Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 566 · 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 369 passengers. At a station, 174 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 185 (b) 543 (c) 195 (d) 205
2. 2.A school has 126 boys and 124 girls. 99 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 250 (b) 141 (c) 349 (d) 151
3. 3.A train has 570 passengers. At a station, 330 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 900 (b) 250 (c) 230 (d) 240
4. 4.A train has 307 passengers. At a station, 105 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 212 (b) 412 (c) 202 (d) 192
5. 5.A library has 226 books. It buys 262 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 588 (b) 478 (c) 498 (d) 488
6. 6.After giving away 45 marbles, a boy has 53 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 98 (b) 108 (c) 88 (d) 8
7. 7.A library has 257 books. It buys 281 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 548 (b) 538 (c) 638 (d) 528
8. 8.A farmer picks 273 mangoes on Monday and 147 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 116 (b) 420 (c) 126 (d) 136
9. 9.A library has 480 books. It buys 67 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 413 (b) 537 (c) 547 (d) 557
10. 10.A school has 107 boys and 101 girls. 89 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 119 (b) 109 (c) 208 (d) 297
11. 11.A train has 745 passengers. At a station, 278 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 467 (b) 477 (c) 1023 (d) 457
12. 12.After giving away 48 marbles, a boy has 228 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 286 (b) 180 (c) 266 (d) 276
13. 13.After giving away 43 marbles, a boy has 298 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 255 (b) 351 (c) 341 (d) 331
14. 14.After giving away 52 marbles, a boy has 60 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 112 (b) 8 (c) 122 (d) 102
15. 15.A library has 266 books. It buys 302 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 668 (b) 558 (c) 578 (d) 568
16. 16.A train has 780 passengers. At a station, 456 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1236 (b) 334 (c) 314 (d) 324
17. 17.A train has 417 passengers. At a station, 113 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 294 (b) 314 (c) 304 (d) 530
18. 18.A farmer picks 456 mangoes on Monday and 305 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 761 (b) 141 (c) 161 (d) 151
19. 19.A library has 134 books. It buys 66 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 68 (b) 200 (c) 210 (d) 190
20. 20.A library has 314 books. It buys 164 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 468 (b) 150 (c) 488 (d) 478
21. 21.A school has 165 boys and 240 girls. 99 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 504 (b) 405 (c) 296 (d) 306
22. 22.A library has 141 books. It buys 336 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 487 (b) 577 (c) 477 (d) 467
23. 23.A library has 349 books. It buys 105 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 454 (b) 244 (c) 444 (d) 464
24. 24.A farmer picks 449 mangoes on Monday and 309 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 130 (b) 150 (c) 758 (d) 140
25. 25.After giving away 54 marbles, a boy has 76 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 22 (b) 120 (c) 140 (d) 130
26. 26.A train has 766 passengers. At a station, 326 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1092 (b) 450 (c) 440 (d) 430
27. 27.A train has 346 passengers. At a station, 272 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 64 (b) 618 (c) 84 (d) 74
28. 28.A train has 753 passengers. At a station, 600 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 153 (b) 143 (c) 1353 (d) 163
29. 29.After giving away 200 marbles, a boy has 164 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 354 (b) 365 (c) 364 (d) 374
30. 30.A library has 130 books. It buys 268 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 388 (b) 408 (c) 398 (d) 498
31. 31.A library has 270 books. It buys 155 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 415 (b) 435 (c) 115 (d) 425
32. 32.A library has 355 books. It buys 239 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 584 (b) 604 (c) 116 (d) 594
33. 33.A train has 584 passengers. At a station, 236 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 820 (b) 358 (c) 338 (d) 348
34. 34.A train has 799 passengers. At a station, 328 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 471 (b) 461 (c) 481 (d) 1127
35. 35.A train has 332 passengers. At a station, 103 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 239 (b) 229 (c) 219 (d) 435
36. 36.A library has 268 books. It buys 235 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 33 (b) 493 (c) 503 (d) 513
37. 37.A farmer picks 564 mangoes on Monday and 156 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 408 (b) 720 (c) 398 (d) 418
38. 38.After giving away 135 marbles, a boy has 280 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 405 (b) 145 (c) 415 (d) 425
39. 39.A library has 450 books. It buys 242 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 682 (b) 208 (c) 692 (d) 702
40. 40.A train has 749 passengers. At a station, 242 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 497 (b) 991 (c) 517 (d) 507

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