Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 567 · 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 441 passengers. At a station, 310 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 751 (b) 141 (c) 131 (d) 121
2. 2.A train has 442 passengers. At a station, 269 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 173 (b) 183 (c) 711 (d) 163
3. 3.A farmer picks 298 mangoes on Monday and 219 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 69 (b) 517 (c) 79 (d) 89
4. 4.A farmer picks 335 mangoes on Monday and 297 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 28 (b) 632 (c) 38 (d) 48
5. 5.A train has 388 passengers. At a station, 162 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 226 (b) 236 (c) 216 (d) 550
6. 6.A train has 750 passengers. At a station, 541 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1291 (b) 219 (c) 209 (d) 199
7. 7.A school has 262 boys and 283 girls. 64 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 545 (b) 471 (c) 609 (d) 481
8. 8.A train has 749 passengers. At a station, 129 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 610 (b) 620 (c) 630 (d) 878
9. 9.A farmer picks 380 mangoes on Monday and 120 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 260 (b) 270 (c) 500 (d) 250
10. 10.After giving away 144 marbles, a boy has 40 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 185 (b) 194 (c) 184 (d) 174
11. 11.A library has 183 books. It buys 151 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 344 (b) 324 (c) 334 (d) 32
12. 12.A library has 257 books. It buys 164 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 431 (b) 411 (c) 421 (d) 93
13. 13.A library has 153 books. It buys 330 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 493 (b) 483 (c) 583 (d) 473
14. 14.A train has 567 passengers. At a station, 335 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 242 (b) 232 (c) 902 (d) 222
15. 15.After giving away 167 marbles, a boy has 253 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 86 (b) 430 (c) 410 (d) 420
16. 16.After giving away 151 marbles, a boy has 48 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 200 (b) 189 (c) 209 (d) 199
17. 17.A train has 385 passengers. At a station, 232 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 153 (b) 143 (c) 617 (d) 163
18. 18.A library has 132 books. It buys 201 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 343 (b) 323 (c) 433 (d) 333
19. 19.A farmer picks 333 mangoes on Monday and 193 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 130 (b) 140 (c) 150 (d) 526
20. 20.After giving away 37 marbles, a boy has 258 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 285 (b) 295 (c) 305 (d) 221
21. 21.A library has 212 books. It buys 143 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 345 (b) 365 (c) 355 (d) 69
22. 22.A train has 698 passengers. At a station, 558 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 130 (b) 1256 (c) 150 (d) 140
23. 23.A library has 252 books. It buys 264 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 526 (b) 516 (c) 616 (d) 506
24. 24.A farmer picks 399 mangoes on Monday and 232 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 177 (b) 157 (c) 631 (d) 167
25. 25.A library has 162 books. It buys 69 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 221 (b) 93 (c) 231 (d) 241
26. 26.A library has 336 books. It buys 55 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 401 (b) 391 (c) 281 (d) 381
27. 27.A train has 461 passengers. At a station, 186 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 265 (b) 647 (c) 285 (d) 275
28. 28.A farmer picks 331 mangoes on Monday and 179 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 142 (b) 162 (c) 152 (d) 510
29. 29.A library has 168 books. It buys 210 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 368 (b) 388 (c) 478 (d) 378
30. 30.A farmer picks 391 mangoes on Monday and 252 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 129 (b) 149 (c) 643 (d) 139
31. 31.After giving away 140 marbles, a boy has 227 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 377 (b) 367 (c) 357 (d) 87
32. 32.A library has 230 books. It buys 346 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 676 (b) 586 (c) 576 (d) 566
33. 33.A library has 126 books. It buys 85 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 221 (b) 201 (c) 211 (d) 41
34. 34.A farmer picks 249 mangoes on Monday and 224 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 35 (b) 473 (c) 15 (d) 25
35. 35.After giving away 116 marbles, a boy has 220 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 104 (b) 336 (c) 326 (d) 346
36. 36.A library has 228 books. It buys 320 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 648 (b) 558 (c) 538 (d) 548
37. 37.A farmer picks 389 mangoes on Monday and 247 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 636 (b) 152 (c) 132 (d) 142
38. 38.A library has 191 books. It buys 65 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 246 (b) 256 (c) 266 (d) 126
39. 39.A train has 769 passengers. At a station, 192 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 961 (b) 587 (c) 567 (d) 577
40. 40.After giving away 119 marbles, a boy has 166 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 275 (b) 285 (c) 47 (d) 295

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