Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 585 · 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 445 passengers. At a station, 128 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 573 (b) 327 (c) 307 (d) 317
2. 2.A train has 663 passengers. At a station, 423 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1086 (b) 250 (c) 230 (d) 240
3. 3.A school has 107 boys and 142 girls. 79 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 249 (b) 328 (c) 170 (d) 160
4. 4.A library has 273 books. It buys 244 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 507 (b) 527 (c) 29 (d) 517
5. 5.A farmer picks 355 mangoes on Monday and 275 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 70 (b) 90 (c) 80 (d) 630
6. 6.A school has 143 boys and 239 girls. 52 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 320 (b) 434 (c) 330 (d) 382
7. 7.A farmer picks 229 mangoes on Monday and 155 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 64 (b) 74 (c) 84 (d) 384
8. 8.A train has 778 passengers. At a station, 179 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 609 (b) 957 (c) 599 (d) 589
9. 9.A farmer picks 596 mangoes on Monday and 175 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 771 (b) 411 (c) 421 (d) 431
10. 10.A library has 251 books. It buys 95 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 356 (b) 346 (c) 336 (d) 156
11. 11.After giving away 151 marbles, a boy has 72 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 223 (b) 213 (c) 233 (d) 224
12. 12.A train has 787 passengers. At a station, 527 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 270 (b) 1314 (c) 250 (d) 260
13. 13.A school has 134 boys and 221 girls. 128 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 217 (b) 355 (c) 227 (d) 483
14. 14.After giving away 96 marbles, a boy has 62 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 168 (b) 159 (c) 158 (d) 148
15. 15.A school has 116 boys and 137 girls. 123 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 376 (b) 120 (c) 130 (d) 253
16. 16.A school has 206 boys and 299 girls. 117 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 505 (b) 378 (c) 622 (d) 388
17. 17.A library has 287 books. It buys 167 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 120 (b) 444 (c) 454 (d) 464
18. 18.A farmer picks 337 mangoes on Monday and 152 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 489 (b) 195 (c) 185 (d) 175
19. 19.A library has 436 books. It buys 189 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 615 (b) 635 (c) 625 (d) 247
20. 20.A library has 361 books. It buys 293 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 644 (b) 68 (c) 664 (d) 654
21. 21.A library has 125 books. It buys 94 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 229 (b) 219 (c) 209 (d) 31
22. 22.A farmer picks 457 mangoes on Monday and 224 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 233 (b) 681 (c) 223 (d) 243
23. 23.A school has 266 boys and 235 girls. 90 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 591 (b) 501 (c) 401 (d) 411
24. 24.A train has 329 passengers. At a station, 215 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 104 (b) 124 (c) 114 (d) 544
25. 25.After giving away 76 marbles, a boy has 149 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 73 (b) 215 (c) 235 (d) 225
26. 26.A train has 401 passengers. At a station, 276 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 677 (b) 135 (c) 115 (d) 125
27. 27.A school has 223 boys and 275 girls. 75 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 413 (b) 423 (c) 498 (d) 573
28. 28.A farmer picks 284 mangoes on Monday and 222 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 72 (b) 52 (c) 506 (d) 62
29. 29.A library has 378 books. It buys 190 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 578 (b) 188 (c) 558 (d) 568
30. 30.A farmer picks 227 mangoes on Monday and 203 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 24 (b) 34 (c) 430 (d) 14
31. 31.A train has 706 passengers. At a station, 112 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 818 (b) 604 (c) 594 (d) 584
32. 32.A library has 176 books. It buys 222 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 388 (b) 408 (c) 498 (d) 398
33. 33.A farmer picks 500 mangoes on Monday and 473 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 973 (b) 27 (c) 37 (d) 17
34. 34.A train has 389 passengers. At a station, 306 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 695 (b) 93 (c) 73 (d) 83
35. 35.A library has 174 books. It buys 325 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 499 (b) 599 (c) 509 (d) 489
36. 36.After giving away 165 marbles, a boy has 294 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 469 (b) 129 (c) 459 (d) 449
37. 37.A library has 239 books. It buys 295 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 524 (b) 544 (c) 634 (d) 534
38. 38.A library has 169 books. It buys 124 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 293 (b) 45 (c) 303 (d) 283
39. 39.A train has 702 passengers. At a station, 250 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 462 (b) 452 (c) 952 (d) 442
40. 40.A farmer picks 556 mangoes on Monday and 474 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 72 (b) 1030 (c) 82 (d) 92

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