Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 630 · 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 690 passengers. At a station, 394 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 306 (b) 1084 (c) 286 (d) 296
2. 2.A school has 151 boys and 195 girls. 150 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 346 (b) 186 (c) 196 (d) 496
3. 3.After giving away 106 marbles, a boy has 87 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 183 (b) 193 (c) 194 (d) 203
4. 4.A school has 176 boys and 149 girls. 60 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 255 (b) 385 (c) 325 (d) 265
5. 5.A train has 341 passengers. At a station, 122 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 229 (b) 219 (c) 463 (d) 209
6. 6.A train has 585 passengers. At a station, 364 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 949 (b) 231 (c) 221 (d) 211
7. 7.A train has 691 passengers. At a station, 574 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 107 (b) 127 (c) 1265 (d) 117
8. 8.A library has 270 books. It buys 311 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 571 (b) 591 (c) 681 (d) 581
9. 9.A school has 202 boys and 156 girls. 112 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 470 (b) 358 (c) 236 (d) 246
10. 10.A train has 601 passengers. At a station, 142 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 449 (b) 459 (c) 469 (d) 743
11. 11.A library has 252 books. It buys 314 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 576 (b) 556 (c) 666 (d) 566
12. 12.A farmer picks 362 mangoes on Monday and 200 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 562 (b) 152 (c) 172 (d) 162
13. 13.After giving away 40 marbles, a boy has 289 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 339 (b) 329 (c) 319 (d) 249
14. 14.A library has 176 books. It buys 143 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 309 (b) 33 (c) 319 (d) 329
15. 15.A train has 530 passengers. At a station, 320 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 200 (b) 850 (c) 220 (d) 210
16. 16.A library has 146 books. It buys 184 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 330 (b) 430 (c) 320 (d) 340
17. 17.A farmer picks 555 mangoes on Monday and 218 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 337 (b) 347 (c) 773 (d) 327
18. 18.A school has 119 boys and 176 girls. 118 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 413 (b) 177 (c) 167 (d) 295
19. 19.A school has 154 boys and 213 girls. 97 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 367 (b) 270 (c) 260 (d) 464
20. 20.A farmer picks 400 mangoes on Monday and 349 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 749 (b) 41 (c) 61 (d) 51
21. 21.A train has 488 passengers. At a station, 202 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 286 (b) 690 (c) 296 (d) 276
22. 22.After giving away 103 marbles, a boy has 185 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 298 (b) 82 (c) 288 (d) 278
23. 23.A train has 729 passengers. At a station, 540 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 179 (b) 189 (c) 1269 (d) 199
24. 24.A library has 253 books. It buys 117 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 370 (b) 380 (c) 360 (d) 136
25. 25.A library has 418 books. It buys 349 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 69 (b) 767 (c) 757 (d) 777
26. 26.A library has 382 books. It buys 305 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 77 (b) 697 (c) 687 (d) 677
27. 27.After giving away 121 marbles, a boy has 206 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 85 (b) 317 (c) 327 (d) 337
28. 28.A farmer picks 293 mangoes on Monday and 217 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 86 (b) 76 (c) 510 (d) 66
29. 29.After giving away 169 marbles, a boy has 270 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 449 (b) 429 (c) 439 (d) 101
30. 30.After giving away 22 marbles, a boy has 280 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 258 (b) 302 (c) 312 (d) 292
31. 31.A library has 244 books. It buys 89 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 155 (b) 323 (c) 333 (d) 343
32. 32.After giving away 141 marbles, a boy has 63 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 204 (b) 194 (c) 214 (d) 205
33. 33.A train has 736 passengers. At a station, 583 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 143 (b) 153 (c) 163 (d) 1319
34. 34.After giving away 199 marbles, a boy has 266 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 455 (b) 67 (c) 465 (d) 475
35. 35.After giving away 194 marbles, a boy has 245 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 429 (b) 439 (c) 51 (d) 449
36. 36.A library has 358 books. It buys 257 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 615 (b) 625 (c) 605 (d) 101
37. 37.A train has 329 passengers. At a station, 145 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 474 (b) 194 (c) 184 (d) 174
38. 38.A train has 732 passengers. At a station, 243 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 489 (b) 975 (c) 479 (d) 499
39. 39.A farmer picks 371 mangoes on Monday and 122 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 493 (b) 239 (c) 259 (d) 249
40. 40.A farmer picks 299 mangoes on Monday and 197 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 496 (b) 92 (c) 112 (d) 102

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