Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 510 · 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 635 passengers. At a station, 513 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1148 (b) 132 (c) 112 (d) 122
2. 2.A school has 136 boys and 132 girls. 66 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 334 (b) 202 (c) 192 (d) 268
3. 3.A train has 490 passengers. At a station, 176 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 304 (b) 666 (c) 324 (d) 314
4. 4.A library has 190 books. It buys 264 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 554 (b) 454 (c) 464 (d) 444
5. 5.A farmer picks 310 mangoes on Monday and 172 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 138 (b) 148 (c) 128 (d) 482
6. 6.A school has 191 boys and 154 girls. 79 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 345 (b) 424 (c) 266 (d) 256
7. 7.A school has 235 boys and 260 girls. 109 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 495 (b) 604 (c) 386 (d) 376
8. 8.After giving away 45 marbles, a boy has 48 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 83 (b) 3 (c) 103 (d) 93
9. 9.A farmer picks 391 mangoes on Monday and 132 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 523 (b) 269 (c) 249 (d) 259
10. 10.A train has 328 passengers. At a station, 265 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 593 (b) 73 (c) 63 (d) 53
11. 11.A train has 660 passengers. At a station, 481 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 189 (b) 1141 (c) 169 (d) 179
12. 12.A train has 562 passengers. At a station, 120 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 452 (b) 432 (c) 682 (d) 442
13. 13.After giving away 141 marbles, a boy has 191 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 332 (b) 322 (c) 342 (d) 50
14. 14.A train has 348 passengers. At a station, 212 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 560 (b) 126 (c) 136 (d) 146
15. 15.A train has 600 passengers. At a station, 281 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 881 (b) 329 (c) 309 (d) 319
16. 16.A school has 117 boys and 173 girls. 111 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 179 (b) 169 (c) 401 (d) 290
17. 17.A library has 441 books. It buys 109 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 560 (b) 540 (c) 332 (d) 550
18. 18.After giving away 57 marbles, a boy has 56 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 114 (b) 113 (c) 123 (d) 103
19. 19.A school has 203 boys and 266 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 407 (b) 531 (c) 397 (d) 469
20. 20.A library has 211 books. It buys 232 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 433 (b) 443 (c) 453 (d) 543
21. 21.After giving away 56 marbles, a boy has 101 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 45 (b) 147 (c) 167 (d) 157
22. 22.After giving away 39 marbles, a boy has 117 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 166 (b) 156 (c) 78 (d) 146
23. 23.A library has 331 books. It buys 161 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 482 (b) 502 (c) 170 (d) 492
24. 24.A train has 333 passengers. At a station, 201 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 534 (b) 132 (c) 142 (d) 122
25. 25.A farmer picks 304 mangoes on Monday and 226 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 88 (b) 68 (c) 530 (d) 78
26. 26.A train has 425 passengers. At a station, 101 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 334 (b) 314 (c) 324 (d) 526
27. 27.A train has 563 passengers. At a station, 511 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 52 (b) 62 (c) 1074 (d) 42
28. 28.A farmer picks 509 mangoes on Monday and 416 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 103 (b) 83 (c) 93 (d) 925
29. 29.A train has 547 passengers. At a station, 292 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 265 (b) 245 (c) 255 (d) 839
30. 30.A farmer picks 535 mangoes on Monday and 136 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 389 (b) 399 (c) 671 (d) 409
31. 31.A farmer picks 487 mangoes on Monday and 193 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 284 (b) 680 (c) 294 (d) 304
32. 32.After giving away 65 marbles, a boy has 185 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 120 (b) 260 (c) 250 (d) 240
33. 33.A train has 687 passengers. At a station, 130 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 557 (b) 817 (c) 567 (d) 547
34. 34.A library has 268 books. It buys 313 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 571 (b) 591 (c) 581 (d) 681
35. 35.A school has 198 boys and 283 girls. 90 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 571 (b) 381 (c) 481 (d) 391
36. 36.A farmer picks 590 mangoes on Monday and 411 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 169 (b) 1001 (c) 179 (d) 189
37. 37.A train has 355 passengers. At a station, 101 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 244 (b) 456 (c) 254 (d) 264
38. 38.A train has 641 passengers. At a station, 253 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 378 (b) 398 (c) 894 (d) 388
39. 39.A farmer picks 456 mangoes on Monday and 271 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 195 (b) 727 (c) 185 (d) 175
40. 40.A train has 627 passengers. At a station, 471 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 156 (b) 166 (c) 146 (d) 1098

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