Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 455 · 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 411 passengers. At a station, 172 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 249 (b) 239 (c) 583 (d) 229
2. 2.After giving away 97 marbles, a boy has 112 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 219 (b) 199 (c) 15 (d) 209
3. 3.A library has 217 books. It buys 151 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 378 (b) 368 (c) 358 (d) 66
4. 4.A farmer picks 329 mangoes on Monday and 271 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 68 (b) 600 (c) 48 (d) 58
5. 5.A train has 389 passengers. At a station, 335 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 724 (b) 54 (c) 64 (d) 44
6. 6.A library has 346 books. It buys 110 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 456 (b) 236 (c) 446 (d) 466
7. 7.A school has 105 boys and 137 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 170 (b) 304 (c) 242 (d) 180
8. 8.After giving away 116 marbles, a boy has 88 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 205 (b) 214 (c) 204 (d) 194
9. 9.After giving away 54 marbles, a boy has 230 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 294 (b) 176 (c) 284 (d) 274
10. 10.A school has 194 boys and 144 girls. 79 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 417 (b) 249 (c) 338 (d) 259
11. 11.After giving away 52 marbles, a boy has 116 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 64 (b) 178 (c) 168 (d) 158
12. 12.A library has 127 books. It buys 131 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 358 (b) 258 (c) 268 (d) 248
13. 13.A library has 374 books. It buys 235 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 139 (b) 599 (c) 609 (d) 619
14. 14.A library has 192 books. It buys 64 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 266 (b) 246 (c) 256 (d) 128
15. 15.A school has 279 boys and 288 girls. 97 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 664 (b) 470 (c) 567 (d) 460
16. 16.A farmer picks 254 mangoes on Monday and 218 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 46 (b) 36 (c) 26 (d) 472
17. 17.A school has 293 boys and 107 girls. 108 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 508 (b) 282 (c) 292 (d) 400
18. 18.A school has 259 boys and 201 girls. 86 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 364 (b) 546 (c) 374 (d) 460
19. 19.A school has 203 boys and 142 girls. 51 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 345 (b) 294 (c) 284 (d) 396
20. 20.After giving away 24 marbles, a boy has 162 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 186 (b) 196 (c) 176 (d) 138
21. 21.A train has 641 passengers. At a station, 244 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 885 (b) 397 (c) 407 (d) 387
22. 22.A farmer picks 446 mangoes on Monday and 342 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 94 (b) 114 (c) 788 (d) 104
23. 23.A farmer picks 231 mangoes on Monday and 179 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 410 (b) 62 (c) 42 (d) 52
24. 24.A school has 146 boys and 280 girls. 106 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 532 (b) 426 (c) 320 (d) 310
25. 25.A farmer picks 525 mangoes on Monday and 397 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 128 (b) 138 (c) 922 (d) 118
26. 26.A school has 179 boys and 100 girls. 92 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 371 (b) 187 (c) 279 (d) 177
27. 27.A farmer picks 207 mangoes on Monday and 182 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 15 (b) 25 (c) 35 (d) 389
28. 28.A train has 659 passengers. At a station, 525 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1184 (b) 124 (c) 144 (d) 134
29. 29.A farmer picks 477 mangoes on Monday and 143 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 344 (b) 324 (c) 334 (d) 620
30. 30.A library has 383 books. It buys 169 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 542 (b) 562 (c) 552 (d) 214
31. 31.A school has 115 boys and 159 girls. 56 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 218 (b) 274 (c) 330 (d) 208
32. 32.A farmer picks 476 mangoes on Monday and 456 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 30 (b) 932 (c) 20 (d) 10
33. 33.A school has 117 boys and 267 girls. 145 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 384 (b) 229 (c) 529 (d) 239
34. 34.A farmer picks 316 mangoes on Monday and 160 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 146 (b) 166 (c) 476 (d) 156
35. 35.A train has 777 passengers. At a station, 229 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1006 (b) 558 (c) 548 (d) 538
36. 36.A library has 374 books. It buys 312 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 62 (b) 696 (c) 686 (d) 676
37. 37.A farmer picks 538 mangoes on Monday and 211 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 337 (b) 317 (c) 749 (d) 327
38. 38.After giving away 66 marbles, a boy has 235 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 291 (b) 311 (c) 301 (d) 169
39. 39.A library has 228 books. It buys 172 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 400 (b) 410 (c) 390 (d) 56
40. 40.A farmer picks 400 mangoes on Monday and 223 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 177 (b) 623 (c) 187 (d) 167

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