Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 472 · 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 422 passengers. At a station, 301 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 723 (b) 111 (c) 121 (d) 131
2. 2.A farmer picks 598 mangoes on Monday and 547 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 41 (b) 51 (c) 61 (d) 1145
3. 3.After giving away 170 marbles, a boy has 198 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 28 (b) 378 (c) 358 (d) 368
4. 4.A library has 247 books. It buys 127 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 120 (b) 364 (c) 374 (d) 384
5. 5.A library has 391 books. It buys 346 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 737 (b) 45 (c) 727 (d) 747
6. 6.A library has 349 books. It buys 249 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 608 (b) 100 (c) 598 (d) 588
7. 7.A farmer picks 581 mangoes on Monday and 461 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 110 (b) 1042 (c) 120 (d) 130
8. 8.A train has 639 passengers. At a station, 355 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 294 (b) 284 (c) 274 (d) 994
9. 9.A farmer picks 200 mangoes on Monday and 112 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 98 (b) 312 (c) 78 (d) 88
10. 10.A train has 408 passengers. At a station, 263 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 135 (b) 145 (c) 671 (d) 155
11. 11.A school has 241 boys and 204 girls. 63 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 445 (b) 372 (c) 508 (d) 382
12. 12.A library has 141 books. It buys 151 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 292 (b) 282 (c) 392 (d) 302
13. 13.A library has 393 books. It buys 274 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 657 (b) 667 (c) 677 (d) 119
14. 14.A library has 435 books. It buys 165 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 270 (b) 610 (c) 600 (d) 590
15. 15.A train has 534 passengers. At a station, 129 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 663 (b) 405 (c) 415 (d) 395
16. 16.A farmer picks 493 mangoes on Monday and 442 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 61 (b) 41 (c) 51 (d) 935
17. 17.After giving away 176 marbles, a boy has 21 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 198 (b) 187 (c) 207 (d) 197
18. 18.A train has 424 passengers. At a station, 134 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 280 (b) 290 (c) 558 (d) 300
19. 19.A library has 186 books. It buys 92 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 94 (b) 268 (c) 278 (d) 288
20. 20.A farmer picks 521 mangoes on Monday and 244 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 277 (b) 765 (c) 267 (d) 287
21. 21.A farmer picks 345 mangoes on Monday and 184 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 151 (b) 529 (c) 161 (d) 171
22. 22.A train has 722 passengers. At a station, 475 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 237 (b) 257 (c) 1197 (d) 247
23. 23.A farmer picks 492 mangoes on Monday and 135 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 627 (b) 347 (c) 367 (d) 357
24. 24.A library has 289 books. It buys 137 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 436 (b) 416 (c) 152 (d) 426
25. 25.After giving away 96 marbles, a boy has 185 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 89 (b) 281 (c) 271 (d) 291
26. 26.A farmer picks 397 mangoes on Monday and 165 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 562 (b) 222 (c) 242 (d) 232
27. 27.A train has 673 passengers. At a station, 601 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1274 (b) 82 (c) 72 (d) 62
28. 28.After giving away 27 marbles, a boy has 290 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 327 (b) 307 (c) 317 (d) 263
29. 29.A school has 171 boys and 247 girls. 112 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 306 (b) 530 (c) 418 (d) 296
30. 30.A library has 235 books. It buys 62 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 297 (b) 307 (c) 287 (d) 173
31. 31.A library has 259 books. It buys 244 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 513 (b) 15 (c) 503 (d) 493
32. 32.A train has 322 passengers. At a station, 258 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 54 (b) 74 (c) 64 (d) 580
33. 33.A train has 672 passengers. At a station, 219 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 463 (b) 891 (c) 443 (d) 453
34. 34.A train has 389 passengers. At a station, 158 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 547 (b) 241 (c) 231 (d) 221
35. 35.A library has 332 books. It buys 267 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 609 (b) 65 (c) 599 (d) 589
36. 36.A farmer picks 584 mangoes on Monday and 486 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 108 (b) 88 (c) 98 (d) 1070
37. 37.A library has 300 books. It buys 172 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 462 (b) 128 (c) 482 (d) 472
38. 38.A library has 440 books. It buys 200 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 240 (b) 630 (c) 650 (d) 640
39. 39.A farmer picks 220 mangoes on Monday and 198 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 32 (b) 418 (c) 12 (d) 22
40. 40.A farmer picks 278 mangoes on Monday and 173 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 451 (b) 95 (c) 115 (d) 105

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