Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 307 · 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 386 passengers. At a station, 181 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 195 (b) 215 (c) 567 (d) 205
2. 2.After giving away 35 marbles, a boy has 62 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 27 (b) 87 (c) 97 (d) 107
3. 3.A train has 423 passengers. At a station, 365 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 48 (b) 788 (c) 58 (d) 68
4. 4.A library has 279 books. It buys 133 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 422 (b) 412 (c) 146 (d) 402
5. 5.A farmer picks 231 mangoes on Monday and 117 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 114 (b) 104 (c) 124 (d) 348
6. 6.After giving away 78 marbles, a boy has 129 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 207 (b) 217 (c) 197 (d) 51
7. 7.After giving away 73 marbles, a boy has 138 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 221 (b) 65 (c) 211 (d) 201
8. 8.A farmer picks 340 mangoes on Monday and 204 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 146 (b) 544 (c) 136 (d) 126
9. 9.A farmer picks 517 mangoes on Monday and 338 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 189 (b) 169 (c) 179 (d) 855
10. 10.A farmer picks 492 mangoes on Monday and 414 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 906 (b) 88 (c) 78 (d) 68
11. 11.A train has 672 passengers. At a station, 557 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1229 (b) 105 (c) 115 (d) 125
12. 12.After giving away 120 marbles, a boy has 219 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 99 (b) 349 (c) 339 (d) 329
13. 13.A school has 180 boys and 128 girls. 102 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 206 (b) 410 (c) 196 (d) 308
14. 14.A train has 431 passengers. At a station, 262 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 179 (b) 693 (c) 169 (d) 159
15. 15.A library has 342 books. It buys 143 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 199 (b) 475 (c) 485 (d) 495
16. 16.A train has 743 passengers. At a station, 234 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 499 (b) 977 (c) 509 (d) 519
17. 17.A library has 423 books. It buys 94 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 517 (b) 507 (c) 329 (d) 527
18. 18.A library has 358 books. It buys 268 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 636 (b) 626 (c) 616 (d) 90
19. 19.After giving away 46 marbles, a boy has 33 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 80 (b) 69 (c) 79 (d) 89
20. 20.After giving away 29 marbles, a boy has 95 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 114 (b) 134 (c) 124 (d) 66
21. 21.A library has 435 books. It buys 207 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 642 (b) 228 (c) 652 (d) 632
22. 22.After giving away 160 marbles, a boy has 122 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 292 (b) 282 (c) 283 (d) 272
23. 23.A farmer picks 536 mangoes on Monday and 249 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 785 (b) 287 (c) 277 (d) 297
24. 24.A school has 209 boys and 189 girls. 104 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 502 (b) 294 (c) 398 (d) 284
25. 25.A school has 160 boys and 180 girls. 84 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 256 (b) 340 (c) 424 (d) 246
26. 26.A train has 371 passengers. At a station, 151 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 210 (b) 220 (c) 522 (d) 230
27. 27.A library has 290 books. It buys 315 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 705 (b) 595 (c) 615 (d) 605
28. 28.After giving away 151 marbles, a boy has 182 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 343 (b) 31 (c) 333 (d) 323
29. 29.A farmer picks 319 mangoes on Monday and 243 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 562 (b) 66 (c) 86 (d) 76
30. 30.After giving away 180 marbles, a boy has 164 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 345 (b) 344 (c) 354 (d) 334
31. 31.A train has 673 passengers. At a station, 134 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 529 (b) 549 (c) 807 (d) 539
32. 32.A train has 621 passengers. At a station, 379 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 242 (b) 252 (c) 1000 (d) 232
33. 33.A train has 375 passengers. At a station, 152 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 527 (b) 233 (c) 213 (d) 223
34. 34.A farmer picks 349 mangoes on Monday and 212 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 127 (b) 137 (c) 561 (d) 147
35. 35.A library has 429 books. It buys 342 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 87 (b) 771 (c) 761 (d) 781
36. 36.A library has 202 books. It buys 172 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 374 (b) 30 (c) 364 (d) 384
37. 37.A library has 341 books. It buys 78 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 263 (b) 429 (c) 409 (d) 419
38. 38.A library has 385 books. It buys 314 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 709 (b) 71 (c) 689 (d) 699
39. 39.A library has 199 books. It buys 295 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 494 (b) 504 (c) 594 (d) 484
40. 40.A library has 155 books. It buys 288 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 443 (b) 543 (c) 433 (d) 453

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