Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 378 · 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 319 passengers. At a station, 154 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 175 (b) 473 (c) 155 (d) 165
2. 2.After giving away 132 marbles, a boy has 157 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 299 (b) 289 (c) 279 (d) 25
3. 3.A library has 220 books. It buys 252 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 572 (b) 462 (c) 472 (d) 482
4. 4.A library has 295 books. It buys 134 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 161 (b) 419 (c) 429 (d) 439
5. 5.A farmer picks 558 mangoes on Monday and 493 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 75 (b) 1051 (c) 65 (d) 55
6. 6.A school has 263 boys and 197 girls. 117 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 460 (b) 333 (c) 343 (d) 577
7. 7.A library has 348 books. It buys 311 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 649 (b) 659 (c) 37 (d) 669
8. 8.After giving away 97 marbles, a boy has 74 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 181 (b) 161 (c) 172 (d) 171
9. 9.A school has 231 boys and 172 girls. 102 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 301 (b) 505 (c) 403 (d) 291
10. 10.After giving away 95 marbles, a boy has 247 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 332 (b) 342 (c) 152 (d) 352
11. 11.A train has 732 passengers. At a station, 300 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1032 (b) 422 (c) 442 (d) 432
12. 12.A library has 219 books. It buys 325 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 544 (b) 554 (c) 644 (d) 534
13. 13.A school has 134 boys and 230 girls. 148 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 216 (b) 512 (c) 206 (d) 364
14. 14.A library has 264 books. It buys 62 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 316 (b) 326 (c) 336 (d) 202
15. 15.A library has 406 books. It buys 50 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 466 (b) 446 (c) 456 (d) 356
16. 16.A library has 175 books. It buys 243 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 418 (b) 518 (c) 428 (d) 408
17. 17.After giving away 104 marbles, a boy has 272 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 366 (b) 376 (c) 168 (d) 386
18. 18.A train has 316 passengers. At a station, 212 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 528 (b) 104 (c) 94 (d) 114
19. 19.A farmer picks 366 mangoes on Monday and 202 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 174 (b) 164 (c) 154 (d) 568
20. 20.A library has 386 books. It buys 186 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 200 (b) 562 (c) 582 (d) 572
21. 21.A train has 771 passengers. At a station, 245 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 536 (b) 516 (c) 526 (d) 1016
22. 22.After giving away 30 marbles, a boy has 40 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 10 (b) 70 (c) 60 (d) 80
23. 23.A library has 327 books. It buys 156 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 171 (b) 473 (c) 493 (d) 483
24. 24.A train has 430 passengers. At a station, 116 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 304 (b) 314 (c) 324 (d) 546
25. 25.A school has 180 boys and 230 girls. 70 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 330 (b) 480 (c) 340 (d) 410
26. 26.A school has 240 boys and 197 girls. 109 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 437 (b) 318 (c) 546 (d) 328
27. 27.A train has 724 passengers. At a station, 187 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 537 (b) 547 (c) 911 (d) 527
28. 28.A farmer picks 580 mangoes on Monday and 221 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 349 (b) 359 (c) 801 (d) 369
29. 29.A farmer picks 465 mangoes on Monday and 239 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 704 (b) 236 (c) 226 (d) 216
30. 30.A train has 452 passengers. At a station, 185 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 267 (b) 257 (c) 637 (d) 277
31. 31.After giving away 51 marbles, a boy has 219 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 270 (b) 280 (c) 168 (d) 260
32. 32.A farmer picks 297 mangoes on Monday and 165 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 132 (b) 142 (c) 462 (d) 122
33. 33.A train has 691 passengers. At a station, 487 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 214 (b) 204 (c) 194 (d) 1178
34. 34.A school has 260 boys and 224 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 484 (b) 538 (c) 430 (d) 420
35. 35.A school has 237 boys and 146 girls. 106 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 383 (b) 267 (c) 489 (d) 277
36. 36.After giving away 178 marbles, a boy has 114 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 282 (b) 302 (c) 292 (d) 293
37. 37.A train has 415 passengers. At a station, 137 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 552 (b) 268 (c) 278 (d) 288
38. 38.A train has 784 passengers. At a station, 215 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 579 (b) 999 (c) 559 (d) 569
39. 39.A train has 731 passengers. At a station, 618 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 103 (b) 1349 (c) 113 (d) 123
40. 40.A train has 385 passengers. At a station, 292 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 103 (b) 83 (c) 677 (d) 93

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