Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 603 · 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 708 passengers. At a station, 366 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1074 (b) 332 (c) 352 (d) 342
2. 2.A school has 172 boys and 228 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 400 (b) 329 (c) 339 (d) 461
3. 3.A library has 211 books. It buys 117 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 328 (b) 318 (c) 338 (d) 94
4. 4.After giving away 80 marbles, a boy has 229 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 299 (b) 309 (c) 319 (d) 149
5. 5.A library has 466 books. It buys 245 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 701 (b) 221 (c) 721 (d) 711
6. 6.A train has 586 passengers. At a station, 496 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 100 (b) 80 (c) 1082 (d) 90
7. 7.A school has 293 boys and 152 girls. 64 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 381 (b) 371 (c) 509 (d) 445
8. 8.A farmer picks 317 mangoes on Monday and 296 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 21 (b) 11 (c) 31 (d) 613
9. 9.A farmer picks 483 mangoes on Monday and 181 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 302 (b) 292 (c) 664 (d) 312
10. 10.A farmer picks 487 mangoes on Monday and 284 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 213 (b) 203 (c) 193 (d) 771
11. 11.A farmer picks 459 mangoes on Monday and 117 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 576 (b) 332 (c) 342 (d) 352
12. 12.A farmer picks 370 mangoes on Monday and 333 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 703 (b) 27 (c) 37 (d) 47
13. 13.A farmer picks 505 mangoes on Monday and 233 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 272 (b) 262 (c) 282 (d) 738
14. 14.A school has 184 boys and 145 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 391 (b) 257 (c) 329 (d) 267
15. 15.A farmer picks 523 mangoes on Monday and 383 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 140 (b) 150 (c) 130 (d) 906
16. 16.A school has 107 boys and 126 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 154 (b) 302 (c) 164 (d) 233
17. 17.After giving away 113 marbles, a boy has 274 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 397 (b) 377 (c) 161 (d) 387
18. 18.A library has 176 books. It buys 339 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 515 (b) 615 (c) 505 (d) 525
19. 19.After giving away 106 marbles, a boy has 106 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 213 (b) 202 (c) 212 (d) 222
20. 20.A farmer picks 558 mangoes on Monday and 527 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 41 (b) 1085 (c) 21 (d) 31
21. 21.After giving away 200 marbles, a boy has 55 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 256 (b) 255 (c) 245 (d) 265
22. 22.A farmer picks 314 mangoes on Monday and 276 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 38 (b) 28 (c) 590 (d) 48
23. 23.A school has 168 boys and 203 girls. 77 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 371 (b) 448 (c) 294 (d) 284
24. 24.A farmer picks 225 mangoes on Monday and 110 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 335 (b) 125 (c) 115 (d) 105
25. 25.A train has 564 passengers. At a station, 148 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 712 (b) 416 (c) 406 (d) 426
26. 26.After giving away 24 marbles, a boy has 130 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 106 (b) 164 (c) 144 (d) 154
27. 27.After giving away 39 marbles, a boy has 98 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 59 (b) 127 (c) 147 (d) 137
28. 28.A library has 257 books. It buys 91 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 358 (b) 338 (c) 166 (d) 348
29. 29.A library has 212 books. It buys 276 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 478 (b) 498 (c) 588 (d) 488
30. 30.A library has 157 books. It buys 87 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 244 (b) 234 (c) 254 (d) 70
31. 31.A train has 683 passengers. At a station, 514 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 179 (b) 1197 (c) 169 (d) 159
32. 32.After giving away 138 marbles, a boy has 76 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 215 (b) 204 (c) 224 (d) 214
33. 33.A train has 687 passengers. At a station, 116 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 571 (b) 561 (c) 581 (d) 803
34. 34.A train has 321 passengers. At a station, 188 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 143 (b) 509 (c) 133 (d) 123
35. 35.A library has 227 books. It buys 214 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 441 (b) 431 (c) 451 (d) 13
36. 36.After giving away 124 marbles, a boy has 25 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 149 (b) 139 (c) 159 (d) 150
37. 37.A library has 140 books. It buys 59 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 209 (b) 199 (c) 189 (d) 81
38. 38.A train has 763 passengers. At a station, 515 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1278 (b) 238 (c) 248 (d) 258
39. 39.A school has 264 boys and 162 girls. 102 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 324 (b) 528 (c) 314 (d) 426
40. 40.A train has 413 passengers. At a station, 261 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 162 (b) 142 (c) 152 (d) 674

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