Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 594 · 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 481 passengers. At a station, 122 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 603 (b) 369 (c) 359 (d) 349
2. 2.A train has 325 passengers. At a station, 265 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 70 (b) 50 (c) 590 (d) 60
3. 3.A farmer picks 466 mangoes on Monday and 124 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 352 (b) 590 (c) 342 (d) 332
4. 4.A farmer picks 379 mangoes on Monday and 196 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 193 (b) 183 (c) 575 (d) 173
5. 5.A train has 693 passengers. At a station, 372 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 321 (b) 1065 (c) 331 (d) 311
6. 6.A library has 343 books. It buys 338 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 691 (b) 5 (c) 681 (d) 671
7. 7.A school has 124 boys and 254 girls. 99 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 477 (b) 378 (c) 269 (d) 279
8. 8.A library has 308 books. It buys 189 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 507 (b) 487 (c) 497 (d) 119
9. 9.After giving away 26 marbles, a boy has 73 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 99 (b) 89 (c) 109 (d) 47
10. 10.After giving away 126 marbles, a boy has 127 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 243 (b) 1 (c) 263 (d) 253
11. 11.A school has 281 boys and 204 girls. 88 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 485 (b) 573 (c) 397 (d) 387
12. 12.A train has 330 passengers. At a station, 129 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 459 (b) 201 (c) 211 (d) 191
13. 13.A train has 449 passengers. At a station, 222 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 237 (b) 217 (c) 227 (d) 671
14. 14.After giving away 135 marbles, a boy has 134 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 279 (b) 269 (c) 270 (d) 259
15. 15.A farmer picks 211 mangoes on Monday and 136 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 85 (b) 347 (c) 65 (d) 75
16. 16.After giving away 110 marbles, a boy has 189 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 309 (b) 289 (c) 79 (d) 299
17. 17.A library has 264 books. It buys 262 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 536 (b) 516 (c) 526 (d) 2
18. 18.After giving away 63 marbles, a boy has 59 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 112 (b) 122 (c) 132 (d) 123
19. 19.A farmer picks 369 mangoes on Monday and 155 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 224 (b) 204 (c) 214 (d) 524
20. 20.A train has 443 passengers. At a station, 123 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 330 (b) 310 (c) 566 (d) 320
21. 21.A train has 529 passengers. At a station, 422 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 951 (b) 107 (c) 117 (d) 97
22. 22.A library has 174 books. It buys 189 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 363 (b) 463 (c) 373 (d) 353
23. 23.A train has 762 passengers. At a station, 492 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1254 (b) 280 (c) 260 (d) 270
24. 24.After giving away 146 marbles, a boy has 103 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 250 (b) 259 (c) 249 (d) 239
25. 25.A school has 292 boys and 275 girls. 99 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 458 (b) 468 (c) 666 (d) 567
26. 26.A train has 344 passengers. At a station, 102 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 232 (b) 446 (c) 242 (d) 252
27. 27.After giving away 75 marbles, a boy has 23 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 108 (b) 99 (c) 88 (d) 98
28. 28.A farmer picks 342 mangoes on Monday and 193 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 535 (b) 139 (c) 149 (d) 159
29. 29.A train has 648 passengers. At a station, 202 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 850 (b) 436 (c) 456 (d) 446
30. 30.A library has 351 books. It buys 278 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 629 (b) 619 (c) 639 (d) 73
31. 31.After giving away 136 marbles, a boy has 55 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 191 (b) 181 (c) 201 (d) 192
32. 32.A library has 329 books. It buys 108 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 447 (b) 221 (c) 437 (d) 427
33. 33.A train has 516 passengers. At a station, 314 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 192 (b) 202 (c) 830 (d) 212
34. 34.After giving away 26 marbles, a boy has 158 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 174 (b) 184 (c) 194 (d) 132
35. 35.A school has 163 boys and 259 girls. 75 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 422 (b) 347 (c) 497 (d) 337
36. 36.A library has 189 books. It buys 215 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 414 (b) 394 (c) 504 (d) 404
37. 37.A farmer picks 337 mangoes on Monday and 154 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 491 (b) 193 (c) 183 (d) 173
38. 38.A farmer picks 319 mangoes on Monday and 291 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 38 (b) 18 (c) 610 (d) 28
39. 39.A school has 274 boys and 196 girls. 104 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 470 (b) 356 (c) 366 (d) 574
40. 40.A farmer picks 232 mangoes on Monday and 163 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 69 (b) 395 (c) 79 (d) 59

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