Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 479 · 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 675 passengers. At a station, 379 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 296 (b) 1054 (c) 306 (d) 286
2. 2.A library has 386 books. It buys 336 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 712 (b) 50 (c) 722 (d) 732
3. 3.A school has 140 boys and 163 girls. 97 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 303 (b) 206 (c) 400 (d) 196
4. 4.After giving away 147 marbles, a boy has 71 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 218 (b) 208 (c) 219 (d) 228
5. 5.A train has 426 passengers. At a station, 147 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 279 (b) 269 (c) 289 (d) 573
6. 6.A school has 216 boys and 108 girls. 150 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 474 (b) 324 (c) 174 (d) 164
7. 7.A school has 133 boys and 104 girls. 140 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 237 (b) 377 (c) 87 (d) 97
8. 8.A train has 507 passengers. At a station, 133 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 640 (b) 374 (c) 384 (d) 364
9. 9.A train has 320 passengers. At a station, 197 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 517 (b) 133 (c) 113 (d) 123
10. 10.A school has 250 boys and 204 girls. 85 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 359 (b) 369 (c) 539 (d) 454
11. 11.A library has 246 books. It buys 150 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 396 (b) 406 (c) 96 (d) 386
12. 12.A library has 204 books. It buys 262 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 466 (b) 566 (c) 476 (d) 456
13. 13.A farmer picks 524 mangoes on Monday and 129 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 405 (b) 395 (c) 385 (d) 653
14. 14.After giving away 62 marbles, a boy has 83 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 135 (b) 145 (c) 21 (d) 155
15. 15.A train has 655 passengers. At a station, 230 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 435 (b) 425 (c) 415 (d) 885
16. 16.A library has 146 books. It buys 228 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 384 (b) 474 (c) 364 (d) 374
17. 17.After giving away 130 marbles, a boy has 251 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 121 (b) 371 (c) 391 (d) 381
18. 18.A farmer picks 386 mangoes on Monday and 154 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 232 (b) 540 (c) 242 (d) 222
19. 19.A library has 259 books. It buys 78 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 347 (b) 327 (c) 337 (d) 181
20. 20.After giving away 127 marbles, a boy has 189 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 316 (b) 306 (c) 326 (d) 62
21. 21.A train has 614 passengers. At a station, 489 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1103 (b) 115 (c) 125 (d) 135
22. 22.A train has 676 passengers. At a station, 449 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1125 (b) 237 (c) 217 (d) 227
23. 23.After giving away 183 marbles, a boy has 277 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 460 (b) 470 (c) 450 (d) 94
24. 24.A library has 384 books. It buys 346 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 38 (b) 740 (c) 730 (d) 720
25. 25.A train has 327 passengers. At a station, 267 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 60 (b) 70 (c) 594 (d) 50
26. 26.After giving away 100 marbles, a boy has 70 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 180 (b) 160 (c) 171 (d) 170
27. 27.A train has 749 passengers. At a station, 593 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 166 (b) 156 (c) 146 (d) 1342
28. 28.A train has 743 passengers. At a station, 459 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1202 (b) 284 (c) 274 (d) 294
29. 29.After giving away 96 marbles, a boy has 230 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 134 (b) 316 (c) 326 (d) 336
30. 30.A train has 657 passengers. At a station, 578 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 79 (b) 69 (c) 89 (d) 1235
31. 31.A library has 293 books. It buys 85 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 378 (b) 208 (c) 368 (d) 388
32. 32.A farmer picks 465 mangoes on Monday and 383 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 848 (b) 82 (c) 72 (d) 92
33. 33.A library has 254 books. It buys 180 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 444 (b) 74 (c) 424 (d) 434
34. 34.A library has 251 books. It buys 198 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 439 (b) 459 (c) 53 (d) 449
35. 35.A farmer picks 412 mangoes on Monday and 130 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 282 (b) 292 (c) 542 (d) 272
36. 36.A school has 104 boys and 283 girls. 99 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 387 (b) 486 (c) 278 (d) 288
37. 37.A library has 270 books. It buys 213 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 57 (b) 473 (c) 493 (d) 483
38. 38.A train has 636 passengers. At a station, 345 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 291 (b) 301 (c) 281 (d) 981
39. 39.A farmer picks 532 mangoes on Monday and 433 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 89 (b) 965 (c) 109 (d) 99
40. 40.A train has 673 passengers. At a station, 228 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 435 (b) 445 (c) 455 (d) 901

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