Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 590 · 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 337 passengers. At a station, 141 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 196 (b) 186 (c) 478 (d) 206
2. 2.A library has 174 books. It buys 167 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 341 (b) 351 (c) 7 (d) 331
3. 3.After giving away 153 marbles, a boy has 41 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 195 (b) 194 (c) 184 (d) 204
4. 4.A farmer picks 263 mangoes on Monday and 145 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 408 (b) 118 (c) 128 (d) 108
5. 5.After giving away 31 marbles, a boy has 91 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 122 (b) 132 (c) 112 (d) 60
6. 6.A school has 106 boys and 123 girls. 120 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 99 (b) 109 (c) 349 (d) 229
7. 7.A library has 405 books. It buys 69 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 336 (b) 484 (c) 474 (d) 464
8. 8.A train has 742 passengers. At a station, 339 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 413 (b) 403 (c) 393 (d) 1081
9. 9.A train has 461 passengers. At a station, 113 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 338 (b) 358 (c) 574 (d) 348
10. 10.A school has 162 boys and 188 girls. 112 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 462 (b) 238 (c) 350 (d) 228
11. 11.After giving away 96 marbles, a boy has 188 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 294 (b) 284 (c) 92 (d) 274
12. 12.A school has 139 boys and 246 girls. 114 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 499 (b) 385 (c) 261 (d) 271
13. 13.A farmer picks 553 mangoes on Monday and 503 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 40 (b) 60 (c) 1056 (d) 50
14. 14.A school has 281 boys and 163 girls. 112 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 556 (b) 332 (c) 444 (d) 322
15. 15.A school has 280 boys and 220 girls. 110 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 390 (b) 610 (c) 500 (d) 380
16. 16.After giving away 79 marbles, a boy has 200 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 121 (b) 289 (c) 279 (d) 269
17. 17.A library has 174 books. It buys 221 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 495 (b) 385 (c) 395 (d) 405
18. 18.A library has 419 books. It buys 238 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 667 (b) 181 (c) 647 (d) 657
19. 19.After giving away 192 marbles, a boy has 58 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 260 (b) 250 (c) 251 (d) 240
20. 20.A school has 240 boys and 164 girls. 145 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 404 (b) 259 (c) 249 (d) 549
21. 21.A train has 349 passengers. At a station, 201 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 550 (b) 138 (c) 148 (d) 158
22. 22.A school has 221 boys and 292 girls. 134 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 369 (b) 513 (c) 379 (d) 647
23. 23.A train has 383 passengers. At a station, 311 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 694 (b) 62 (c) 82 (d) 72
24. 24.A train has 434 passengers. At a station, 280 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 164 (b) 144 (c) 154 (d) 714
25. 25.A library has 301 books. It buys 265 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 36 (b) 566 (c) 576 (d) 556
26. 26.A farmer picks 484 mangoes on Monday and 165 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 649 (b) 309 (c) 329 (d) 319
27. 27.A train has 602 passengers. At a station, 397 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 999 (b) 195 (c) 215 (d) 205
28. 28.A train has 435 passengers. At a station, 186 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 239 (b) 249 (c) 259 (d) 621
29. 29.A train has 322 passengers. At a station, 115 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 437 (b) 207 (c) 197 (d) 217
30. 30.After giving away 129 marbles, a boy has 129 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 258 (b) 248 (c) 268 (d) 259
31. 31.A school has 261 boys and 151 girls. 91 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 321 (b) 412 (c) 311 (d) 503
32. 32.A library has 182 books. It buys 62 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 120 (b) 244 (c) 234 (d) 254
33. 33.After giving away 84 marbles, a boy has 249 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 323 (b) 343 (c) 165 (d) 333
34. 34.A library has 140 books. It buys 99 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 41 (b) 229 (c) 249 (d) 239
35. 35.A farmer picks 533 mangoes on Monday and 316 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 849 (b) 207 (c) 227 (d) 217
36. 36.After giving away 66 marbles, a boy has 40 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 107 (b) 96 (c) 116 (d) 106
37. 37.A school has 184 boys and 215 girls. 122 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 267 (b) 521 (c) 399 (d) 277
38. 38.A library has 205 books. It buys 106 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 99 (b) 301 (c) 321 (d) 311
39. 39.A library has 480 books. It buys 216 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 706 (b) 686 (c) 696 (d) 264
40. 40.A farmer picks 432 mangoes on Monday and 339 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 83 (b) 103 (c) 93 (d) 771

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