286 (d) 277
7. 7.After giving away 148 marbles, a boy has 53 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 202 (b) 211 (c) 201 (d) 191
8. 8.After giving away 143 marbles, a boy has 92 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 225 (b) 245 (c) 235 (d) 236
9. 9.A school has 142 boys and 104 girls. 59 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 177 (b) 305 (c) 246 (d) 187
10. 10.A train has 413 passengers. At a station, 139 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 264 (b) 552 (c) 274 (d) 284
11. 11.A library has 465 books. It buys 136 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 591 (b) 611 (c) 601 (d) 329
12. 12.A library has 163 books. It buys 177 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 330 (b) 440 (c) 350 (d) 340
13. 13.A farmer picks 453 mangoes on Monday and 363 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 100 (b) 816 (c) 90 (d) 80
14. 14.A farmer picks 385 mangoes on Monday and 283 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 112 (b) 102 (c) 668 (d) 92
15. 15.After giving away 133 marbles, a boy has 137 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 4 (b) 260 (c) 270 (d) 280
16. 16.A farmer picks 588 mangoes on Monday and 394 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 982 (b) 204 (c) 184 (d) 194
17. 17.A school has 140 boys and 207 girls. 128 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 209 (b) 347 (c) 219 (d) 475
18. 18.A train has 590 passengers. At a station, 442 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1032 (b) 138 (c) 158 (d) 148
19. 19.A library has 325 books. It buys 117 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 432 (b) 452 (c) 442 (d) 208
20. 20.A library has 373 books. It buys 279 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 662 (b) 652 (c) 94 (d) 642
21. 21.A farmer picks 397 mangoes on Monday and 352 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 55 (b) 749 (c) 35 (d) 45
22. 22.A school has 270 boys and 266 girls. 109 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 417 (b) 645 (c) 427 (d) 536
23. 23.After giving away 196 marbles, a boy has 262 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 458 (b) 448 (c) 468 (d) 66
24. 24.A school has 116 boys and 126 girls. 121 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 242 (b) 363 (c) 121 (d) 111
25. 25.A farmer picks 595 mangoes on Monday and 366 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 219 (b) 961 (c) 239 (d) 229
26. 26.A train has 577 passengers. At a station, 405 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 162 (b) 172 (c) 982 (d) 182
27. 27.A train has 699 passengers. At a station, 146 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 563 (b) 553 (c) 543 (d) 845
28. 28.A library has 267 books. It buys 343 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 620 (b) 610 (c) 710 (d) 600
29. 29.A farmer picks 359 mangoes on Monday and 216 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 133 (b) 575 (c) 153 (d) 143
30. 30.A train has 334 passengers. At a station, 256 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 68 (b) 88 (c) 590 (d) 78
31. 31.A library has 462 books. It buys 244 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 218 (b) 696 (c) 716 (d) 706
32. 32.A train has 636 passengers. At a station, 417 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1053 (b) 219 (c) 209 (d) 229
33. 33.A school has 233 boys and 244 girls. 73 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 404 (b) 550 (c) 394 (d) 477
34. 34.After giving away 26 marbles, a boy has 245 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 219 (b) 261 (c) 271 (d) 281
35. 35.A library has 219 books. It buys 216 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 425 (b) 3 (c) 445 (d) 435
36. 36.A farmer picks 329 mangoes on Monday and 165 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 154 (b) 494 (c) 174 (d) 164
37. 37.A library has 251 books. It buys 151 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 392 (b) 402 (c) 412 (d) 100
38. 38.After giving away 39 marbles, a boy has 161 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 200 (b) 190 (c) 210 (d) 122
39. 39.A library has 457 books. It buys 85 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 542 (b) 532 (c) 372 (d) 552
40. 40.A library has 416 books. It buys 313 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 729 (b) 103 (c) 739 (d) 719

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