Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 588 · 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 667 passengers. At a station, 202 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 465 (b) 869 (c) 475 (d) 455
2. 2.After giving away 86 marbles, a boy has 20 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 116 (b) 107 (c) 96 (d) 106
3. 3.A farmer picks 411 mangoes on Monday and 229 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 172 (b) 192 (c) 640 (d) 182
4. 4.A train has 679 passengers. At a station, 566 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 103 (b) 1245 (c) 123 (d) 113
5. 5.A school has 148 boys and 299 girls. 140 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 447 (b) 587 (c) 307 (d) 297
6. 6.A farmer picks 267 mangoes on Monday and 106 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 171 (b) 151 (c) 373 (d) 161
7. 7.A library has 270 books. It buys 118 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 398 (b) 378 (c) 152 (d) 388
8. 8.After giving away 27 marbles, a boy has 146 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 183 (b) 119 (c) 173 (d) 163
9. 9.After giving away 63 marbles, a boy has 238 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 175 (b) 291 (c) 311 (d) 301
10. 10.A library has 375 books. It buys 72 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 447 (b) 457 (c) 437 (d) 303
11. 11.After giving away 156 marbles, a boy has 156 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 322 (b) 313 (c) 312 (d) 302
12. 12.A train has 482 passengers. At a station, 305 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 177 (b) 187 (c) 167 (d) 787
13. 13.A library has 142 books. It buys 101 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 233 (b) 253 (c) 41 (d) 243
14. 14.A library has 393 books. It buys 240 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 633 (b) 153 (c) 623 (d) 643
15. 15.A school has 189 boys and 137 girls. 112 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 438 (b) 326 (c) 204 (d) 214
16. 16.After giving away 127 marbles, a boy has 296 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 433 (b) 169 (c) 413 (d) 423
17. 17.A train has 501 passengers. At a station, 269 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 232 (b) 222 (c) 770 (d) 242
18. 18.A library has 479 books. It buys 244 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 723 (b) 713 (c) 235 (d) 733
19. 19.A train has 394 passengers. At a station, 258 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 126 (b) 136 (c) 652 (d) 146
20. 20.A train has 533 passengers. At a station, 352 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 191 (b) 171 (c) 181 (d) 885
21. 21.A library has 269 books. It buys 181 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 440 (b) 88 (c) 460 (d) 450
22. 22.A train has 450 passengers. At a station, 144 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 296 (b) 306 (c) 594 (d) 316
23. 23.A train has 660 passengers. At a station, 512 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1172 (b) 158 (c) 148 (d) 138
24. 24.A farmer picks 582 mangoes on Monday and 453 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 1035 (b) 119 (c) 139 (d) 129
25. 25.After giving away 163 marbles, a boy has 171 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 334 (b) 344 (c) 324 (d) 8
26. 26.A library has 206 books. It buys 179 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 375 (b) 385 (c) 395 (d) 27
27. 27.A library has 234 books. It buys 348 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 592 (b) 572 (c) 682 (d) 582
28. 28.A farmer picks 324 mangoes on Monday and 199 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 115 (b) 523 (c) 135 (d) 125
29. 29.A school has 218 boys and 294 girls. 125 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 377 (b) 512 (c) 387 (d) 637
30. 30.After giving away 67 marbles, a boy has 60 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 127 (b) 128 (c) 117 (d) 137
31. 31.A library has 244 books. It buys 120 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 364 (b) 374 (c) 354 (d) 124
32. 32.After giving away 187 marbles, a boy has 132 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 320 (b) 329 (c) 309 (d) 319
33. 33.A school has 199 boys and 122 girls. 118 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 203 (b) 321 (c) 193 (d) 439
34. 34.A train has 322 passengers. At a station, 203 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 525 (b) 109 (c) 129 (d) 119
35. 35.A farmer picks 493 mangoes on Monday and 197 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 296 (b) 286 (c) 306 (d) 690
36. 36.A farmer picks 223 mangoes on Monday and 121 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 92 (b) 102 (c) 112 (d) 344
37. 37.A library has 239 books. It buys 128 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 377 (b) 111 (c) 367 (d) 357
38. 38.After giving away 165 marbles, a boy has 126 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 291 (b) 292 (c) 301 (d) 281
39. 39.After giving away 160 marbles, a boy has 73 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 234 (b) 233 (c) 223 (d) 243
40. 40.A farmer picks 535 mangoes on Monday and 353 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 888 (b) 182 (c) 172 (d) 192

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