Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 362 · 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 799 passengers. At a station, 248 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 561 (b) 1047 (c) 541 (d) 551
2. 2.A library has 162 books. It buys 291 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 443 (b) 553 (c) 453 (d) 463
3. 3.A school has 156 boys and 107 girls. 74 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 189 (b) 179 (c) 337 (d) 263
4. 4.A train has 566 passengers. At a station, 321 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 245 (b) 235 (c) 255 (d) 887
5. 5.A train has 759 passengers. At a station, 649 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 120 (b) 100 (c) 110 (d) 1408
6. 6.A library has 377 books. It buys 173 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 204 (b) 550 (c) 560 (d) 540
7. 7.A library has 284 books. It buys 148 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 136 (b) 422 (c) 442 (d) 432
8. 8.A train has 551 passengers. At a station, 217 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 344 (b) 324 (c) 334 (d) 768
9. 9.After giving away 182 marbles, a boy has 141 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 333 (b) 313 (c) 324 (d) 323
10. 10.A farmer picks 574 mangoes on Monday and 548 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 36 (b) 16 (c) 1122 (d) 26
11. 11.A farmer picks 398 mangoes on Monday and 331 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 77 (b) 67 (c) 57 (d) 729
12. 12.A library has 237 books. It buys 267 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 604 (b) 504 (c) 514 (d) 494
13. 13.After giving away 165 marbles, a boy has 52 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 207 (b) 217 (c) 227 (d) 218
14. 14.A school has 231 boys and 104 girls. 127 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 462 (b) 335 (c) 198 (d) 208
15. 15.A library has 209 books. It buys 96 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 113 (b) 315 (c) 305 (d) 295
16. 16.A train has 744 passengers. At a station, 528 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 206 (b) 1272 (c) 216 (d) 226
17. 17.A train has 608 passengers. At a station, 471 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 147 (b) 1079 (c) 127 (d) 137
18. 18.After giving away 132 marbles, a boy has 87 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 219 (b) 209 (c) 220 (d) 229
19. 19.A school has 184 boys and 106 girls. 130 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 160 (b) 150 (c) 420 (d) 290
20. 20.A farmer picks 493 mangoes on Monday and 443 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 936 (b) 60 (c) 50 (d) 40
21. 21.A train has 456 passengers. At a station, 351 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 115 (b) 105 (c) 807 (d) 95
22. 22.A train has 658 passengers. At a station, 488 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 180 (b) 170 (c) 1146 (d) 160
23. 23.A farmer picks 559 mangoes on Monday and 373 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 196 (b) 932 (c) 186 (d) 176
24. 24.A school has 224 boys and 277 girls. 102 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 501 (b) 603 (c) 399 (d) 389
25. 25.A school has 137 boys and 121 girls. 84 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 342 (b) 258 (c) 164 (d) 174
26. 26.A school has 269 boys and 119 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 443 (b) 388 (c) 333 (d) 323
27. 27.After giving away 63 marbles, a boy has 69 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 142 (b) 6 (c) 122 (d) 132
28. 28.A library has 147 books. It buys 233 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 480 (b) 370 (c) 390 (d) 380
29. 29.A train has 777 passengers. At a station, 183 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 594 (b) 584 (c) 604 (d) 960
30. 30.A library has 201 books. It buys 318 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 509 (b) 519 (c) 529 (d) 619
31. 31.A school has 224 boys and 168 girls. 71 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 463 (b) 311 (c) 392 (d) 321
32. 32.A farmer picks 522 mangoes on Monday and 102 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 430 (b) 420 (c) 410 (d) 624
33. 33.A school has 226 boys and 290 girls. 51 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 455 (b) 516 (c) 465 (d) 567
34. 34.A library has 212 books. It buys 78 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 134 (b) 280 (c) 300 (d) 290
35. 35.A train has 324 passengers. At a station, 105 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 219 (b) 429 (c) 229 (d) 209
36. 36.A school has 287 boys and 144 girls. 100 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 431 (b) 331 (c) 321 (d) 531
37. 37.A school has 190 boys and 157 girls. 83 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 347 (b) 254 (c) 430 (d) 264
38. 38.A farmer picks 548 mangoes on Monday and 515 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 43 (b) 1063 (c) 33 (d) 23
39. 39.A school has 242 boys and 113 girls. 148 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 355 (b) 197 (c) 207 (d) 503
40. 40.A library has 447 books. It buys 274 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 731 (b) 173 (c) 711 (d) 721

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