Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 542 · 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 378 passengers. At a station, 155 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 213 (b) 223 (c) 233 (d) 533
2. 2.A train has 305 passengers. At a station, 242 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 63 (b) 73 (c) 547 (d) 53
3. 3.A train has 380 passengers. At a station, 270 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 120 (b) 110 (c) 100 (d) 650
4. 4.After giving away 53 marbles, a boy has 248 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 291 (b) 311 (c) 195 (d) 301
5. 5.A library has 414 books. It buys 211 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 615 (b) 203 (c) 625 (d) 635
6. 6.A school has 282 boys and 105 girls. 125 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 262 (b) 252 (c) 387 (d) 512
7. 7.A train has 647 passengers. At a station, 152 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 495 (b) 799 (c) 485 (d) 505
8. 8.A farmer picks 436 mangoes on Monday and 111 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 335 (b) 547 (c) 315 (d) 325
9. 9.After giving away 78 marbles, a boy has 116 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 204 (b) 194 (c) 38 (d) 184
10. 10.After giving away 134 marbles, a boy has 272 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 416 (b) 396 (c) 406 (d) 138
11. 11.A train has 748 passengers. At a station, 366 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 382 (b) 1114 (c) 392 (d) 372
12. 12.A train has 434 passengers. At a station, 165 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 259 (b) 269 (c) 279 (d) 599
13. 13.A library has 434 books. It buys 128 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 552 (b) 572 (c) 306 (d) 562
14. 14.A library has 465 books. It buys 51 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 516 (b) 506 (c) 526 (d) 414
15. 15.A school has 160 boys and 164 girls. 121 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 324 (b) 193 (c) 203 (d) 445
16. 16.A farmer picks 203 mangoes on Monday and 144 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 69 (b) 347 (c) 49 (d) 59
17. 17.A school has 176 boys and 218 girls. 111 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 394 (b) 283 (c) 505 (d) 273
18. 18.A train has 452 passengers. At a station, 202 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 654 (b) 260 (c) 250 (d) 240
19. 19.After giving away 26 marbles, a boy has 145 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 161 (b) 181 (c) 119 (d) 171
20. 20.A school has 164 boys and 257 girls. 84 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 337 (b) 505 (c) 327 (d) 421
21. 21.A train has 728 passengers. At a station, 493 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 245 (b) 235 (c) 225 (d) 1221
22. 22.A farmer picks 374 mangoes on Monday and 263 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 101 (b) 121 (c) 111 (d) 637
23. 23.A school has 151 boys and 145 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 225 (b) 296 (c) 235 (d) 357
24. 24.A farmer picks 537 mangoes on Monday and 284 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 263 (b) 243 (c) 821 (d) 253
25. 25.A library has 345 books. It buys 94 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 449 (b) 439 (c) 429 (d) 251
26. 26.After giving away 109 marbles, a boy has 77 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 196 (b) 186 (c) 187 (d) 176
27. 27.A farmer picks 488 mangoes on Monday and 210 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 278 (b) 268 (c) 288 (d) 698
28. 28.A library has 345 books. It buys 201 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 546 (b) 556 (c) 144 (d) 536
29. 29.A library has 429 books. It buys 203 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 642 (b) 226 (c) 632 (d) 622
30. 30.A farmer picks 521 mangoes on Monday and 148 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 383 (b) 363 (c) 373 (d) 669
31. 31.A library has 347 books. It buys 327 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 674 (b) 684 (c) 20 (d) 664
32. 32.A library has 351 books. It buys 194 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 555 (b) 545 (c) 535 (d) 157
33. 33.A train has 555 passengers. At a station, 123 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 422 (b) 678 (c) 432 (d) 442
34. 34.After giving away 85 marbles, a boy has 292 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 387 (b) 367 (c) 377 (d) 207
35. 35.A farmer picks 210 mangoes on Monday and 153 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 47 (b) 67 (c) 57 (d) 363
36. 36.A farmer picks 534 mangoes on Monday and 144 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 380 (b) 390 (c) 400 (d) 678
37. 37.A school has 282 boys and 158 girls. 95 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 345 (b) 535 (c) 335 (d) 440
38. 38.A library has 160 books. It buys 296 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 466 (b) 446 (c) 456 (d) 556
39. 39.A library has 181 books. It buys 201 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 372 (b) 482 (c) 382 (d) 392
40. 40.After giving away 140 marbles, a boy has 229 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 379 (b) 89 (c) 359 (d) 369

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