Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 410 · 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 566 passengers. At a station, 107 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 673 (b) 459 (c) 469 (d) 449
2. 2.A train has 650 passengers. At a station, 431 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 219 (b) 209 (c) 1081 (d) 229
3. 3.A farmer picks 400 mangoes on Monday and 141 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 249 (b) 269 (c) 259 (d) 541
4. 4.A school has 144 boys and 218 girls. 138 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 214 (b) 500 (c) 224 (d) 362
5. 5.A school has 188 boys and 276 girls. 129 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 335 (b) 464 (c) 325 (d) 593
6. 6.A library has 391 books. It buys 208 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 599 (b) 609 (c) 589 (d) 183
7. 7.A library has 168 books. It buys 142 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 300 (b) 310 (c) 26 (d) 320
8. 8.After giving away 47 marbles, a boy has 47 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 104 (b) 94 (c) 84 (d) 95
9. 9.After giving away 178 marbles, a boy has 144 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 323 (b) 322 (c) 312 (d) 332
10. 10.A school has 165 boys and 296 girls. 126 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 461 (b) 325 (c) 587 (d) 335
11. 11.A farmer picks 232 mangoes on Monday and 165 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 77 (b) 397 (c) 57 (d) 67
12. 12.After giving away 188 marbles, a boy has 279 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 467 (b) 91 (c) 477 (d) 457
13. 13.A library has 243 books. It buys 328 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 581 (b) 671 (c) 571 (d) 561
14. 14.A library has 151 books. It buys 229 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 370 (b) 390 (c) 480 (d) 380
15. 15.A train has 633 passengers. At a station, 428 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 195 (b) 215 (c) 1061 (d) 205
16. 16.A school has 219 boys and 216 girls. 126 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 299 (b) 561 (c) 435 (d) 309
17. 17.A school has 295 boys and 251 girls. 50 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 546 (b) 486 (c) 496 (d) 596
18. 18.A farmer picks 259 mangoes on Monday and 150 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 99 (b) 119 (c) 109 (d) 409
19. 19.A farmer picks 564 mangoes on Monday and 204 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 768 (b) 370 (c) 350 (d) 360
20. 20.After giving away 198 marbles, a boy has 223 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 421 (b) 411 (c) 25 (d) 431
21. 21.After giving away 44 marbles, a boy has 31 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 65 (b) 76 (c) 85 (d) 75
22. 22.A farmer picks 259 mangoes on Monday and 206 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 465 (b) 63 (c) 43 (d) 53
23. 23.After giving away 35 marbles, a boy has 27 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 72 (b) 52 (c) 62 (d) 63
24. 24.A farmer picks 502 mangoes on Monday and 400 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 112 (b) 902 (c) 92 (d) 102
25. 25.A train has 515 passengers. At a station, 130 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 385 (b) 375 (c) 645 (d) 395
26. 26.A school has 280 boys and 103 girls. 120 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 383 (b) 503 (c) 263 (d) 253
27. 27.A library has 214 books. It buys 57 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 157 (b) 261 (c) 271 (d) 281
28. 28.A library has 173 books. It buys 128 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 301 (b) 291 (c) 311 (d) 45
29. 29.After giving away 104 marbles, a boy has 93 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 207 (b) 198 (c) 197 (d) 187
30. 30.A train has 736 passengers. At a station, 535 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1271 (b) 201 (c) 211 (d) 191
31. 31.A farmer picks 484 mangoes on Monday and 353 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 837 (b) 131 (c) 121 (d) 141
32. 32.A school has 287 boys and 243 girls. 65 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 455 (b) 530 (c) 465 (d) 595
33. 33.A library has 175 books. It buys 239 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 404 (b) 424 (c) 414 (d) 514
34. 34.A farmer picks 212 mangoes on Monday and 119 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 331 (b) 83 (c) 103 (d) 93
35. 35.A school has 166 boys and 119 girls. 102 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 183 (b) 173 (c) 285 (d) 387
36. 36.A library has 321 books. It buys 60 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 261 (b) 371 (c) 381 (d) 391
37. 37.A train has 699 passengers. At a station, 295 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 414 (b) 394 (c) 404 (d) 994
38. 38.A train has 428 passengers. At a station, 100 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 338 (b) 328 (c) 528 (d) 318
39. 39.After giving away 149 marbles, a boy has 55 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 214 (b) 205 (c) 194 (d) 204
40. 40.A farmer picks 278 mangoes on Monday and 115 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 173 (b) 153 (c) 393 (d) 163

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