Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 572 · 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 farmer picks 382 mangoes on Monday and 316 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 698 (b) 66 (c) 76 (d) 56
2. 2.A school has 110 boys and 198 girls. 58 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 366 (b) 250 (c) 240 (d) 308
3. 3.A train has 637 passengers. At a station, 267 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 904 (b) 370 (c) 360 (d) 380
4. 4.A library has 178 books. It buys 201 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 369 (b) 479 (c) 379 (d) 389
5. 5.A school has 233 boys and 101 girls. 51 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 283 (b) 273 (c) 385 (d) 334
6. 6.A school has 141 boys and 175 girls. 68 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 316 (b) 238 (c) 248 (d) 384
7. 7.A library has 137 books. It buys 267 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 394 (b) 504 (c) 404 (d) 414
8. 8.A school has 219 boys and 192 girls. 99 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 411 (b) 312 (c) 302 (d) 510
9. 9.After giving away 180 marbles, a boy has 43 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 224 (b) 213 (c) 233 (d) 223
10. 10.A library has 474 books. It buys 143 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 627 (b) 617 (c) 331 (d) 607
11. 11.A train has 334 passengers. At a station, 136 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 470 (b) 198 (c) 208 (d) 188
12. 12.After giving away 56 marbles, a boy has 155 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 201 (b) 221 (c) 99 (d) 211
13. 13.After giving away 108 marbles, a boy has 292 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 400 (b) 184 (c) 390 (d) 410
14. 14.A train has 621 passengers. At a station, 259 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 880 (b) 362 (c) 372 (d) 352
15. 15.A library has 372 books. It buys 203 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 169 (b) 585 (c) 565 (d) 575
16. 16.A train has 755 passengers. At a station, 190 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 945 (b) 575 (c) 555 (d) 565
17. 17.After giving away 149 marbles, a boy has 89 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 228 (b) 239 (c) 248 (d) 238
18. 18.A library has 401 books. It buys 94 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 505 (b) 485 (c) 307 (d) 495
19. 19.A train has 475 passengers. At a station, 395 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 870 (b) 70 (c) 80 (d) 90
20. 20.A train has 623 passengers. At a station, 434 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 189 (b) 199 (c) 1057 (d) 179
21. 21.A school has 186 boys and 194 girls. 64 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 444 (b) 306 (c) 316 (d) 380
22. 22.A library has 196 books. It buys 78 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 274 (b) 264 (c) 118 (d) 284
23. 23.A school has 294 boys and 182 girls. 56 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 532 (b) 476 (c) 410 (d) 420
24. 24.A train has 625 passengers. At a station, 150 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 775 (b) 475 (c) 465 (d) 485
25. 25.A school has 153 boys and 197 girls. 78 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 262 (b) 350 (c) 272 (d) 428
26. 26.A farmer picks 266 mangoes on Monday and 229 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 495 (b) 27 (c) 47 (d) 37
27. 27.A train has 406 passengers. At a station, 327 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 89 (b) 79 (c) 733 (d) 69
28. 28.A train has 583 passengers. At a station, 140 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 443 (b) 453 (c) 433 (d) 723
29. 29.After giving away 24 marbles, a boy has 232 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 256 (b) 208 (c) 246 (d) 266
30. 30.A train has 771 passengers. At a station, 349 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1120 (b) 412 (c) 422 (d) 432
31. 31.A school has 294 boys and 132 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 495 (b) 347 (c) 426 (d) 357
32. 32.After giving away 185 marbles, a boy has 278 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 93 (b) 473 (c) 453 (d) 463
33. 33.A farmer picks 365 mangoes on Monday and 180 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 195 (b) 185 (c) 545 (d) 175
34. 34.A school has 209 boys and 157 girls. 148 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 514 (b) 208 (c) 366 (d) 218
35. 35.After giving away 22 marbles, a boy has 109 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 141 (b) 131 (c) 87 (d) 121
36. 36.A train has 360 passengers. At a station, 153 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 217 (b) 197 (c) 207 (d) 513
37. 37.After giving away 148 marbles, a boy has 98 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 247 (b) 236 (c) 246 (d) 256
38. 38.A school has 272 boys and 156 girls. 114 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 542 (b) 304 (c) 428 (d) 314
39. 39.A train has 659 passengers. At a station, 546 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 103 (b) 1205 (c) 123 (d) 113
40. 40.A farmer picks 488 mangoes on Monday and 292 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 196 (b) 780 (c) 206 (d) 186

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