Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 613 · 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 683 passengers. At a station, 518 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1201 (b) 155 (c) 175 (d) 165
2. 2.A farmer picks 504 mangoes on Monday and 425 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 89 (b) 69 (c) 79 (d) 929
3. 3.A school has 277 boys and 126 girls. 113 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 516 (b) 403 (c) 290 (d) 280
4. 4.A train has 339 passengers. At a station, 114 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 235 (b) 225 (c) 215 (d) 453
5. 5.A library has 339 books. It buys 335 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 4 (b) 664 (c) 684 (d) 674
6. 6.A farmer picks 536 mangoes on Monday and 394 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 152 (b) 142 (c) 930 (d) 132
7. 7.A farmer picks 223 mangoes on Monday and 200 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 13 (b) 33 (c) 23 (d) 423
8. 8.A farmer picks 564 mangoes on Monday and 413 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 977 (b) 161 (c) 151 (d) 141
9. 9.After giving away 93 marbles, a boy has 203 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 296 (b) 110 (c) 286 (d) 306
10. 10.A train has 525 passengers. At a station, 331 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 204 (b) 184 (c) 194 (d) 856
11. 11.A library has 316 books. It buys 127 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 453 (b) 433 (c) 443 (d) 189
12. 12.After giving away 161 marbles, a boy has 274 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 445 (b) 113 (c) 435 (d) 425
13. 13.A school has 243 boys and 293 girls. 124 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 660 (b) 536 (c) 402 (d) 412
14. 14.A library has 383 books. It buys 69 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 314 (b) 452 (c) 442 (d) 462
15. 15.A school has 203 boys and 162 girls. 88 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 277 (b) 267 (c) 453 (d) 365
16. 16.A library has 148 books. It buys 300 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 438 (b) 548 (c) 448 (d) 458
17. 17.A library has 174 books. It buys 298 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 572 (b) 472 (c) 482 (d) 462
18. 18.A library has 454 books. It buys 134 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 578 (b) 598 (c) 588 (d) 320
19. 19.A train has 506 passengers. At a station, 230 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 276 (b) 266 (c) 286 (d) 736
20. 20.A school has 138 boys and 132 girls. 92 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 168 (b) 270 (c) 362 (d) 178
21. 21.A farmer picks 515 mangoes on Monday and 193 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 708 (b) 312 (c) 322 (d) 332
22. 22.A train has 319 passengers. At a station, 268 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 41 (b) 61 (c) 51 (d) 587
23. 23.A library has 256 books. It buys 198 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 454 (b) 464 (c) 444 (d) 58
24. 24.A train has 320 passengers. At a station, 169 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 151 (b) 489 (c) 141 (d) 161
25. 25.A library has 226 books. It buys 289 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 505 (b) 525 (c) 515 (d) 615
26. 26.A farmer picks 417 mangoes on Monday and 139 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 278 (b) 268 (c) 556 (d) 288
27. 27.A library has 348 books. It buys 106 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 464 (b) 242 (c) 444 (d) 454
28. 28.A library has 213 books. It buys 73 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 296 (b) 286 (c) 140 (d) 276
29. 29.A farmer picks 479 mangoes on Monday and 357 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 132 (b) 836 (c) 122 (d) 112
30. 30.After giving away 50 marbles, a boy has 27 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 67 (b) 87 (c) 78 (d) 77
31. 31.A school has 157 boys and 260 girls. 135 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 417 (b) 282 (c) 552 (d) 272
32. 32.A farmer picks 368 mangoes on Monday and 151 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 227 (b) 519 (c) 207 (d) 217
33. 33.A library has 227 books. It buys 194 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 421 (b) 33 (c) 411 (d) 431
34. 34.A farmer picks 587 mangoes on Monday and 356 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 241 (b) 943 (c) 231 (d) 221
35. 35.After giving away 67 marbles, a boy has 235 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 312 (b) 302 (c) 292 (d) 168
36. 36.A train has 798 passengers. At a station, 573 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 225 (b) 1371 (c) 215 (d) 235
37. 37.After giving away 164 marbles, a boy has 206 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 380 (b) 360 (c) 42 (d) 370
38. 38.After giving away 108 marbles, a boy has 109 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 227 (b) 207 (c) 217 (d) 1
39. 39.A library has 443 books. It buys 342 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 775 (b) 785 (c) 101 (d) 795
40. 40.A library has 221 books. It buys 112 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 333 (b) 323 (c) 343 (d) 109

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