Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 316 · 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 329 passengers. At a station, 201 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 118 (b) 530 (c) 128 (d) 138
2. 2.A train has 502 passengers. At a station, 323 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 169 (b) 189 (c) 825 (d) 179
3. 3.A school has 170 boys and 274 girls. 51 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 393 (b) 383 (c) 444 (d) 495
4. 4.A train has 468 passengers. At a station, 209 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 269 (b) 677 (c) 259 (d) 249
5. 5.A library has 267 books. It buys 236 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 503 (b) 31 (c) 493 (d) 513
6. 6.A school has 116 boys and 132 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 179 (b) 317 (c) 169 (d) 248
7. 7.A school has 224 boys and 245 girls. 128 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 597 (b) 341 (c) 469 (d) 331
8. 8.A train has 638 passengers. At a station, 235 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 393 (b) 873 (c) 403 (d) 413
9. 9.A library has 173 books. It buys 51 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 234 (b) 214 (c) 224 (d) 122
10. 10.A school has 128 boys and 288 girls. 65 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 481 (b) 341 (c) 416 (d) 351
11. 11.A train has 445 passengers. At a station, 129 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 316 (b) 326 (c) 574 (d) 306
12. 12.A train has 666 passengers. At a station, 485 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 171 (b) 1151 (c) 181 (d) 191
13. 13.A library has 436 books. It buys 321 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 747 (b) 757 (c) 115 (d) 767
14. 14.A school has 135 boys and 165 girls. 138 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 152 (b) 162 (c) 300 (d) 438
15. 15.A farmer picks 242 mangoes on Monday and 125 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 107 (b) 367 (c) 127 (d) 117
16. 16.After giving away 33 marbles, a boy has 60 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 103 (b) 27 (c) 93 (d) 83
17. 17.A school has 132 boys and 128 girls. 112 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 372 (b) 148 (c) 138 (d) 260
18. 18.After giving away 141 marbles, a boy has 259 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 118 (b) 390 (c) 410 (d) 400
19. 19.A farmer picks 559 mangoes on Monday and 377 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 182 (b) 936 (c) 172 (d) 192
20. 20.A library has 334 books. It buys 215 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 539 (b) 559 (c) 119 (d) 549
21. 21.A train has 312 passengers. At a station, 142 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 180 (b) 454 (c) 160 (d) 170
22. 22.A farmer picks 512 mangoes on Monday and 273 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 239 (b) 229 (c) 249 (d) 785
23. 23.After giving away 168 marbles, a boy has 91 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 260 (b) 269 (c) 249 (d) 259
24. 24.After giving away 61 marbles, a boy has 246 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 307 (b) 317 (c) 297 (d) 185
25. 25.A train has 303 passengers. At a station, 165 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 128 (b) 138 (c) 148 (d) 468
26. 26.A library has 390 books. It buys 319 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 719 (b) 699 (c) 709 (d) 71
27. 27.A library has 242 books. It buys 55 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 187 (b) 297 (c) 307 (d) 287
28. 28.A train has 531 passengers. At a station, 474 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 67 (b) 47 (c) 1005 (d) 57
29. 29.After giving away 135 marbles, a boy has 240 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 385 (b) 105 (c) 365 (d) 375
30. 30.A farmer picks 400 mangoes on Monday and 190 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 220 (b) 200 (c) 590 (d) 210
31. 31.A farmer picks 579 mangoes on Monday and 125 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 444 (b) 454 (c) 704 (d) 464
32. 32.A school has 141 boys and 247 girls. 143 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 235 (b) 245 (c) 531 (d) 388
33. 33.A school has 247 boys and 139 girls. 58 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 318 (b) 444 (c) 328 (d) 386
34. 34.After giving away 24 marbles, a boy has 224 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 258 (b) 238 (c) 200 (d) 248
35. 35.A farmer picks 382 mangoes on Monday and 341 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 723 (b) 41 (c) 31 (d) 51
36. 36.A library has 237 books. It buys 123 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 370 (b) 114 (c) 350 (d) 360
37. 37.A library has 181 books. It buys 293 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 574 (b) 474 (c) 484 (d) 464
38. 38.After giving away 142 marbles, a boy has 201 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 353 (b) 333 (c) 343 (d) 59
39. 39.A farmer picks 260 mangoes on Monday and 180 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 440 (b) 80 (c) 90 (d) 70
40. 40.A farmer picks 347 mangoes on Monday and 265 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 92 (b) 72 (c) 612 (d) 82

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