Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 393 · 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 304 passengers. At a station, 174 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 130 (b) 120 (c) 140 (d) 478
2. 2.A school has 191 boys and 197 girls. 102 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 286 (b) 388 (c) 490 (d) 276
3. 3.A school has 255 boys and 236 girls. 126 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 355 (b) 617 (c) 491 (d) 365
4. 4.A library has 212 books. It buys 308 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 530 (b) 510 (c) 620 (d) 520
5. 5.A farmer picks 576 mangoes on Monday and 233 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 333 (b) 353 (c) 809 (d) 343
6. 6.After giving away 99 marbles, a boy has 112 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 201 (b) 221 (c) 13 (d) 211
7. 7.A farmer picks 450 mangoes on Monday and 187 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 273 (b) 263 (c) 637 (d) 253
8. 8.A farmer picks 264 mangoes on Monday and 114 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 150 (b) 160 (c) 378 (d) 140
9. 9.A library has 141 books. It buys 316 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 467 (b) 447 (c) 457 (d) 557
10. 10.After giving away 120 marbles, a boy has 220 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 350 (b) 330 (c) 100 (d) 340
11. 11.A library has 333 books. It buys 278 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 611 (b) 55 (c) 601 (d) 621
12. 12.A train has 414 passengers. At a station, 177 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 591 (b) 247 (c) 227 (d) 237
13. 13.After giving away 107 marbles, a boy has 179 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 276 (b) 296 (c) 72 (d) 286
14. 14.A school has 213 boys and 206 girls. 145 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 564 (b) 264 (c) 274 (d) 419
15. 15.A library has 386 books. It buys 233 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 153 (b) 609 (c) 629 (d) 619
16. 16.A library has 474 books. It buys 223 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 707 (b) 687 (c) 697 (d) 251
17. 17.A library has 209 books. It buys 68 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 277 (b) 287 (c) 141 (d) 267
18. 18.After giving away 35 marbles, a boy has 154 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 179 (b) 189 (c) 199 (d) 119
19. 19.After giving away 145 marbles, a boy has 271 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 126 (b) 416 (c) 426 (d) 406
20. 20.A farmer picks 408 mangoes on Monday and 315 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 93 (b) 103 (c) 83 (d) 723
21. 21.A train has 307 passengers. At a station, 217 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 100 (b) 80 (c) 90 (d) 524
22. 22.A library has 253 books. It buys 188 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 441 (b) 431 (c) 451 (d) 65
23. 23.A train has 794 passengers. At a station, 587 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 207 (b) 217 (c) 1381 (d) 197
24. 24.A library has 370 books. It buys 204 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 584 (b) 564 (c) 574 (d) 166
25. 25.After giving away 30 marbles, a boy has 257 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 277 (b) 227 (c) 287 (d) 297
26. 26.A train has 649 passengers. At a station, 240 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 409 (b) 399 (c) 419 (d) 889
27. 27.A farmer picks 361 mangoes on Monday and 245 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 106 (b) 126 (c) 116 (d) 606
28. 28.A library has 266 books. It buys 123 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 379 (b) 143 (c) 399 (d) 389
29. 29.A farmer picks 329 mangoes on Monday and 106 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 223 (b) 233 (c) 435 (d) 213
30. 30.After giving away 138 marbles, a boy has 238 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 366 (b) 100 (c) 376 (d) 386
31. 31.A train has 321 passengers. At a station, 230 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 101 (b) 91 (c) 551 (d) 81
32. 32.A school has 223 boys and 288 girls. 129 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 372 (b) 640 (c) 511 (d) 382
33. 33.A library has 293 books. It buys 350 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 643 (b) 743 (c) 653 (d) 633
34. 34.A library has 130 books. It buys 78 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 208 (b) 198 (c) 218 (d) 52
35. 35.A train has 541 passengers. At a station, 283 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 824 (b) 248 (c) 258 (d) 268
36. 36.A school has 226 boys and 127 girls. 96 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 353 (b) 247 (c) 257 (d) 449
37. 37.A farmer picks 282 mangoes on Monday and 213 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 495 (b) 69 (c) 79 (d) 59
38. 38.A school has 247 boys and 244 girls. 77 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 568 (b) 414 (c) 491 (d) 404
39. 39.After giving away 108 marbles, a boy has 213 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 311 (b) 331 (c) 105 (d) 321
40. 40.After giving away 65 marbles, a boy has 26 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 92 (b) 101 (c) 81 (d) 91

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