Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 52 · 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 farmer picks 310 mangoes on Monday and 203 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 117 (b) 97 (c) 107 (d) 513
2. 2.A train has 616 passengers. At a station, 117 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 733 (b) 489 (c) 499 (d) 509
3. 3.A train has 685 passengers. At a station, 169 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 854 (b) 506 (c) 526 (d) 516
4. 4.After giving away 46 marbles, a boy has 249 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 295 (b) 305 (c) 285 (d) 203
5. 5.A train has 415 passengers. At a station, 293 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 708 (b) 112 (c) 122 (d) 132
6. 6.A train has 656 passengers. At a station, 257 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 409 (b) 913 (c) 399 (d) 389
7. 7.A train has 353 passengers. At a station, 140 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 493 (b) 203 (c) 223 (d) 213
8. 8.A library has 131 books. It buys 345 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 466 (b) 576 (c) 476 (d) 486
9. 9.A school has 278 boys and 265 girls. 57 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 543 (b) 486 (c) 476 (d) 600
10. 10.After giving away 191 marbles, a boy has 140 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 332 (b) 331 (c) 341 (d) 321
11. 11.A library has 431 books. It buys 287 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 728 (b) 144 (c) 718 (d) 708
12. 12.After giving away 65 marbles, a boy has 271 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 326 (b) 206 (c) 336 (d) 346
13. 13.A library has 265 books. It buys 101 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 164 (b) 376 (c) 366 (d) 356
14. 14.A farmer picks 515 mangoes on Monday and 275 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 230 (b) 240 (c) 790 (d) 250
15. 15.A train has 409 passengers. At a station, 243 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 176 (b) 652 (c) 156 (d) 166
16. 16.A train has 783 passengers. At a station, 674 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 99 (b) 1457 (c) 109 (d) 119
17. 17.A library has 398 books. It buys 143 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 541 (b) 531 (c) 551 (d) 255
18. 18.A school has 194 boys and 224 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 480 (b) 346 (c) 418 (d) 356
19. 19.After giving away 178 marbles, a boy has 103 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 282 (b) 271 (c) 291 (d) 281
20. 20.A train has 587 passengers. At a station, 378 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 199 (b) 965 (c) 209 (d) 219
21. 21.A farmer picks 375 mangoes on Monday and 347 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 18 (b) 722 (c) 38 (d) 28
22. 22.A train has 557 passengers. At a station, 181 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 386 (b) 366 (c) 376 (d) 738
23. 23.A farmer picks 577 mangoes on Monday and 170 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 417 (b) 747 (c) 407 (d) 397
24. 24.A train has 386 passengers. At a station, 154 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 540 (b) 242 (c) 232 (d) 222
25. 25.A farmer picks 353 mangoes on Monday and 173 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 190 (b) 170 (c) 526 (d) 180
26. 26.A school has 233 boys and 161 girls. 144 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 240 (b) 538 (c) 394 (d) 250
27. 27.A train has 414 passengers. At a station, 184 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 230 (b) 598 (c) 240 (d) 220
28. 28.A library has 384 books. It buys 95 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 479 (b) 289 (c) 469 (d) 489
29. 29.After giving away 29 marbles, a boy has 144 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 183 (b) 163 (c) 173 (d) 115
30. 30.A train has 473 passengers. At a station, 106 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 377 (b) 367 (c) 357 (d) 579
31. 31.A school has 252 boys and 146 girls. 123 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 265 (b) 521 (c) 398 (d) 275
32. 32.A train has 593 passengers. At a station, 414 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 189 (b) 169 (c) 179 (d) 1007
33. 33.A farmer picks 272 mangoes on Monday and 113 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 169 (b) 385 (c) 149 (d) 159
34. 34.A library has 319 books. It buys 108 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 427 (b) 417 (c) 437 (d) 211
35. 35.A library has 247 books. It buys 347 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 604 (b) 584 (c) 594 (d) 694
36. 36.After giving away 110 marbles, a boy has 157 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 257 (b) 47 (c) 277 (d) 267
37. 37.A library has 249 books. It buys 189 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 448 (b) 428 (c) 60 (d) 438
38. 38.A train has 329 passengers. At a station, 133 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 186 (b) 196 (c) 462 (d) 206
39. 39.After giving away 36 marbles, a boy has 39 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 85 (b) 75 (c) 65 (d) 3
40. 40.A school has 284 boys and 101 girls. 105 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 385 (b) 280 (c) 490 (d) 270

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