Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 646 · 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 699 passengers. At a station, 586 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 113 (b) 1285 (c) 103 (d) 123
2. 2.A train has 335 passengers. At a station, 144 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 181 (b) 191 (c) 201 (d) 479
3. 3.A train has 593 passengers. At a station, 260 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 333 (b) 343 (c) 853 (d) 323
4. 4.A farmer picks 406 mangoes on Monday and 270 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 146 (b) 676 (c) 136 (d) 126
5. 5.After giving away 33 marbles, a boy has 82 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 125 (b) 49 (c) 105 (d) 115
6. 6.After giving away 144 marbles, a boy has 51 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 196 (b) 185 (c) 195 (d) 205
7. 7.After giving away 186 marbles, a boy has 65 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 241 (b) 261 (c) 252 (d) 251
8. 8.A library has 460 books. It buys 56 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 516 (b) 526 (c) 404 (d) 506
9. 9.After giving away 131 marbles, a boy has 102 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 243 (b) 234 (c) 233 (d) 223
10. 10.A school has 118 boys and 209 girls. 78 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 327 (b) 405 (c) 239 (d) 249
11. 11.A train has 634 passengers. At a station, 477 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 147 (b) 157 (c) 167 (d) 1111
12. 12.After giving away 54 marbles, a boy has 39 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 94 (b) 103 (c) 93 (d) 83
13. 13.A library has 468 books. It buys 159 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 309 (b) 617 (c) 637 (d) 627
14. 14.A school has 166 boys and 292 girls. 140 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 458 (b) 308 (c) 598 (d) 318
15. 15.A school has 236 boys and 234 girls. 130 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 340 (b) 330 (c) 600 (d) 470
16. 16.A library has 250 books. It buys 78 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 172 (b) 318 (c) 328 (d) 338
17. 17.A train has 561 passengers. At a station, 158 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 403 (b) 719 (c) 413 (d) 393
18. 18.A train has 339 passengers. At a station, 261 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 88 (b) 78 (c) 600 (d) 68
19. 19.A library has 269 books. It buys 225 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 484 (b) 494 (c) 504 (d) 44
20. 20.After giving away 94 marbles, a boy has 236 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 340 (b) 320 (c) 330 (d) 142
21. 21.A train has 616 passengers. At a station, 282 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 898 (b) 344 (c) 324 (d) 334
22. 22.A library has 222 books. It buys 221 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 433 (b) 443 (c) 1 (d) 453
23. 23.A train has 584 passengers. At a station, 277 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 297 (b) 317 (c) 861 (d) 307
24. 24.After giving away 196 marbles, a boy has 66 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 263 (b) 252 (c) 262 (d) 272
25. 25.A farmer picks 355 mangoes on Monday and 188 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 177 (b) 543 (c) 167 (d) 157
26. 26.A school has 243 boys and 106 girls. 141 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 349 (b) 208 (c) 490 (d) 198
27. 27.A school has 142 boys and 118 girls. 79 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 260 (b) 181 (c) 171 (d) 339
28. 28.A farmer picks 410 mangoes on Monday and 153 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 267 (b) 247 (c) 563 (d) 257
29. 29.A farmer picks 326 mangoes on Monday and 304 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 630 (b) 22 (c) 32 (d) 12
30. 30.After giving away 29 marbles, a boy has 231 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 250 (b) 270 (c) 260 (d) 202
31. 31.A farmer picks 533 mangoes on Monday and 243 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 290 (b) 300 (c) 776 (d) 280
32. 32.A train has 499 passengers. At a station, 283 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 206 (b) 216 (c) 226 (d) 782
33. 33.After giving away 59 marbles, a boy has 262 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 321 (b) 203 (c) 311 (d) 331
34. 34.A library has 294 books. It buys 72 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 366 (b) 376 (c) 356 (d) 222
35. 35.A library has 159 books. It buys 105 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 264 (b) 274 (c) 254 (d) 54
36. 36.A library has 259 books. It buys 201 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 470 (b) 460 (c) 58 (d) 450
37. 37.A library has 263 books. It buys 92 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 171 (b) 355 (c) 345 (d) 365
38. 38.A library has 172 books. It buys 63 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 109 (b) 225 (c) 245 (d) 235
39. 39.A train has 644 passengers. At a station, 452 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1096 (b) 192 (c) 182 (d) 202
40. 40.After giving away 91 marbles, a boy has 255 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 346 (b) 164 (c) 356 (d) 336

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