Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 653 · 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 416 passengers. At a station, 325 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 91 (b) 81 (c) 101 (d) 741
2. 2.A school has 190 boys and 284 girls. 80 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 554 (b) 384 (c) 474 (d) 394
3. 3.A farmer picks 345 mangoes on Monday and 201 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 546 (b) 154 (c) 134 (d) 144
4. 4.A farmer picks 587 mangoes on Monday and 154 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 423 (b) 433 (c) 741 (d) 443
5. 5.A train has 305 passengers. At a station, 140 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 445 (b) 175 (c) 165 (d) 155
6. 6.A train has 417 passengers. At a station, 104 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 313 (b) 521 (c) 323 (d) 303
7. 7.A farmer picks 275 mangoes on Monday and 105 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 170 (b) 160 (c) 180 (d) 380
8. 8.A farmer picks 541 mangoes on Monday and 331 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 200 (b) 872 (c) 210 (d) 220
9. 9.A school has 185 boys and 157 girls. 63 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 279 (b) 405 (c) 342 (d) 269
10. 10.A farmer picks 285 mangoes on Monday and 185 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 100 (b) 110 (c) 90 (d) 470
11. 11.A school has 254 boys and 203 girls. 72 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 375 (b) 529 (c) 457 (d) 385
12. 12.After giving away 194 marbles, a boy has 45 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 240 (b) 229 (c) 249 (d) 239
13. 13.A train has 607 passengers. At a station, 130 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 737 (b) 477 (c) 467 (d) 487
14. 14.A farmer picks 561 mangoes on Monday and 383 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 168 (b) 178 (c) 944 (d) 188
15. 15.After giving away 103 marbles, a boy has 91 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 184 (b) 195 (c) 194 (d) 204
16. 16.A library has 467 books. It buys 221 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 698 (b) 688 (c) 678 (d) 246
17. 17.A library has 357 books. It buys 168 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 535 (b) 515 (c) 525 (d) 189
18. 18.After giving away 199 marbles, a boy has 106 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 315 (b) 305 (c) 306 (d) 295
19. 19.After giving away 193 marbles, a boy has 155 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 358 (b) 349 (c) 338 (d) 348
20. 20.A train has 385 passengers. At a station, 325 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 70 (b) 50 (c) 60 (d) 710
21. 21.A train has 511 passengers. At a station, 228 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 283 (b) 739 (c) 293 (d) 273
22. 22.A library has 455 books. It buys 308 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 763 (b) 773 (c) 147 (d) 753
23. 23.After giving away 172 marbles, a boy has 286 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 468 (b) 114 (c) 458 (d) 448
24. 24.A school has 157 boys and 212 girls. 93 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 266 (b) 369 (c) 276 (d) 462
25. 25.After giving away 62 marbles, a boy has 60 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 112 (b) 123 (c) 122 (d) 132
26. 26.A train has 443 passengers. At a station, 326 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 107 (b) 127 (c) 117 (d) 769
27. 27.A train has 453 passengers. At a station, 176 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 277 (b) 267 (c) 629 (d) 287
28. 28.A farmer picks 453 mangoes on Monday and 134 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 587 (b) 309 (c) 329 (d) 319
29. 29.A school has 185 boys and 285 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 523 (b) 407 (c) 417 (d) 470
30. 30.A school has 231 boys and 233 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 399 (b) 519 (c) 464 (d) 409
31. 31.A farmer picks 429 mangoes on Monday and 322 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 751 (b) 117 (c) 97 (d) 107
32. 32.A train has 715 passengers. At a station, 343 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1058 (b) 382 (c) 362 (d) 372
33. 33.A school has 107 boys and 195 girls. 93 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 395 (b) 209 (c) 199 (d) 302
34. 34.After giving away 163 marbles, a boy has 217 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 370 (b) 390 (c) 54 (d) 380
35. 35.A library has 468 books. It buys 62 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 406 (b) 520 (c) 530 (d) 540
36. 36.A library has 281 books. It buys 118 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 409 (b) 163 (c) 399 (d) 389
37. 37.A farmer picks 464 mangoes on Monday and 271 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 735 (b) 193 (c) 183 (d) 203
38. 38.A train has 499 passengers. At a station, 275 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 224 (b) 214 (c) 234 (d) 774
39. 39.A school has 278 boys and 255 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 479 (b) 587 (c) 533 (d) 469
40. 40.A farmer picks 210 mangoes on Monday and 111 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 109 (b) 89 (c) 99 (d) 321

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