Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 559 · 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 688 passengers. At a station, 453 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1141 (b) 225 (c) 235 (d) 245
2. 2.A school has 193 boys and 224 girls. 74 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 417 (b) 333 (c) 343 (d) 491
3. 3.A train has 398 passengers. At a station, 233 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 175 (b) 165 (c) 631 (d) 155
4. 4.After giving away 48 marbles, a boy has 207 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 245 (b) 255 (c) 265 (d) 159
5. 5.A school has 168 boys and 233 girls. 85 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 486 (b) 306 (c) 401 (d) 316
6. 6.A school has 130 boys and 146 girls. 78 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 276 (b) 354 (c) 188 (d) 198
7. 7.A farmer picks 427 mangoes on Monday and 245 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 672 (b) 192 (c) 172 (d) 182
8. 8.A farmer picks 316 mangoes on Monday and 286 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 40 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 602
9. 9.A train has 792 passengers. At a station, 477 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 315 (b) 1269 (c) 325 (d) 305
10. 10.A library has 197 books. It buys 84 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 291 (b) 113 (c) 271 (d) 281
11. 11.A library has 288 books. It buys 184 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 104 (b) 472 (c) 462 (d) 482
12. 12.A farmer picks 268 mangoes on Monday and 112 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 146 (b) 166 (c) 156 (d) 380
13. 13.After giving away 67 marbles, a boy has 91 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 158 (b) 148 (c) 24 (d) 168
14. 14.A library has 319 books. It buys 213 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 522 (b) 542 (c) 532 (d) 106
15. 15.A train has 311 passengers. At a station, 200 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 101 (b) 121 (c) 511 (d) 111
16. 16.After giving away 34 marbles, a boy has 247 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 213 (b) 281 (c) 271 (d) 291
17. 17.A library has 361 books. It buys 74 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 287 (b) 425 (c) 445 (d) 435
18. 18.A school has 140 boys and 140 girls. 86 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 366 (b) 194 (c) 184 (d) 280
19. 19.A library has 244 books. It buys 87 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 321 (b) 341 (c) 157 (d) 331
20. 20.A farmer picks 534 mangoes on Monday and 114 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 410 (b) 648 (c) 430 (d) 420
21. 21.A farmer picks 578 mangoes on Monday and 464 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 1042 (b) 114 (c) 104 (d) 124
22. 22.A train has 604 passengers. At a station, 381 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 213 (b) 223 (c) 233 (d) 985
23. 23.A farmer picks 431 mangoes on Monday and 169 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 262 (b) 252 (c) 272 (d) 600
24. 24.A school has 225 boys and 264 girls. 111 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 368 (b) 489 (c) 378 (d) 600
25. 25.A library has 405 books. It buys 290 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 695 (b) 685 (c) 115 (d) 705
26. 26.A farmer picks 249 mangoes on Monday and 226 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 23 (b) 475 (c) 33 (d) 13
27. 27.After giving away 28 marbles, a boy has 242 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 214 (b) 280 (c) 260 (d) 270
28. 28.A library has 133 books. It buys 344 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 577 (b) 487 (c) 467 (d) 477
29. 29.A school has 248 boys and 263 girls. 108 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 403 (b) 511 (c) 393 (d) 619
30. 30.A school has 242 boys and 252 girls. 102 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 494 (b) 596 (c) 392 (d) 382
31. 31.A library has 136 books. It buys 56 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 202 (b) 182 (c) 192 (d) 80
32. 32.A train has 702 passengers. At a station, 109 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 811 (b) 603 (c) 583 (d) 593
33. 33.A farmer picks 423 mangoes on Monday and 315 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 738 (b) 118 (c) 108 (d) 98
34. 34.A library has 350 books. It buys 205 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 565 (b) 145 (c) 545 (d) 555
35. 35.A library has 121 books. It buys 306 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 437 (b) 417 (c) 427 (d) 527
36. 36.A train has 511 passengers. At a station, 220 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 301 (b) 291 (c) 281 (d) 731
37. 37.A train has 686 passengers. At a station, 318 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 358 (b) 368 (c) 378 (d) 1004
38. 38.A school has 225 boys and 270 girls. 72 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 567 (b) 495 (c) 413 (d) 423
39. 39.A school has 192 boys and 137 girls. 128 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 457 (b) 191 (c) 329 (d) 201
40. 40.A farmer picks 556 mangoes on Monday and 318 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 874 (b) 238 (c) 228 (d) 248

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