Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 661 · 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 482 passengers. At a station, 130 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 612 (b) 362 (c) 342 (d) 352
2. 2.A farmer picks 501 mangoes on Monday and 388 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 103 (b) 113 (c) 889 (d) 123
3. 3.A farmer picks 442 mangoes on Monday and 377 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 55 (b) 75 (c) 819 (d) 65
4. 4.A library has 318 books. It buys 219 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 99 (b) 547 (c) 537 (d) 527
5. 5.A train has 593 passengers. At a station, 539 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1132 (b) 44 (c) 64 (d) 54
6. 6.A library has 164 books. It buys 188 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 342 (b) 452 (c) 352 (d) 362
7. 7.After giving away 133 marbles, a boy has 266 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 389 (b) 409 (c) 133 (d) 399
8. 8.A school has 298 boys and 149 girls. 102 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 447 (b) 549 (c) 335 (d) 345
9. 9.A library has 425 books. It buys 114 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 311 (b) 549 (c) 539 (d) 529
10. 10.A train has 552 passengers. At a station, 331 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 231 (b) 883 (c) 221 (d) 211
11. 11.A school has 284 boys and 219 girls. 83 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 410 (b) 420 (c) 503 (d) 586
12. 12.A library has 229 books. It buys 123 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 352 (b) 362 (c) 106 (d) 342
13. 13.A train has 662 passengers. At a station, 546 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 106 (b) 126 (c) 116 (d) 1208
14. 14.A school has 118 boys and 184 girls. 96 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 196 (b) 398 (c) 206 (d) 302
15. 15.A library has 408 books. It buys 183 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 581 (b) 601 (c) 591 (d) 225
16. 16.A train has 398 passengers. At a station, 137 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 535 (b) 271 (c) 251 (d) 261
17. 17.A library has 221 books. It buys 171 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 392 (b) 50 (c) 382 (d) 402
18. 18.A train has 511 passengers. At a station, 422 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 79 (b) 99 (c) 89 (d) 933
19. 19.A train has 349 passengers. At a station, 153 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 186 (b) 502 (c) 196 (d) 206
20. 20.A library has 382 books. It buys 261 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 653 (b) 643 (c) 121 (d) 633
21. 21.A train has 418 passengers. At a station, 231 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 197 (b) 187 (c) 649 (d) 177
22. 22.A school has 133 boys and 114 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 182 (b) 247 (c) 302 (d) 192
23. 23.A farmer picks 448 mangoes on Monday and 426 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 12 (b) 32 (c) 22 (d) 874
24. 24.A school has 172 boys and 180 girls. 113 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 352 (b) 465 (c) 229 (d) 239
25. 25.After giving away 34 marbles, a boy has 243 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 287 (b) 209 (c) 267 (d) 277
26. 26.A train has 520 passengers. At a station, 120 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 390 (b) 410 (c) 400 (d) 640
27. 27.A library has 452 books. It buys 269 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 731 (b) 711 (c) 183 (d) 721
28. 28.A library has 464 books. It buys 301 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 775 (b) 163 (c) 755 (d) 765
29. 29.A school has 180 boys and 195 girls. 92 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 273 (b) 375 (c) 283 (d) 467
30. 30.A train has 670 passengers. At a station, 203 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 477 (b) 467 (c) 873 (d) 457
31. 31.After giving away 89 marbles, a boy has 265 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 344 (b) 354 (c) 364 (d) 176
32. 32.A library has 263 books. It buys 347 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 610 (b) 620 (c) 710 (d) 600
33. 33.A train has 317 passengers. At a station, 106 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 201 (b) 221 (c) 423 (d) 211
34. 34.A library has 241 books. It buys 228 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 469 (b) 479 (c) 13 (d) 459
35. 35.A library has 202 books. It buys 51 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 151 (b) 243 (c) 253 (d) 263
36. 36.After giving away 100 marbles, a boy has 113 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 203 (b) 13 (c) 223 (d) 213
37. 37.A school has 251 boys and 291 girls. 126 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 668 (b) 542 (c) 416 (d) 406
38. 38.A train has 432 passengers. At a station, 331 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 111 (b) 91 (c) 101 (d) 763
39. 39.After giving away 184 marbles, a boy has 65 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 249 (b) 250 (c) 239 (d) 259
40. 40.A library has 276 books. It buys 296 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 572 (b) 562 (c) 672 (d) 582

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