Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 550 · 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 666 passengers. At a station, 218 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 884 (b) 438 (c) 448 (d) 458
2. 2.A library has 265 books. It buys 283 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 548 (b) 538 (c) 558 (d) 648
3. 3.A library has 273 books. It buys 211 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 484 (b) 474 (c) 62 (d) 494
4. 4.A school has 174 boys and 171 girls. 58 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 403 (b) 345 (c) 287 (d) 277
5. 5.A train has 463 passengers. At a station, 201 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 252 (b) 272 (c) 664 (d) 262
6. 6.A school has 121 boys and 141 girls. 76 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 338 (b) 176 (c) 186 (d) 262
7. 7.After giving away 169 marbles, a boy has 91 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 270 (b) 261 (c) 260 (d) 250
8. 8.A train has 711 passengers. At a station, 384 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1095 (b) 337 (c) 317 (d) 327
9. 9.A farmer picks 248 mangoes on Monday and 140 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 98 (b) 388 (c) 108 (d) 118
10. 10.After giving away 110 marbles, a boy has 184 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 294 (b) 304 (c) 284 (d) 74
11. 11.A train has 584 passengers. At a station, 135 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 449 (b) 719 (c) 459 (d) 439
12. 12.A library has 277 books. It buys 250 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 527 (b) 517 (c) 537 (d) 27
13. 13.A train has 584 passengers. At a station, 335 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 919 (b) 259 (c) 239 (d) 249
14. 14.A school has 247 boys and 291 girls. 102 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 426 (b) 538 (c) 640 (d) 436
15. 15.A farmer picks 343 mangoes on Monday and 238 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 115 (b) 581 (c) 95 (d) 105
16. 16.A library has 419 books. It buys 216 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 635 (b) 625 (c) 645 (d) 203
17. 17.A farmer picks 340 mangoes on Monday and 233 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 573 (b) 117 (c) 107 (d) 97
18. 18.A train has 385 passengers. At a station, 126 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 511 (b) 259 (c) 269 (d) 249
19. 19.A library has 367 books. It buys 67 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 424 (b) 444 (c) 434 (d) 300
20. 20.A farmer picks 357 mangoes on Monday and 321 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 678 (b) 46 (c) 36 (d) 26
21. 21.A school has 219 boys and 236 girls. 93 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 352 (b) 455 (c) 548 (d) 362
22. 22.A library has 209 books. It buys 223 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 532 (b) 442 (c) 422 (d) 432
23. 23.A farmer picks 237 mangoes on Monday and 207 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 40 (b) 20 (c) 444 (d) 30
24. 24.A farmer picks 582 mangoes on Monday and 370 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 222 (b) 212 (c) 202 (d) 952
25. 25.A farmer picks 587 mangoes on Monday and 104 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 691 (b) 493 (c) 483 (d) 473
26. 26.A school has 230 boys and 167 girls. 103 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 294 (b) 397 (c) 500 (d) 284
27. 27.After giving away 34 marbles, a boy has 247 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 281 (b) 271 (c) 291 (d) 213
28. 28.A train has 418 passengers. At a station, 356 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 62 (b) 774 (c) 52 (d) 72
29. 29.After giving away 71 marbles, a boy has 85 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 14 (b) 146 (c) 166 (d) 156
30. 30.After giving away 132 marbles, a boy has 261 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 393 (b) 129 (c) 383 (d) 403
31. 31.A library has 141 books. It buys 229 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 470 (b) 380 (c) 360 (d) 370
32. 32.A library has 131 books. It buys 66 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 187 (b) 207 (c) 65 (d) 197
33. 33.After giving away 97 marbles, a boy has 197 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 294 (b) 284 (c) 100 (d) 304
34. 34.A library has 416 books. It buys 220 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 646 (b) 636 (c) 626 (d) 196
35. 35.A train has 640 passengers. At a station, 271 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 369 (b) 911 (c) 359 (d) 379
36. 36.After giving away 59 marbles, a boy has 55 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 124 (b) 104 (c) 114 (d) 115
37. 37.After giving away 71 marbles, a boy has 167 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 228 (b) 248 (c) 96 (d) 238
38. 38.After giving away 20 marbles, a boy has 140 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 120 (b) 170 (c) 150 (d) 160
39. 39.A school has 193 boys and 264 girls. 145 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 312 (b) 457 (c) 602 (d) 302
40. 40.A library has 164 books. It buys 344 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 498 (b) 518 (c) 608 (d) 508

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