Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 611 · 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 319 passengers. At a station, 133 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 452 (b) 176 (c) 196 (d) 186
2. 2.A school has 263 boys and 151 girls. 109 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 305 (b) 414 (c) 523 (d) 295
3. 3.After giving away 37 marbles, a boy has 85 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 132 (b) 112 (c) 122 (d) 48
4. 4.A farmer picks 235 mangoes on Monday and 141 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 84 (b) 104 (c) 376 (d) 94
5. 5.A school has 284 boys and 271 girls. 76 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 479 (b) 469 (c) 555 (d) 631
6. 6.A school has 257 boys and 200 girls. 101 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 346 (b) 457 (c) 356 (d) 558
7. 7.After giving away 99 marbles, a boy has 44 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 133 (b) 153 (c) 143 (d) 144
8. 8.A farmer picks 398 mangoes on Monday and 160 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 248 (b) 238 (c) 228 (d) 558
9. 9.A library has 338 books. It buys 328 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 656 (b) 676 (c) 666 (d) 10
10. 10.A library has 157 books. It buys 77 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 80 (b) 224 (c) 234 (d) 244
11. 11.A farmer picks 520 mangoes on Monday and 430 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 80 (b) 950 (c) 90 (d) 100
12. 12.A library has 433 books. It buys 145 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 578 (b) 588 (c) 568 (d) 288
13. 13.A library has 357 books. It buys 195 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 542 (b) 562 (c) 162 (d) 552
14. 14.A library has 372 books. It buys 254 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 616 (b) 626 (c) 118 (d) 636
15. 15.A library has 321 books. It buys 320 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 651 (b) 641 (c) 1 (d) 631
16. 16.A farmer picks 208 mangoes on Monday and 152 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 360 (b) 46 (c) 66 (d) 56
17. 17.A train has 382 passengers. At a station, 332 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 50 (b) 714 (c) 60 (d) 40
18. 18.A library has 136 books. It buys 83 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 209 (b) 53 (c) 229 (d) 219
19. 19.A school has 117 boys and 101 girls. 147 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 218 (b) 71 (c) 61 (d) 365
20. 20.After giving away 29 marbles, a boy has 119 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 90 (b) 158 (c) 148 (d) 138
21. 21.After giving away 169 marbles, a boy has 105 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 264 (b) 284 (c) 275 (d) 274
22. 22.A train has 496 passengers. At a station, 396 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 110 (b) 90 (c) 892 (d) 100
23. 23.After giving away 34 marbles, a boy has 208 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 174 (b) 252 (c) 232 (d) 242
24. 24.A library has 421 books. It buys 248 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 173 (b) 659 (c) 679 (d) 669
25. 25.A farmer picks 411 mangoes on Monday and 130 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 271 (b) 541 (c) 291 (d) 281
26. 26.A library has 194 books. It buys 314 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 498 (b) 608 (c) 508 (d) 518
27. 27.A school has 226 boys and 241 girls. 87 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 554 (b) 380 (c) 370 (d) 467
28. 28.A school has 116 boys and 201 girls. 66 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 383 (b) 251 (c) 241 (d) 317
29. 29.A farmer picks 331 mangoes on Monday and 165 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 176 (b) 156 (c) 496 (d) 166
30. 30.A train has 549 passengers. At a station, 478 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1027 (b) 71 (c) 81 (d) 61
31. 31.A library has 367 books. It buys 95 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 472 (b) 452 (c) 272 (d) 462
32. 32.A library has 243 books. It buys 63 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 180 (b) 316 (c) 296 (d) 306
33. 33.After giving away 140 marbles, a boy has 57 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 197 (b) 207 (c) 187 (d) 198
34. 34.A train has 545 passengers. At a station, 400 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 155 (b) 135 (c) 145 (d) 945
35. 35.A library has 208 books. It buys 172 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 36 (b) 380 (c) 390 (d) 370
36. 36.A school has 144 boys and 213 girls. 100 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 457 (b) 247 (c) 357 (d) 257
37. 37.After giving away 101 marbles, a boy has 158 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 249 (b) 57 (c) 259 (d) 269
38. 38.A train has 512 passengers. At a station, 176 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 346 (b) 688 (c) 336 (d) 326
39. 39.A school has 224 boys and 283 girls. 120 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 627 (b) 507 (c) 377 (d) 387
40. 40.A train has 734 passengers. At a station, 567 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 157 (b) 1301 (c) 167 (d) 177

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