Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 535 · 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 563 passengers. At a station, 260 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 823 (b) 293 (c) 303 (d) 313
2. 2.A school has 128 boys and 124 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 189 (b) 305 (c) 252 (d) 199
3. 3.A farmer picks 292 mangoes on Monday and 256 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 36 (b) 548 (c) 46 (d) 26
4. 4.A library has 413 books. It buys 94 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 497 (b) 507 (c) 517 (d) 319
5. 5.A school has 104 boys and 247 girls. 130 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 351 (b) 481 (c) 211 (d) 221
6. 6.A train has 684 passengers. At a station, 242 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 432 (b) 442 (c) 452 (d) 926
7. 7.After giving away 169 marbles, a boy has 266 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 97 (b) 435 (c) 425 (d) 445
8. 8.A train has 702 passengers. At a station, 248 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 464 (b) 950 (c) 454 (d) 444
9. 9.A library has 475 books. It buys 151 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 324 (b) 616 (c) 636 (d) 626
10. 10.A school has 243 boys and 129 girls. 51 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 311 (b) 372 (c) 423 (d) 321
11. 11.A school has 107 boys and 229 girls. 144 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 336 (b) 192 (c) 480 (d) 182
12. 12.A school has 153 boys and 231 girls. 52 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 384 (b) 332 (c) 322 (d) 436
13. 13.A school has 219 boys and 196 girls. 71 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 486 (b) 334 (c) 344 (d) 415
14. 14.A school has 139 boys and 131 girls. 148 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 112 (b) 418 (c) 270 (d) 122
15. 15.A school has 169 boys and 118 girls. 122 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 155 (b) 409 (c) 287 (d) 165
16. 16.A farmer picks 220 mangoes on Monday and 162 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 382 (b) 58 (c) 48 (d) 68
17. 17.A library has 177 books. It buys 207 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 484 (b) 384 (c) 374 (d) 394
18. 18.A school has 153 boys and 147 girls. 64 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 236 (b) 300 (c) 364 (d) 226
19. 19.A train has 431 passengers. At a station, 295 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 126 (b) 136 (c) 146 (d) 726
20. 20.A train has 619 passengers. At a station, 131 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 488 (b) 478 (c) 498 (d) 750
21. 21.After giving away 79 marbles, a boy has 89 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 158 (b) 178 (c) 10 (d) 168
22. 22.A train has 487 passengers. At a station, 201 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 276 (b) 296 (c) 286 (d) 688
23. 23.A school has 237 boys and 150 girls. 93 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 480 (b) 284 (c) 294 (d) 387
24. 24.A farmer picks 433 mangoes on Monday and 178 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 245 (b) 255 (c) 611 (d) 265
25. 25.A farmer picks 560 mangoes on Monday and 219 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 351 (b) 779 (c) 341 (d) 331
26. 26.A train has 425 passengers. At a station, 179 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 246 (b) 236 (c) 604 (d) 256
27. 27.A train has 466 passengers. At a station, 216 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 682 (b) 240 (c) 260 (d) 250
28. 28.A train has 734 passengers. At a station, 364 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 360 (b) 370 (c) 380 (d) 1098
29. 29.A library has 175 books. It buys 342 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 617 (b) 517 (c) 507 (d) 527
30. 30.A train has 424 passengers. At a station, 289 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 135 (b) 713 (c) 125 (d) 145
31. 31.A school has 205 boys and 145 girls. 107 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 243 (b) 350 (c) 457 (d) 233
32. 32.A farmer picks 411 mangoes on Monday and 285 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 136 (b) 126 (c) 116 (d) 696
33. 33.A farmer picks 342 mangoes on Monday and 222 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 130 (b) 110 (c) 564 (d) 120
34. 34.A school has 265 boys and 103 girls. 71 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 368 (b) 439 (c) 287 (d) 297
35. 35.A library has 255 books. It buys 123 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 132 (b) 378 (c) 368 (d) 388
36. 36.A school has 128 boys and 165 girls. 74 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 219 (b) 293 (c) 209 (d) 367
37. 37.After giving away 179 marbles, a boy has 212 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 33 (b) 391 (c) 381 (d) 401
38. 38.After giving away 113 marbles, a boy has 220 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 323 (b) 333 (c) 107 (d) 343
39. 39.A library has 336 books. It buys 136 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 462 (b) 200 (c) 482 (d) 472
40. 40.A farmer picks 492 mangoes on Monday and 329 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 173 (b) 821 (c) 153 (d) 163

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