Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 474 · 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 555 passengers. At a station, 471 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1026 (b) 94 (c) 84 (d) 74
2. 2.A train has 322 passengers. At a station, 244 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 88 (b) 68 (c) 78 (d) 566
3. 3.A farmer picks 532 mangoes on Monday and 426 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 116 (b) 958 (c) 96 (d) 106
4. 4.A train has 655 passengers. At a station, 387 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 258 (b) 268 (c) 278 (d) 1042
5. 5.A library has 172 books. It buys 99 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 271 (b) 261 (c) 281 (d) 73
6. 6.A school has 237 boys and 149 girls. 107 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 493 (b) 269 (c) 386 (d) 279
7. 7.A farmer picks 526 mangoes on Monday and 497 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 39 (b) 1023 (c) 29 (d) 19
8. 8.After giving away 95 marbles, a boy has 197 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 302 (b) 292 (c) 102 (d) 282
9. 9.A farmer picks 375 mangoes on Monday and 325 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 60 (b) 700 (c) 40 (d) 50
10. 10.A library has 477 books. It buys 347 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 834 (b) 824 (c) 814 (d) 130
11. 11.A school has 119 boys and 110 girls. 70 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 299 (b) 229 (c) 149 (d) 159
12. 12.After giving away 74 marbles, a boy has 246 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 330 (b) 172 (c) 320 (d) 310
13. 13.A train has 461 passengers. At a station, 173 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 634 (b) 298 (c) 288 (d) 278
14. 14.A school has 139 boys and 196 girls. 95 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 430 (b) 240 (c) 230 (d) 335
15. 15.A train has 439 passengers. At a station, 330 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 109 (b) 769 (c) 99 (d) 119
16. 16.A school has 173 boys and 105 girls. 52 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 330 (b) 278 (c) 226 (d) 216
17. 17.A train has 585 passengers. At a station, 452 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 123 (b) 143 (c) 1037 (d) 133
18. 18.A school has 282 boys and 209 girls. 150 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 641 (b) 341 (c) 491 (d) 331
19. 19.A farmer picks 260 mangoes on Monday and 148 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 408 (b) 122 (c) 102 (d) 112
20. 20.A library has 230 books. It buys 348 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 568 (b) 678 (c) 578 (d) 588
21. 21.After giving away 122 marbles, a boy has 65 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 187 (b) 188 (c) 177 (d) 197
22. 22.A train has 330 passengers. At a station, 102 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 432 (b) 218 (c) 238 (d) 228
23. 23.After giving away 131 marbles, a boy has 35 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 156 (b) 176 (c) 167 (d) 166
24. 24.A farmer picks 533 mangoes on Monday and 231 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 312 (b) 764 (c) 292 (d) 302
25. 25.A library has 394 books. It buys 285 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 669 (b) 689 (c) 109 (d) 679
26. 26.A train has 658 passengers. At a station, 422 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1080 (b) 236 (c) 246 (d) 226
27. 27.A library has 467 books. It buys 71 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 538 (b) 548 (c) 396 (d) 528
28. 28.A farmer picks 207 mangoes on Monday and 105 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 312 (b) 92 (c) 112 (d) 102
29. 29.A train has 450 passengers. At a station, 250 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 700 (b) 210 (c) 200 (d) 190
30. 30.A library has 247 books. It buys 125 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 382 (b) 372 (c) 362 (d) 122
31. 31.After giving away 196 marbles, a boy has 169 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 375 (b) 365 (c) 355 (d) 366
32. 32.A train has 682 passengers. At a station, 524 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 168 (b) 1206 (c) 148 (d) 158
33. 33.A library has 191 books. It buys 74 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 275 (b) 255 (c) 265 (d) 117
34. 34.A library has 383 books. It buys 58 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 441 (b) 431 (c) 325 (d) 451
35. 35.A school has 128 boys and 114 girls. 101 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 242 (b) 141 (c) 343 (d) 131
36. 36.A farmer picks 281 mangoes on Monday and 212 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 79 (b) 493 (c) 69 (d) 59
37. 37.A library has 266 books. It buys 301 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 557 (b) 577 (c) 667 (d) 567
38. 38.A library has 193 books. It buys 145 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 338 (b) 48 (c) 328 (d) 348
39. 39.A school has 135 boys and 151 girls. 104 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 390 (b) 172 (c) 182 (d) 286
40. 40.A train has 308 passengers. At a station, 173 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 125 (b) 481 (c) 145 (d) 135

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