Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 345 · 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 493 passengers. At a station, 232 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 251 (b) 261 (c) 271 (d) 725
2. 2.A farmer picks 276 mangoes on Monday and 222 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 54 (b) 498 (c) 64 (d) 44
3. 3.A school has 252 boys and 186 girls. 148 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 586 (b) 438 (c) 280 (d) 290
4. 4.A farmer picks 314 mangoes on Monday and 255 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 69 (b) 569 (c) 49 (d) 59
5. 5.A farmer picks 413 mangoes on Monday and 110 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 313 (b) 293 (c) 523 (d) 303
6. 6.A school has 220 boys and 209 girls. 70 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 499 (b) 349 (c) 359 (d) 429
7. 7.After giving away 66 marbles, a boy has 174 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 250 (b) 108 (c) 230 (d) 240
8. 8.A school has 211 boys and 202 girls. 113 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 413 (b) 526 (c) 300 (d) 290
9. 9.After giving away 167 marbles, a boy has 24 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 201 (b) 192 (c) 191 (d) 181
10. 10.A train has 709 passengers. At a station, 256 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 443 (b) 453 (c) 463 (d) 965
11. 11.A train has 601 passengers. At a station, 498 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 113 (b) 103 (c) 1099 (d) 93
12. 12.A farmer picks 541 mangoes on Monday and 219 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 312 (b) 332 (c) 322 (d) 760
13. 13.A library has 157 books. It buys 310 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 477 (b) 467 (c) 457 (d) 567
14. 14.After giving away 158 marbles, a boy has 281 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 439 (b) 449 (c) 429 (d) 123
15. 15.A school has 148 boys and 276 girls. 66 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 490 (b) 358 (c) 348 (d) 424
16. 16.A farmer picks 246 mangoes on Monday and 167 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 69 (b) 79 (c) 89 (d) 413
17. 17.A train has 398 passengers. At a station, 196 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 192 (b) 594 (c) 212 (d) 202
18. 18.A farmer picks 377 mangoes on Monday and 238 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 129 (b) 149 (c) 615 (d) 139
19. 19.After giving away 67 marbles, a boy has 159 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 226 (b) 216 (c) 236 (d) 92
20. 20.A train has 311 passengers. At a station, 256 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 55 (b) 45 (c) 567 (d) 65
21. 21.A school has 178 boys and 110 girls. 109 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 397 (b) 169 (c) 179 (d) 288
22. 22.A train has 681 passengers. At a station, 311 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 370 (b) 380 (c) 992 (d) 360
23. 23.A library has 456 books. It buys 232 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 678 (b) 698 (c) 688 (d) 224
24. 24.After giving away 127 marbles, a boy has 209 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 346 (b) 326 (c) 336 (d) 82
25. 25.A farmer picks 351 mangoes on Monday and 217 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 134 (b) 124 (c) 144 (d) 568
26. 26.After giving away 176 marbles, a boy has 52 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 218 (b) 229 (c) 238 (d) 228
27. 27.A train has 535 passengers. At a station, 231 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 766 (b) 304 (c) 294 (d) 314
28. 28.A farmer picks 212 mangoes on Monday and 163 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 59 (b) 375 (c) 39 (d) 49
29. 29.A farmer picks 582 mangoes on Monday and 187 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 385 (b) 395 (c) 405 (d) 769
30. 30.A school has 281 boys and 169 girls. 141 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 591 (b) 309 (c) 450 (d) 299
31. 31.A train has 371 passengers. At a station, 220 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 141 (b) 161 (c) 591 (d) 151
32. 32.A school has 264 boys and 275 girls. 51 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 488 (b) 478 (c) 539 (d) 590
33. 33.A train has 337 passengers. At a station, 192 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 145 (b) 155 (c) 529 (d) 135
34. 34.A train has 724 passengers. At a station, 137 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 597 (b) 587 (c) 577 (d) 861
35. 35.A farmer picks 532 mangoes on Monday and 162 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 370 (b) 694 (c) 380 (d) 360
36. 36.A train has 549 passengers. At a station, 457 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 92 (b) 1006 (c) 82 (d) 102
37. 37.A library has 363 books. It buys 180 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 553 (b) 183 (c) 533 (d) 543
38. 38.After giving away 118 marbles, a boy has 153 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 281 (b) 271 (c) 35 (d) 261
39. 39.A school has 296 boys and 141 girls. 144 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 581 (b) 293 (c) 437 (d) 283
40. 40.A library has 148 books. It buys 346 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 594 (b) 484 (c) 494 (d) 504

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