Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 62 · 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 458 passengers. At a station, 382 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 76 (b) 840 (c) 66 (d) 86
2. 2.A train has 549 passengers. At a station, 196 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 343 (b) 353 (c) 745 (d) 363
3. 3.A library has 314 books. It buys 149 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 453 (b) 473 (c) 463 (d) 165
4. 4.A farmer picks 245 mangoes on Monday and 179 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 56 (b) 66 (c) 424 (d) 76
5. 5.After giving away 193 marbles, a boy has 23 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 217 (b) 226 (c) 206 (d) 216
6. 6.A library has 434 books. It buys 296 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 730 (b) 740 (c) 138 (d) 720
7. 7.A library has 307 books. It buys 155 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 452 (b) 152 (c) 472 (d) 462
8. 8.After giving away 177 marbles, a boy has 148 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 326 (b) 335 (c) 315 (d) 325
9. 9.A school has 151 boys and 122 girls. 64 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 337 (b) 273 (c) 199 (d) 209
10. 10.A farmer picks 555 mangoes on Monday and 438 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 993 (b) 107 (c) 127 (d) 117
11. 11.A library has 234 books. It buys 75 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 299 (b) 319 (c) 159 (d) 309
12. 12.A school has 252 boys and 223 girls. 124 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 475 (b) 599 (c) 351 (d) 341
13. 13.A train has 392 passengers. At a station, 165 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 217 (b) 237 (c) 227 (d) 557
14. 14.A school has 282 boys and 197 girls. 58 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 479 (b) 411 (c) 537 (d) 421
15. 15.A farmer picks 499 mangoes on Monday and 346 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 153 (b) 163 (c) 845 (d) 143
16. 16.A farmer picks 416 mangoes on Monday and 199 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 227 (b) 615 (c) 207 (d) 217
17. 17.After giving away 137 marbles, a boy has 245 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 372 (b) 392 (c) 108 (d) 382
18. 18.A train has 300 passengers. At a station, 102 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 402 (b) 208 (c) 188 (d) 198
19. 19.A farmer picks 219 mangoes on Monday and 101 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 320 (b) 108 (c) 128 (d) 118
20. 20.A train has 423 passengers. At a station, 114 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 537 (b) 309 (c) 299 (d) 319
21. 21.After giving away 197 marbles, a boy has 67 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 254 (b) 274 (c) 265 (d) 264
22. 22.A library has 377 books. It buys 188 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 189 (b) 575 (c) 555 (d) 565
23. 23.A train has 414 passengers. At a station, 317 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 87 (b) 107 (c) 97 (d) 731
24. 24.A school has 286 boys and 199 girls. 103 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 485 (b) 588 (c) 382 (d) 372
25. 25.A library has 426 books. It buys 193 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 609 (b) 629 (c) 233 (d) 619
26. 26.A train has 586 passengers. At a station, 213 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 799 (b) 363 (c) 383 (d) 373
27. 27.A train has 547 passengers. At a station, 479 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 68 (b) 78 (c) 58 (d) 1026
28. 28.A train has 493 passengers. At a station, 427 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 920 (b) 66 (c) 76 (d) 56
29. 29.A library has 283 books. It buys 278 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 5 (b) 561 (c) 571 (d) 551
30. 30.A library has 165 books. It buys 250 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 405 (b) 515 (c) 415 (d) 425
31. 31.A farmer picks 255 mangoes on Monday and 124 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 141 (b) 131 (c) 379 (d) 121
32. 32.A school has 288 boys and 180 girls. 115 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 468 (b) 353 (c) 343 (d) 583
33. 33.A train has 740 passengers. At a station, 355 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1095 (b) 375 (c) 395 (d) 385
34. 34.A train has 658 passengers. At a station, 405 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 243 (b) 263 (c) 1063 (d) 253
35. 35.After giving away 37 marbles, a boy has 177 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 224 (b) 140 (c) 204 (d) 214
36. 36.A train has 445 passengers. At a station, 307 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 128 (b) 752 (c) 138 (d) 148
37. 37.A farmer picks 206 mangoes on Monday and 112 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 104 (b) 94 (c) 318 (d) 84
38. 38.A library has 428 books. It buys 218 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 210 (b) 636 (c) 656 (d) 646
39. 39.A library has 418 books. It buys 175 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 603 (b) 583 (c) 593 (d) 243
40. 40.After giving away 30 marbles, a boy has 144 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 164 (b) 174 (c) 184 (d) 114

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