Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 366 · 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 farmer picks 351 mangoes on Monday and 112 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 249 (b) 239 (c) 463 (d) 229
2. 2.A school has 100 boys and 292 girls. 88 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 480 (b) 294 (c) 304 (d) 392
3. 3.A library has 378 books. It buys 185 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 553 (b) 573 (c) 563 (d) 193
4. 4.After giving away 171 marbles, a boy has 22 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 183 (b) 193 (c) 203 (d) 194
5. 5.A train has 709 passengers. At a station, 266 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 453 (b) 443 (c) 975 (d) 433
6. 6.A train has 748 passengers. At a station, 491 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 267 (b) 1239 (c) 247 (d) 257
7. 7.A library has 372 books. It buys 231 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 603 (b) 593 (c) 141 (d) 613
8. 8.A library has 369 books. It buys 233 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 612 (b) 602 (c) 592 (d) 136
9. 9.A train has 543 passengers. At a station, 445 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 988 (b) 88 (c) 98 (d) 108
10. 10.A school has 257 boys and 193 girls. 82 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 532 (b) 368 (c) 450 (d) 358
11. 11.A farmer picks 546 mangoes on Monday and 174 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 720 (b) 372 (c) 362 (d) 382
12. 12.A library has 135 books. It buys 161 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 296 (b) 396 (c) 306 (d) 286
13. 13.A train has 664 passengers. At a station, 128 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 536 (b) 546 (c) 526 (d) 792
14. 14.A train has 544 passengers. At a station, 201 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 343 (b) 333 (c) 353 (d) 745
15. 15.A train has 659 passengers. At a station, 191 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 478 (b) 458 (c) 468 (d) 850
16. 16.A farmer picks 517 mangoes on Monday and 211 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 296 (b) 316 (c) 728 (d) 306
17. 17.A library has 180 books. It buys 322 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 512 (b) 602 (c) 492 (d) 502
18. 18.A school has 231 boys and 136 girls. 68 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 435 (b) 289 (c) 299 (d) 367
19. 19.A farmer picks 589 mangoes on Monday and 568 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 11 (b) 31 (c) 21 (d) 1157
20. 20.A school has 231 boys and 203 girls. 68 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 434 (b) 366 (c) 502 (d) 356
21. 21.A train has 695 passengers. At a station, 202 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 483 (b) 493 (c) 897 (d) 503
22. 22.A train has 398 passengers. At a station, 346 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 42 (b) 52 (c) 62 (d) 744
23. 23.A school has 191 boys and 189 girls. 77 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 293 (b) 380 (c) 457 (d) 303
24. 24.A train has 376 passengers. At a station, 117 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 493 (b) 249 (c) 269 (d) 259
25. 25.A library has 242 books. It buys 173 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 425 (b) 415 (c) 69 (d) 405
26. 26.A school has 154 boys and 255 girls. 144 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 409 (b) 553 (c) 255 (d) 265
27. 27.A school has 100 boys and 144 girls. 150 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 244 (b) 84 (c) 394 (d) 94
28. 28.A train has 767 passengers. At a station, 710 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 57 (b) 47 (c) 67 (d) 1477
29. 29.A school has 157 boys and 206 girls. 91 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 272 (b) 262 (c) 363 (d) 454
30. 30.A library has 272 books. It buys 287 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 659 (b) 549 (c) 569 (d) 559
31. 31.A library has 292 books. It buys 262 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 544 (b) 554 (c) 30 (d) 564
32. 32.A train has 790 passengers. At a station, 472 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 308 (b) 328 (c) 318 (d) 1262
33. 33.A train has 754 passengers. At a station, 602 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 152 (b) 1356 (c) 162 (d) 142
34. 34.A farmer picks 312 mangoes on Monday and 271 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 31 (b) 51 (c) 41 (d) 583
35. 35.After giving away 74 marbles, a boy has 87 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 161 (b) 13 (c) 151 (d) 171
36. 36.A train has 302 passengers. At a station, 129 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 183 (b) 163 (c) 173 (d) 431
37. 37.A train has 660 passengers. At a station, 452 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 198 (b) 218 (c) 1112 (d) 208
38. 38.A train has 445 passengers. At a station, 301 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 154 (b) 144 (c) 134 (d) 746
39. 39.A school has 142 boys and 153 girls. 108 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 187 (b) 403 (c) 295 (d) 177
40. 40.A train has 339 passengers. At a station, 191 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 148 (b) 530 (c) 138 (d) 158

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