Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 628 · 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 313 passengers. At a station, 162 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 161 (b) 141 (c) 151 (d) 475
2. 2.After giving away 72 marbles, a boy has 117 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 179 (b) 189 (c) 45 (d) 199
3. 3.A school has 257 boys and 120 girls. 50 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 327 (b) 317 (c) 427 (d) 377
4. 4.A library has 387 books. It buys 341 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 728 (b) 46 (c) 738 (d) 718
5. 5.A farmer picks 441 mangoes on Monday and 361 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 802 (b) 90 (c) 80 (d) 70
6. 6.A train has 800 passengers. At a station, 520 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 270 (b) 1320 (c) 280 (d) 290
7. 7.A school has 156 boys and 141 girls. 88 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 385 (b) 209 (c) 199 (d) 297
8. 8.A school has 113 boys and 298 girls. 108 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 303 (b) 411 (c) 519 (d) 293
9. 9.A farmer picks 315 mangoes on Monday and 290 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 25 (b) 35 (c) 605 (d) 15
10. 10.After giving away 124 marbles, a boy has 73 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 197 (b) 207 (c) 198 (d) 187
11. 11.A train has 565 passengers. At a station, 492 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 83 (b) 73 (c) 1057 (d) 63
12. 12.After giving away 62 marbles, a boy has 239 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 291 (b) 177 (c) 301 (d) 311
13. 13.A train has 606 passengers. At a station, 455 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1061 (b) 161 (c) 151 (d) 141
14. 14.A school has 152 boys and 131 girls. 68 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 351 (b) 215 (c) 205 (d) 283
15. 15.After giving away 191 marbles, a boy has 241 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 422 (b) 442 (c) 50 (d) 432
16. 16.A library has 323 books. It buys 221 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 102 (b) 554 (c) 544 (d) 534
17. 17.A farmer picks 521 mangoes on Monday and 241 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 762 (b) 280 (c) 290 (d) 270
18. 18.A train has 738 passengers. At a station, 288 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 440 (b) 460 (c) 450 (d) 1026
19. 19.A train has 607 passengers. At a station, 466 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 151 (b) 141 (c) 1073 (d) 131
20. 20.A farmer picks 277 mangoes on Monday and 116 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 161 (b) 393 (c) 151 (d) 171
21. 21.A farmer picks 536 mangoes on Monday and 334 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 870 (b) 212 (c) 202 (d) 192
22. 22.A train has 688 passengers. At a station, 148 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 550 (b) 836 (c) 540 (d) 530
23. 23.A farmer picks 494 mangoes on Monday and 407 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 97 (b) 77 (c) 87 (d) 901
24. 24.A library has 127 books. It buys 140 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 257 (b) 277 (c) 367 (d) 267
25. 25.After giving away 102 marbles, a boy has 65 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 177 (b) 157 (c) 168 (d) 167
26. 26.A train has 440 passengers. At a station, 168 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 608 (b) 282 (c) 262 (d) 272
27. 27.A train has 302 passengers. At a station, 118 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 174 (b) 184 (c) 420 (d) 194
28. 28.A train has 378 passengers. At a station, 312 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 66 (b) 56 (c) 690 (d) 76
29. 29.A library has 266 books. It buys 159 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 107 (b) 415 (c) 435 (d) 425
30. 30.A train has 402 passengers. At a station, 215 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 187 (b) 617 (c) 177 (d) 197
31. 31.A train has 349 passengers. At a station, 196 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 545 (b) 163 (c) 143 (d) 153
32. 32.A train has 743 passengers. At a station, 691 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1434 (b) 42 (c) 62 (d) 52
33. 33.A train has 446 passengers. At a station, 167 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 269 (b) 289 (c) 613 (d) 279
34. 34.A library has 154 books. It buys 231 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 395 (b) 375 (c) 385 (d) 485
35. 35.A school has 131 boys and 135 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 197 (b) 187 (c) 335 (d) 266
36. 36.A library has 142 books. It buys 302 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 454 (b) 444 (c) 434 (d) 544
37. 37.After giving away 53 marbles, a boy has 29 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 82 (b) 92 (c) 72 (d) 83
38. 38.A school has 163 boys and 252 girls. 58 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 473 (b) 357 (c) 415 (d) 347
39. 39.A train has 761 passengers. At a station, 381 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1142 (b) 390 (c) 380 (d) 370
40. 40.A school has 146 boys and 197 girls. 130 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 343 (b) 473 (c) 203 (d) 213

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