Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 536 · 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 385 passengers. At a station, 333 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 52 (b) 718 (c) 62 (d) 42
2. 2.A train has 514 passengers. At a station, 314 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 200 (b) 190 (c) 210 (d) 828
3. 3.A farmer picks 349 mangoes on Monday and 103 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 256 (b) 452 (c) 236 (d) 246
4. 4.After giving away 145 marbles, a boy has 246 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 391 (b) 101 (c) 401 (d) 381
5. 5.After giving away 187 marbles, a boy has 210 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 387 (b) 23 (c) 397 (d) 407
6. 6.A farmer picks 374 mangoes on Monday and 110 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 264 (b) 274 (c) 484 (d) 254
7. 7.A train has 460 passengers. At a station, 224 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 684 (b) 226 (c) 236 (d) 246
8. 8.After giving away 156 marbles, a boy has 102 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 268 (b) 259 (c) 248 (d) 258
9. 9.After giving away 154 marbles, a boy has 101 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 256 (b) 245 (c) 265 (d) 255
10. 10.A library has 190 books. It buys 269 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 449 (b) 459 (c) 559 (d) 469
11. 11.A library has 358 books. It buys 313 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 661 (b) 671 (c) 45 (d) 681
12. 12.A train has 502 passengers. At a station, 121 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 371 (b) 391 (c) 381 (d) 623
13. 13.A library has 445 books. It buys 125 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 570 (b) 580 (c) 560 (d) 320
14. 14.A library has 263 books. It buys 229 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 34 (b) 502 (c) 492 (d) 482
15. 15.After giving away 147 marbles, a boy has 284 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 421 (b) 431 (c) 137 (d) 441
16. 16.A school has 238 boys and 163 girls. 70 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 471 (b) 321 (c) 401 (d) 331
17. 17.A library has 261 books. It buys 247 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 508 (b) 498 (c) 14 (d) 518
18. 18.A school has 162 boys and 118 girls. 93 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 187 (b) 373 (c) 177 (d) 280
19. 19.A farmer picks 400 mangoes on Monday and 328 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 72 (b) 82 (c) 728 (d) 62
20. 20.A library has 170 books. It buys 72 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 252 (b) 232 (c) 98 (d) 242
21. 21.A library has 242 books. It buys 92 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 344 (b) 324 (c) 334 (d) 150
22. 22.A library has 189 books. It buys 109 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 298 (b) 80 (c) 288 (d) 308
23. 23.A train has 561 passengers. At a station, 472 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 89 (b) 1033 (c) 79 (d) 99
24. 24.A train has 445 passengers. At a station, 319 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 136 (b) 116 (c) 126 (d) 764
25. 25.A train has 753 passengers. At a station, 477 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 286 (b) 1230 (c) 266 (d) 276
26. 26.A train has 738 passengers. At a station, 360 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 368 (b) 1098 (c) 388 (d) 378
27. 27.A farmer picks 345 mangoes on Monday and 110 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 235 (b) 225 (c) 455 (d) 245
28. 28.A train has 329 passengers. At a station, 139 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 468 (b) 190 (c) 180 (d) 200
29. 29.After giving away 114 marbles, a boy has 288 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 174 (b) 402 (c) 412 (d) 392
30. 30.A farmer picks 426 mangoes on Monday and 358 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 58 (b) 784 (c) 68 (d) 78
31. 31.A train has 642 passengers. At a station, 169 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 463 (b) 811 (c) 473 (d) 483
32. 32.A farmer picks 546 mangoes on Monday and 156 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 390 (b) 702 (c) 400 (d) 380
33. 33.A library has 423 books. It buys 192 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 231 (b) 615 (c) 605 (d) 625
34. 34.A library has 367 books. It buys 177 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 534 (b) 544 (c) 554 (d) 190
35. 35.A library has 242 books. It buys 256 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 508 (b) 598 (c) 498 (d) 488
36. 36.A library has 334 books. It buys 193 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 517 (b) 527 (c) 537 (d) 141
37. 37.A train has 660 passengers. At a station, 448 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 202 (b) 1108 (c) 212 (d) 222
38. 38.A school has 292 boys and 278 girls. 128 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 432 (b) 570 (c) 442 (d) 698
39. 39.A library has 195 books. It buys 313 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 508 (b) 608 (c) 498 (d) 518
40. 40.After giving away 66 marbles, a boy has 162 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 238 (b) 96 (c) 228 (d) 218

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