Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 489 · 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 556 passengers. At a station, 437 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 109 (b) 993 (c) 129 (d) 119
2. 2.A school has 125 boys and 129 girls. 70 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 254 (b) 324 (c) 184 (d) 174
3. 3.A school has 152 boys and 252 girls. 146 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 258 (b) 248 (c) 550 (d) 404
4. 4.A library has 470 books. It buys 98 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 568 (b) 558 (c) 372 (d) 578
5. 5.After giving away 142 marbles, a boy has 43 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 186 (b) 195 (c) 185 (d) 175
6. 6.A train has 726 passengers. At a station, 188 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 538 (b) 548 (c) 528 (d) 914
7. 7.After giving away 35 marbles, a boy has 277 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 322 (b) 242 (c) 312 (d) 302
8. 8.A farmer picks 406 mangoes on Monday and 193 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 203 (b) 223 (c) 599 (d) 213
9. 9.After giving away 188 marbles, a boy has 293 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 491 (b) 481 (c) 105 (d) 471
10. 10.A library has 413 books. It buys 250 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 663 (b) 653 (c) 673 (d) 163
11. 11.A train has 564 passengers. At a station, 189 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 375 (b) 753 (c) 365 (d) 385
12. 12.A library has 201 books. It buys 135 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 336 (b) 326 (c) 66 (d) 346
13. 13.A farmer picks 343 mangoes on Monday and 280 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 53 (b) 623 (c) 73 (d) 63
14. 14.A farmer picks 505 mangoes on Monday and 442 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 947 (b) 73 (c) 53 (d) 63
15. 15.A farmer picks 461 mangoes on Monday and 251 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 210 (b) 220 (c) 712 (d) 200
16. 16.A farmer picks 388 mangoes on Monday and 257 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 121 (b) 645 (c) 131 (d) 141
17. 17.A train has 612 passengers. At a station, 140 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 462 (b) 752 (c) 472 (d) 482
18. 18.A school has 227 boys and 119 girls. 64 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 410 (b) 282 (c) 346 (d) 272
19. 19.After giving away 40 marbles, a boy has 156 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 186 (b) 116 (c) 196 (d) 206
20. 20.A train has 628 passengers. At a station, 274 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 364 (b) 344 (c) 354 (d) 902
21. 21.A train has 317 passengers. At a station, 167 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 160 (b) 150 (c) 484 (d) 140
22. 22.A school has 184 boys and 179 girls. 104 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 467 (b) 249 (c) 259 (d) 363
23. 23.A school has 135 boys and 113 girls. 52 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 186 (b) 248 (c) 196 (d) 300
24. 24.A train has 346 passengers. At a station, 281 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 627 (b) 75 (c) 55 (d) 65
25. 25.A school has 122 boys and 159 girls. 76 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 195 (b) 357 (c) 281 (d) 205
26. 26.A school has 101 boys and 251 girls. 60 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 282 (b) 352 (c) 412 (d) 292
27. 27.A train has 617 passengers. At a station, 517 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 110 (b) 100 (c) 1134 (d) 90
28. 28.A library has 416 books. It buys 190 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 606 (b) 616 (c) 226 (d) 596
29. 29.A library has 181 books. It buys 100 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 291 (b) 81 (c) 281 (d) 271
30. 30.A library has 338 books. It buys 113 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 461 (b) 441 (c) 225 (d) 451
31. 31.A school has 145 boys and 207 girls. 74 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 278 (b) 352 (c) 426 (d) 268
32. 32.A farmer picks 350 mangoes on Monday and 154 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 206 (b) 196 (c) 504 (d) 186
33. 33.A library has 208 books. It buys 215 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 433 (b) 413 (c) 523 (d) 423
34. 34.After giving away 23 marbles, a boy has 242 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 265 (b) 219 (c) 255 (d) 275
35. 35.A library has 150 books. It buys 176 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 316 (b) 426 (c) 326 (d) 336
36. 36.A library has 469 books. It buys 115 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 354 (b) 574 (c) 584 (d) 594
37. 37.A farmer picks 534 mangoes on Monday and 271 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 273 (b) 253 (c) 805 (d) 263
38. 38.A library has 347 books. It buys 112 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 235 (b) 449 (c) 469 (d) 459
39. 39.A school has 191 boys and 117 girls. 83 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 225 (b) 391 (c) 215 (d) 308
40. 40.A train has 318 passengers. At a station, 170 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 138 (b) 158 (c) 488 (d) 148

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