Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 391 · 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 241 mangoes on Monday and 123 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 108 (b) 118 (c) 128 (d) 364
2. 2.A train has 474 passengers. At a station, 367 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 841 (b) 107 (c) 117 (d) 97
3. 3.A train has 653 passengers. At a station, 435 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1088 (b) 228 (c) 218 (d) 208
4. 4.A school has 157 boys and 252 girls. 124 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 275 (b) 533 (c) 409 (d) 285
5. 5.A train has 329 passengers. At a station, 193 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 522 (b) 136 (c) 126 (d) 146
6. 6.A school has 129 boys and 145 girls. 73 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 191 (b) 347 (c) 201 (d) 274
7. 7.A library has 350 books. It buys 311 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 651 (b) 39 (c) 671 (d) 661
8. 8.A library has 393 books. It buys 163 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 566 (b) 230 (c) 546 (d) 556
9. 9.A school has 139 boys and 282 girls. 112 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 299 (b) 421 (c) 533 (d) 309
10. 10.A train has 425 passengers. At a station, 373 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 798 (b) 52 (c) 62 (d) 42
11. 11.A library has 172 books. It buys 168 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 4 (b) 350 (c) 340 (d) 330
12. 12.A school has 181 boys and 151 girls. 142 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 474 (b) 190 (c) 332 (d) 180
13. 13.A train has 412 passengers. At a station, 134 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 546 (b) 288 (c) 278 (d) 268
14. 14.After giving away 42 marbles, a boy has 104 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 136 (b) 62 (c) 156 (d) 146
15. 15.A train has 434 passengers. At a station, 105 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 539 (b) 319 (c) 329 (d) 339
16. 16.A train has 700 passengers. At a station, 534 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 166 (b) 156 (c) 1234 (d) 176
17. 17.A library has 153 books. It buys 222 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 365 (b) 375 (c) 385 (d) 475
18. 18.A school has 185 boys and 277 girls. 88 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 550 (b) 374 (c) 462 (d) 364
19. 19.A train has 489 passengers. At a station, 152 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 327 (b) 337 (c) 347 (d) 641
20. 20.After giving away 149 marbles, a boy has 47 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 197 (b) 196 (c) 186 (d) 206
21. 21.A library has 405 books. It buys 289 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 694 (b) 704 (c) 116 (d) 684
22. 22.A school has 300 boys and 161 girls. 108 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 461 (b) 343 (c) 353 (d) 569
23. 23.A farmer picks 582 mangoes on Monday and 510 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 62 (b) 1092 (c) 72 (d) 82
24. 24.A train has 741 passengers. At a station, 463 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 268 (b) 288 (c) 278 (d) 1204
25. 25.A farmer picks 224 mangoes on Monday and 108 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 116 (b) 332 (c) 126 (d) 106
26. 26.A school has 159 boys and 190 girls. 84 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 349 (b) 265 (c) 433 (d) 255
27. 27.A school has 102 boys and 194 girls. 129 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 167 (b) 157 (c) 425 (d) 296
28. 28.After giving away 128 marbles, a boy has 116 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 234 (b) 254 (c) 244 (d) 245
29. 29.A library has 132 books. It buys 278 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 510 (b) 410 (c) 400 (d) 420
30. 30.A farmer picks 295 mangoes on Monday and 272 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 33 (b) 23 (c) 13 (d) 567
31. 31.A library has 423 books. It buys 144 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 577 (b) 557 (c) 279 (d) 567
32. 32.A train has 555 passengers. At a station, 410 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 155 (b) 135 (c) 965 (d) 145
33. 33.A school has 288 boys and 210 girls. 102 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 396 (b) 498 (c) 386 (d) 600
34. 34.A library has 306 books. It buys 268 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 584 (b) 38 (c) 564 (d) 574
35. 35.After giving away 54 marbles, a boy has 105 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 169 (b) 51 (c) 149 (d) 159
36. 36.After giving away 40 marbles, a boy has 141 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 101 (b) 191 (c) 181 (d) 171
37. 37.A train has 310 passengers. At a station, 144 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 176 (b) 156 (c) 454 (d) 166
38. 38.After giving away 130 marbles, a boy has 179 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 299 (b) 309 (c) 319 (d) 49
39. 39.A farmer picks 502 mangoes on Monday and 156 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 658 (b) 336 (c) 356 (d) 346
40. 40.After giving away 34 marbles, a boy has 202 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 168 (b) 236 (c) 226 (d) 246

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