Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 645 · 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 674 passengers. At a station, 111 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 573 (b) 553 (c) 785 (d) 563
2. 2.A farmer picks 236 mangoes on Monday and 158 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 88 (b) 78 (c) 394 (d) 68
3. 3.A library has 414 books. It buys 339 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 753 (b) 743 (c) 763 (d) 75
4. 4.A train has 792 passengers. At a station, 556 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 226 (b) 246 (c) 1348 (d) 236
5. 5.After giving away 141 marbles, a boy has 161 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 312 (b) 302 (c) 292 (d) 20
6. 6.A library has 332 books. It buys 72 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 394 (b) 404 (c) 414 (d) 260
7. 7.A train has 552 passengers. At a station, 253 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 299 (b) 309 (c) 289 (d) 805
8. 8.A train has 438 passengers. At a station, 122 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 306 (b) 316 (c) 326 (d) 560
9. 9.A school has 142 boys and 115 girls. 95 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 257 (b) 352 (c) 162 (d) 152
10. 10.A library has 281 books. It buys 276 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 567 (b) 5 (c) 557 (d) 547
11. 11.After giving away 39 marbles, a boy has 258 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 297 (b) 287 (c) 219 (d) 307
12. 12.A farmer picks 590 mangoes on Monday and 473 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 117 (b) 1063 (c) 127 (d) 107
13. 13.A train has 373 passengers. At a station, 127 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 256 (b) 236 (c) 500 (d) 246
14. 14.A library has 430 books. It buys 227 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 667 (b) 647 (c) 657 (d) 203
15. 15.After giving away 172 marbles, a boy has 261 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 443 (b) 423 (c) 433 (d) 89
16. 16.A library has 480 books. It buys 119 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 361 (b) 609 (c) 589 (d) 599
17. 17.A library has 163 books. It buys 126 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 37 (b) 279 (c) 289 (d) 299
18. 18.A school has 266 boys and 242 girls. 81 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 589 (b) 417 (c) 427 (d) 508
19. 19.A school has 228 boys and 276 girls. 136 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 640 (b) 504 (c) 358 (d) 368
20. 20.After giving away 25 marbles, a boy has 187 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 212 (b) 162 (c) 202 (d) 222
21. 21.A library has 305 books. It buys 245 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 550 (b) 540 (c) 560 (d) 60
22. 22.After giving away 112 marbles, a boy has 126 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 14 (b) 238 (c) 228 (d) 248
23. 23.A school has 298 boys and 169 girls. 130 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 597 (b) 337 (c) 467 (d) 327
24. 24.A school has 285 boys and 199 girls. 98 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 376 (b) 582 (c) 386 (d) 484
25. 25.A school has 127 boys and 207 girls. 141 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 183 (b) 475 (c) 193 (d) 334
26. 26.A library has 342 books. It buys 123 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 465 (b) 455 (c) 219 (d) 475
27. 27.A farmer picks 393 mangoes on Monday and 234 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 149 (b) 169 (c) 159 (d) 627
28. 28.A library has 332 books. It buys 86 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 408 (b) 428 (c) 418 (d) 246
29. 29.A farmer picks 494 mangoes on Monday and 174 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 320 (b) 668 (c) 330 (d) 310
30. 30.A train has 754 passengers. At a station, 260 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 504 (b) 484 (c) 494 (d) 1014
31. 31.A school has 113 boys and 232 girls. 66 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 411 (b) 345 (c) 279 (d) 269
32. 32.A library has 465 books. It buys 137 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 592 (b) 328 (c) 612 (d) 602
33. 33.A school has 242 boys and 207 girls. 51 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 398 (b) 388 (c) 449 (d) 500
34. 34.A school has 196 boys and 119 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 315 (b) 370 (c) 260 (d) 250
35. 35.A train has 322 passengers. At a station, 264 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 68 (b) 58 (c) 586 (d) 48
36. 36.A train has 692 passengers. At a station, 208 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 900 (b) 494 (c) 474 (d) 484
37. 37.A farmer picks 370 mangoes on Monday and 347 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 13 (b) 717 (c) 33 (d) 23
38. 38.A library has 464 books. It buys 165 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 619 (b) 629 (c) 299 (d) 639
39. 39.A library has 268 books. It buys 237 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 515 (b) 505 (c) 31 (d) 495
40. 40.A library has 248 books. It buys 261 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 509 (b) 499 (c) 519 (d) 609

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