Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 385 · 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 448 passengers. At a station, 179 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 627 (b) 269 (c) 259 (d) 279
2. 2.A library has 371 books. It buys 118 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 253 (b) 499 (c) 489 (d) 479
3. 3.A farmer picks 372 mangoes on Monday and 153 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 219 (b) 525 (c) 209 (d) 229
4. 4.A farmer picks 220 mangoes on Monday and 166 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 44 (b) 386 (c) 54 (d) 64
5. 5.A train has 587 passengers. At a station, 132 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 445 (b) 455 (c) 719 (d) 465
6. 6.After giving away 163 marbles, a boy has 146 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 299 (b) 309 (c) 310 (d) 319
7. 7.A train has 631 passengers. At a station, 456 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 165 (b) 175 (c) 1087 (d) 185
8. 8.A school has 235 boys and 285 girls. 78 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 520 (b) 432 (c) 598 (d) 442
9. 9.A library has 455 books. It buys 101 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 546 (b) 566 (c) 354 (d) 556
10. 10.A train has 603 passengers. At a station, 527 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 86 (b) 76 (c) 1130 (d) 66
11. 11.A library has 324 books. It buys 200 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 124 (b) 514 (c) 524 (d) 534
12. 12.A school has 151 boys and 273 girls. 145 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 424 (b) 279 (c) 269 (d) 569
13. 13.A farmer picks 282 mangoes on Monday and 235 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 47 (b) 517 (c) 57 (d) 37
14. 14.A farmer picks 433 mangoes on Monday and 151 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 584 (b) 292 (c) 272 (d) 282
15. 15.A library has 225 books. It buys 193 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 408 (b) 32 (c) 418 (d) 428
16. 16.A train has 434 passengers. At a station, 342 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 82 (b) 776 (c) 102 (d) 92
17. 17.After giving away 23 marbles, a boy has 270 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 283 (b) 247 (c) 293 (d) 303
18. 18.A train has 760 passengers. At a station, 227 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 523 (b) 543 (c) 533 (d) 987
19. 19.A library has 434 books. It buys 302 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 736 (b) 746 (c) 726 (d) 132
20. 20.A train has 684 passengers. At a station, 625 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 49 (b) 69 (c) 59 (d) 1309
21. 21.A library has 344 books. It buys 56 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 288 (b) 410 (c) 400 (d) 390
22. 22.A train has 419 passengers. At a station, 109 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 528 (b) 320 (c) 300 (d) 310
23. 23.A library has 291 books. It buys 151 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 140 (b) 432 (c) 442 (d) 452
24. 24.A train has 754 passengers. At a station, 702 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 42 (b) 1456 (c) 52 (d) 62
25. 25.After giving away 22 marbles, a boy has 64 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 42 (b) 96 (c) 86 (d) 76
26. 26.A library has 351 books. It buys 108 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 449 (b) 459 (c) 469 (d) 243
27. 27.A farmer picks 388 mangoes on Monday and 248 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 636 (b) 150 (c) 130 (d) 140
28. 28.After giving away 33 marbles, a boy has 270 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 293 (b) 237 (c) 313 (d) 303
29. 29.A train has 622 passengers. At a station, 273 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 349 (b) 895 (c) 339 (d) 359
30. 30.A school has 147 boys and 225 girls. 133 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 372 (b) 229 (c) 239 (d) 505
31. 31.A farmer picks 345 mangoes on Monday and 323 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 668 (b) 32 (c) 12 (d) 22
32. 32.A library has 340 books. It buys 325 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 665 (b) 655 (c) 675 (d) 15
33. 33.After giving away 83 marbles, a boy has 66 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 149 (b) 159 (c) 139 (d) 150
34. 34.A farmer picks 258 mangoes on Monday and 216 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 52 (b) 474 (c) 32 (d) 42
35. 35.After giving away 80 marbles, a boy has 57 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 137 (b) 138 (c) 127 (d) 147
36. 36.A train has 563 passengers. At a station, 467 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 106 (b) 96 (c) 86 (d) 1030
37. 37.A train has 406 passengers. At a station, 312 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 94 (b) 84 (c) 718 (d) 104
38. 38.A school has 108 boys and 264 girls. 90 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 462 (b) 372 (c) 272 (d) 282
39. 39.A school has 182 boys and 164 girls. 104 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 346 (b) 450 (c) 232 (d) 242
40. 40.A farmer picks 354 mangoes on Monday and 236 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 128 (b) 108 (c) 118 (d) 590

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