Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 480 · 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 335 passengers. At a station, 217 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 128 (b) 118 (c) 552 (d) 108
2. 2.A train has 595 passengers. At a station, 332 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 253 (b) 263 (c) 273 (d) 927
3. 3.After giving away 86 marbles, a boy has 148 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 244 (b) 62 (c) 224 (d) 234
4. 4.A library has 193 books. It buys 250 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 433 (b) 453 (c) 543 (d) 443
5. 5.A school has 169 boys and 241 girls. 131 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 269 (b) 410 (c) 279 (d) 541
6. 6.A school has 230 boys and 300 girls. 92 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 622 (b) 530 (c) 438 (d) 428
7. 7.A farmer picks 502 mangoes on Monday and 369 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 133 (b) 143 (c) 871 (d) 123
8. 8.After giving away 30 marbles, a boy has 281 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 251 (b) 321 (c) 311 (d) 301
9. 9.After giving away 183 marbles, a boy has 273 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 456 (b) 90 (c) 446 (d) 466
10. 10.A library has 224 books. It buys 156 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 370 (b) 380 (c) 390 (d) 68
11. 11.A train has 615 passengers. At a station, 327 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 278 (b) 942 (c) 298 (d) 288
12. 12.A farmer picks 558 mangoes on Monday and 513 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 1071 (b) 45 (c) 55 (d) 35
13. 13.A school has 219 boys and 153 girls. 65 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 372 (b) 297 (c) 307 (d) 437
14. 14.A library has 392 books. It buys 80 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 312 (b) 462 (c) 482 (d) 472
15. 15.After giving away 48 marbles, a boy has 71 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 23 (b) 109 (c) 119 (d) 129
16. 16.A train has 443 passengers. At a station, 377 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 820 (b) 76 (c) 66 (d) 56
17. 17.A school has 214 boys and 116 girls. 56 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 386 (b) 264 (c) 330 (d) 274
18. 18.A train has 534 passengers. At a station, 348 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 196 (b) 186 (c) 176 (d) 882
19. 19.A train has 723 passengers. At a station, 474 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 249 (b) 1197 (c) 259 (d) 239
20. 20.A school has 232 boys and 207 girls. 58 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 371 (b) 381 (c) 497 (d) 439
21. 21.A farmer picks 344 mangoes on Monday and 265 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 69 (b) 609 (c) 79 (d) 89
22. 22.A train has 771 passengers. At a station, 713 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 48 (b) 58 (c) 68 (d) 1484
23. 23.A library has 469 books. It buys 303 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 166 (b) 782 (c) 772 (d) 762
24. 24.A train has 686 passengers. At a station, 512 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 164 (b) 1198 (c) 174 (d) 184
25. 25.A train has 768 passengers. At a station, 240 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1008 (b) 528 (c) 538 (d) 518
26. 26.A farmer picks 403 mangoes on Monday and 169 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 224 (b) 234 (c) 572 (d) 244
27. 27.A farmer picks 253 mangoes on Monday and 104 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 159 (b) 149 (c) 139 (d) 357
28. 28.A school has 118 boys and 280 girls. 130 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 398 (b) 528 (c) 268 (d) 258
29. 29.A library has 198 books. It buys 206 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 504 (b) 394 (c) 404 (d) 414
30. 30.A farmer picks 569 mangoes on Monday and 339 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 240 (b) 908 (c) 220 (d) 230
31. 31.A library has 295 books. It buys 138 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 443 (b) 433 (c) 157 (d) 423
32. 32.After giving away 172 marbles, a boy has 131 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 303 (b) 293 (c) 313 (d) 304
33. 33.A school has 258 boys and 289 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 547 (b) 476 (c) 608 (d) 486
34. 34.After giving away 43 marbles, a boy has 120 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 173 (b) 153 (c) 163 (d) 77
35. 35.A library has 283 books. It buys 84 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 377 (b) 367 (c) 357 (d) 199
36. 36.After giving away 23 marbles, a boy has 60 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 83 (b) 37 (c) 73 (d) 93
37. 37.A library has 474 books. It buys 56 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 418 (b) 520 (c) 540 (d) 530
38. 38.A school has 275 boys and 120 girls. 70 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 315 (b) 395 (c) 325 (d) 465
39. 39.After giving away 67 marbles, a boy has 55 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 132 (b) 112 (c) 123 (d) 122
40. 40.After giving away 97 marbles, a boy has 79 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 176 (b) 186 (c) 166 (d) 177

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