Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 47 · 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 797 passengers. At a station, 673 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1470 (b) 124 (c) 134 (d) 114
2. 2.After giving away 24 marbles, a boy has 71 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 47 (b) 105 (c) 85 (d) 95
3. 3.A school has 183 boys and 106 girls. 115 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 164 (b) 289 (c) 404 (d) 174
4. 4.A train has 408 passengers. At a station, 172 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 580 (b) 236 (c) 246 (d) 226
5. 5.After giving away 196 marbles, a boy has 229 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 425 (b) 415 (c) 33 (d) 435
6. 6.A train has 321 passengers. At a station, 113 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 218 (b) 208 (c) 434 (d) 198
7. 7.A library has 221 books. It buys 106 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 337 (b) 115 (c) 317 (d) 327
8. 8.A school has 116 boys and 282 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 398 (b) 343 (c) 333 (d) 453
9. 9.A farmer picks 507 mangoes on Monday and 442 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 75 (b) 949 (c) 65 (d) 55
10. 10.A farmer picks 222 mangoes on Monday and 173 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 395 (b) 59 (c) 39 (d) 49
11. 11.A library has 478 books. It buys 205 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 683 (b) 673 (c) 273 (d) 693
12. 12.A train has 602 passengers. At a station, 359 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 243 (b) 253 (c) 233 (d) 961
13. 13.A school has 198 boys and 250 girls. 67 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 515 (b) 371 (c) 448 (d) 381
14. 14.A library has 307 books. It buys 172 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 135 (b) 489 (c) 469 (d) 479
15. 15.A school has 135 boys and 108 girls. 120 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 123 (b) 113 (c) 243 (d) 363
16. 16.A train has 647 passengers. At a station, 495 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 162 (b) 1142 (c) 152 (d) 142
17. 17.A farmer picks 513 mangoes on Monday and 192 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 321 (b) 311 (c) 705 (d) 331
18. 18.A school has 177 boys and 109 girls. 87 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 199 (b) 189 (c) 286 (d) 373
19. 19.After giving away 165 marbles, a boy has 174 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 9 (b) 339 (c) 329 (d) 349
20. 20.A farmer picks 505 mangoes on Monday and 211 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 284 (b) 304 (c) 294 (d) 716
21. 21.After giving away 20 marbles, a boy has 31 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 51 (b) 41 (c) 11 (d) 61
22. 22.A library has 167 books. It buys 109 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 58 (b) 276 (c) 286 (d) 266
23. 23.A train has 611 passengers. At a station, 163 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 448 (b) 774 (c) 458 (d) 438
24. 24.A school has 161 boys and 220 girls. 144 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 381 (b) 525 (c) 237 (d) 227
25. 25.A farmer picks 479 mangoes on Monday and 419 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 70 (b) 898 (c) 50 (d) 60
26. 26.A school has 174 boys and 300 girls. 120 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 474 (b) 344 (c) 354 (d) 594
27. 27.A train has 506 passengers. At a station, 104 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 402 (b) 392 (c) 412 (d) 610
28. 28.After giving away 47 marbles, a boy has 176 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 213 (b) 233 (c) 129 (d) 223
29. 29.A school has 297 boys and 129 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 363 (b) 426 (c) 479 (d) 373
30. 30.After giving away 171 marbles, a boy has 269 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 450 (b) 430 (c) 440 (d) 98
31. 31.A farmer picks 220 mangoes on Monday and 102 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 118 (b) 108 (c) 128 (d) 322
32. 32.A school has 270 boys and 187 girls. 101 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 356 (b) 457 (c) 346 (d) 558
33. 33.A farmer picks 281 mangoes on Monday and 253 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 28 (b) 534 (c) 18 (d) 38
34. 34.After giving away 194 marbles, a boy has 51 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 246 (b) 255 (c) 235 (d) 245
35. 35.A library has 367 books. It buys 329 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 38 (b) 696 (c) 706 (d) 686
36. 36.A train has 743 passengers. At a station, 259 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 474 (b) 494 (c) 1002 (d) 484
37. 37.After giving away 20 marbles, a boy has 97 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 127 (b) 107 (c) 117 (d) 77
38. 38.After giving away 125 marbles, a boy has 161 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 36 (b) 276 (c) 296 (d) 286
39. 39.A farmer picks 495 mangoes on Monday and 465 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 20 (b) 960 (c) 30 (d) 40
40. 40.A farmer picks 430 mangoes on Monday and 314 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 106 (b) 116 (c) 744 (d) 126

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