Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 522 · 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 697 passengers. At a station, 377 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1074 (b) 330 (c) 310 (d) 320
2. 2.A library has 196 books. It buys 270 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 476 (b) 466 (c) 566 (d) 456
3. 3.A farmer picks 527 mangoes on Monday and 506 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 1033 (b) 21 (c) 31 (d) 11
4. 4.A train has 312 passengers. At a station, 233 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 79 (b) 89 (c) 545 (d) 69
5. 5.A farmer picks 479 mangoes on Monday and 390 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 99 (b) 869 (c) 79 (d) 89
6. 6.A farmer picks 208 mangoes on Monday and 147 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 61 (b) 51 (c) 355 (d) 71
7. 7.A school has 198 boys and 260 girls. 73 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 458 (b) 531 (c) 385 (d) 375
8. 8.A library has 348 books. It buys 202 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 540 (b) 146 (c) 550 (d) 560
9. 9.After giving away 108 marbles, a boy has 263 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 155 (b) 361 (c) 381 (d) 371
10. 10.A farmer picks 450 mangoes on Monday and 419 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 21 (b) 869 (c) 31 (d) 41
11. 11.After giving away 53 marbles, a boy has 265 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 328 (b) 318 (c) 212 (d) 308
12. 12.A library has 352 books. It buys 159 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 511 (b) 501 (c) 193 (d) 521
13. 13.A train has 329 passengers. At a station, 204 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 115 (b) 135 (c) 533 (d) 125
14. 14.A school has 154 boys and 191 girls. 65 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 410 (b) 345 (c) 270 (d) 280
15. 15.A train has 636 passengers. At a station, 208 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 428 (b) 844 (c) 418 (d) 438
16. 16.After giving away 27 marbles, a boy has 176 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 203 (b) 213 (c) 149 (d) 193
17. 17.A train has 366 passengers. At a station, 197 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 159 (b) 179 (c) 169 (d) 563
18. 18.After giving away 35 marbles, a boy has 170 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 195 (b) 215 (c) 205 (d) 135
19. 19.A library has 223 books. It buys 61 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 294 (b) 284 (c) 274 (d) 162
20. 20.A school has 251 boys and 174 girls. 90 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 335 (b) 425 (c) 515 (d) 325
21. 21.A library has 207 books. It buys 122 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 339 (b) 319 (c) 329 (d) 85
22. 22.After giving away 173 marbles, a boy has 51 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 225 (b) 224 (c) 234 (d) 214
23. 23.A train has 370 passengers. At a station, 111 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 249 (b) 269 (c) 259 (d) 481
24. 24.A farmer picks 321 mangoes on Monday and 127 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 204 (b) 184 (c) 448 (d) 194
25. 25.A library has 254 books. It buys 327 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 591 (b) 571 (c) 581 (d) 681
26. 26.A library has 140 books. It buys 312 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 462 (b) 552 (c) 442 (d) 452
27. 27.A train has 540 passengers. At a station, 202 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 328 (b) 338 (c) 742 (d) 348
28. 28.After giving away 108 marbles, a boy has 267 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 159 (b) 385 (c) 375 (d) 365
29. 29.A farmer picks 408 mangoes on Monday and 142 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 256 (b) 550 (c) 276 (d) 266
30. 30.After giving away 101 marbles, a boy has 73 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 184 (b) 175 (c) 174 (d) 164
31. 31.A train has 572 passengers. At a station, 475 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 87 (b) 97 (c) 1047 (d) 107
32. 32.A farmer picks 306 mangoes on Monday and 141 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 165 (b) 155 (c) 447 (d) 175
33. 33.A farmer picks 247 mangoes on Monday and 123 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 114 (b) 370 (c) 134 (d) 124
34. 34.A library has 348 books. It buys 89 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 427 (b) 259 (c) 437 (d) 447
35. 35.A farmer picks 543 mangoes on Monday and 437 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 106 (b) 980 (c) 116 (d) 96
36. 36.After giving away 134 marbles, a boy has 236 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 360 (b) 370 (c) 380 (d) 102
37. 37.A train has 546 passengers. At a station, 397 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 139 (b) 149 (c) 159 (d) 943
38. 38.A school has 154 boys and 262 girls. 124 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 292 (b) 416 (c) 540 (d) 282
39. 39.A school has 103 boys and 204 girls. 66 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 241 (b) 307 (c) 231 (d) 373
40. 40.A school has 129 boys and 233 girls. 58 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 294 (b) 362 (c) 420 (d) 304

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