Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 575 · 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 336 passengers. At a station, 218 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 554 (b) 128 (c) 118 (d) 108
2. 2.A train has 360 passengers. At a station, 165 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 205 (b) 185 (c) 525 (d) 195
3. 3.A farmer picks 513 mangoes on Monday and 407 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 920 (b) 116 (c) 96 (d) 106
4. 4.After giving away 101 marbles, a boy has 253 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 364 (b) 344 (c) 354 (d) 152
5. 5.A school has 118 boys and 134 girls. 59 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 311 (b) 183 (c) 193 (d) 252
6. 6.A farmer picks 377 mangoes on Monday and 236 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 613 (b) 151 (c) 141 (d) 131
7. 7.A train has 746 passengers. At a station, 171 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 575 (b) 917 (c) 585 (d) 565
8. 8.A school has 170 boys and 219 girls. 142 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 531 (b) 389 (c) 247 (d) 237
9. 9.A train has 480 passengers. At a station, 184 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 286 (b) 664 (c) 296 (d) 306
10. 10.After giving away 198 marbles, a boy has 215 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 17 (b) 423 (c) 403 (d) 413
11. 11.A farmer picks 256 mangoes on Monday and 202 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 54 (b) 44 (c) 458 (d) 64
12. 12.After giving away 114 marbles, a boy has 161 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 47 (b) 265 (c) 285 (d) 275
13. 13.A school has 196 boys and 233 girls. 109 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 320 (b) 429 (c) 310 (d) 538
14. 14.A train has 725 passengers. At a station, 584 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 131 (b) 1309 (c) 151 (d) 141
15. 15.A train has 611 passengers. At a station, 467 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1078 (b) 144 (c) 134 (d) 154
16. 16.A farmer picks 483 mangoes on Monday and 380 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 93 (b) 113 (c) 103 (d) 863
17. 17.A farmer picks 471 mangoes on Monday and 445 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 16 (b) 26 (c) 36 (d) 916
18. 18.A school has 115 boys and 123 girls. 94 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 238 (b) 134 (c) 144 (d) 332
19. 19.A farmer picks 478 mangoes on Monday and 255 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 223 (b) 233 (c) 213 (d) 733
20. 20.A library has 465 books. It buys 85 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 550 (b) 540 (c) 380 (d) 560
21. 21.A library has 235 books. It buys 70 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 165 (b) 305 (c) 315 (d) 295
22. 22.A library has 437 books. It buys 91 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 528 (b) 346 (c) 538 (d) 518
23. 23.A farmer picks 203 mangoes on Monday and 182 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 31 (b) 385 (c) 11 (d) 21
24. 24.A library has 236 books. It buys 91 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 327 (b) 317 (c) 145 (d) 337
25. 25.A school has 191 boys and 155 girls. 124 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 470 (b) 212 (c) 222 (d) 346
26. 26.A train has 583 passengers. At a station, 450 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 123 (b) 143 (c) 133 (d) 1033
27. 27.A farmer picks 595 mangoes on Monday and 488 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 117 (b) 107 (c) 97 (d) 1083
28. 28.A train has 727 passengers. At a station, 376 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 361 (b) 341 (c) 1103 (d) 351
29. 29.A library has 200 books. It buys 97 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 103 (b) 287 (c) 307 (d) 297
30. 30.A library has 287 books. It buys 231 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 528 (b) 508 (c) 56 (d) 518
31. 31.A school has 170 boys and 200 girls. 128 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 498 (b) 232 (c) 242 (d) 370
32. 32.After giving away 102 marbles, a boy has 108 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 210 (b) 200 (c) 220 (d) 6
33. 33.A school has 110 boys and 157 girls. 78 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 267 (b) 345 (c) 179 (d) 189
34. 34.A school has 137 boys and 284 girls. 63 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 421 (b) 348 (c) 358 (d) 484
35. 35.A school has 127 boys and 149 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 329 (b) 213 (c) 276 (d) 223
36. 36.After giving away 67 marbles, a boy has 56 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 123 (b) 124 (c) 133 (d) 113
37. 37.A school has 282 boys and 254 girls. 120 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 656 (b) 536 (c) 406 (d) 416
38. 38.After giving away 164 marbles, a boy has 121 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 285 (b) 295 (c) 275 (d) 286
39. 39.A train has 410 passengers. At a station, 316 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 104 (b) 726 (c) 84 (d) 94
40. 40.A train has 391 passengers. At a station, 312 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 79 (b) 69 (c) 89 (d) 703

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