Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 654 · 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 350 passengers. At a station, 256 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 606 (b) 94 (c) 104 (d) 84
2. 2.A train has 427 passengers. At a station, 204 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 631 (b) 233 (c) 223 (d) 213
3. 3.A farmer picks 475 mangoes on Monday and 101 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 384 (b) 364 (c) 576 (d) 374
4. 4.A farmer picks 545 mangoes on Monday and 124 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 669 (b) 431 (c) 421 (d) 411
5. 5.A farmer picks 507 mangoes on Monday and 353 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 860 (b) 144 (c) 164 (d) 154
6. 6.A library has 370 books. It buys 69 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 439 (b) 449 (c) 301 (d) 429
7. 7.A school has 139 boys and 117 girls. 84 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 340 (b) 172 (c) 162 (d) 256
8. 8.A school has 165 boys and 164 girls. 101 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 430 (b) 329 (c) 218 (d) 228
9. 9.A farmer picks 377 mangoes on Monday and 203 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 164 (b) 174 (c) 184 (d) 580
10. 10.A school has 204 boys and 107 girls. 100 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 211 (b) 201 (c) 311 (d) 411
11. 11.After giving away 109 marbles, a boy has 30 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 139 (b) 149 (c) 140 (d) 129
12. 12.A farmer picks 536 mangoes on Monday and 411 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 135 (b) 115 (c) 125 (d) 947
13. 13.A library has 134 books. It buys 97 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 221 (b) 241 (c) 37 (d) 231
14. 14.A school has 181 boys and 189 girls. 109 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 251 (b) 479 (c) 261 (d) 370
15. 15.A school has 162 boys and 245 girls. 50 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 347 (b) 357 (c) 457 (d) 407
16. 16.A school has 200 boys and 149 girls. 112 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 227 (b) 461 (c) 237 (d) 349
17. 17.A train has 715 passengers. At a station, 125 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 600 (b) 580 (c) 590 (d) 840
18. 18.A train has 301 passengers. At a station, 141 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 170 (b) 150 (c) 160 (d) 442
19. 19.A farmer picks 534 mangoes on Monday and 107 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 417 (b) 427 (c) 437 (d) 641
20. 20.A library has 432 books. It buys 206 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 628 (b) 638 (c) 226 (d) 648
21. 21.A library has 357 books. It buys 344 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 701 (b) 711 (c) 691 (d) 13
22. 22.After giving away 190 marbles, a boy has 39 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 229 (b) 230 (c) 219 (d) 239
23. 23.A train has 316 passengers. At a station, 210 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 116 (b) 96 (c) 526 (d) 106
24. 24.After giving away 28 marbles, a boy has 265 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 303 (b) 237 (c) 293 (d) 283
25. 25.After giving away 103 marbles, a boy has 278 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 391 (b) 371 (c) 175 (d) 381
26. 26.A school has 244 boys and 284 girls. 102 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 630 (b) 528 (c) 426 (d) 416
27. 27.A train has 364 passengers. At a station, 176 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 198 (b) 540 (c) 188 (d) 178
28. 28.After giving away 108 marbles, a boy has 254 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 352 (b) 372 (c) 146 (d) 362
29. 29.After giving away 47 marbles, a boy has 291 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 348 (b) 338 (c) 328 (d) 244
30. 30.A school has 183 boys and 147 girls. 77 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 243 (b) 330 (c) 253 (d) 407
31. 31.A school has 146 boys and 121 girls. 124 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 133 (b) 143 (c) 267 (d) 391
32. 32.A school has 116 boys and 167 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 283 (b) 219 (c) 229 (d) 337
33. 33.A train has 321 passengers. At a station, 264 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 47 (b) 57 (c) 585 (d) 67
34. 34.A train has 589 passengers. At a station, 349 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 240 (b) 938 (c) 250 (d) 230
35. 35.A library has 453 books. It buys 56 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 509 (b) 499 (c) 397 (d) 519
36. 36.A farmer picks 271 mangoes on Monday and 108 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 173 (b) 153 (c) 379 (d) 163
37. 37.After giving away 136 marbles, a boy has 52 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 178 (b) 189 (c) 188 (d) 198
38. 38.A train has 533 passengers. At a station, 185 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 358 (b) 338 (c) 718 (d) 348
39. 39.A train has 775 passengers. At a station, 386 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 399 (b) 379 (c) 389 (d) 1161
40. 40.A library has 295 books. It buys 87 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 392 (b) 208 (c) 382 (d) 372

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