Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 687 · 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 612 passengers. At a station, 251 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 863 (b) 371 (c) 351 (d) 361
2. 2.A train has 771 passengers. At a station, 370 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 401 (b) 1141 (c) 411 (d) 391
3. 3.A school has 275 boys and 295 girls. 85 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 485 (b) 570 (c) 655 (d) 475
4. 4.A library has 255 books. It buys 195 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 60 (b) 450 (c) 460 (d) 440
5. 5.A school has 216 boys and 256 girls. 148 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 324 (b) 620 (c) 472 (d) 314
6. 6.A library has 392 books. It buys 131 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 523 (b) 261 (c) 533 (d) 513
7. 7.After giving away 171 marbles, a boy has 185 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 346 (b) 14 (c) 366 (d) 356
8. 8.After giving away 58 marbles, a boy has 136 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 78 (b) 184 (c) 204 (d) 194
9. 9.After giving away 150 marbles, a boy has 95 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 245 (b) 246 (c) 255 (d) 235
10. 10.A school has 181 boys and 266 girls. 77 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 360 (b) 447 (c) 370 (d) 524
11. 11.A train has 312 passengers. At a station, 180 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 492 (b) 122 (c) 142 (d) 132
12. 12.A library has 287 books. It buys 307 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 594 (b) 694 (c) 584 (d) 604
13. 13.A train has 617 passengers. At a station, 141 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 758 (b) 466 (c) 476 (d) 486
14. 14.After giving away 119 marbles, a boy has 194 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 303 (b) 313 (c) 75 (d) 323
15. 15.A train has 650 passengers. At a station, 155 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 485 (b) 505 (c) 805 (d) 495
16. 16.A library has 433 books. It buys 345 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 88 (b) 778 (c) 788 (d) 768
17. 17.A train has 441 passengers. At a station, 224 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 207 (b) 217 (c) 227 (d) 665
18. 18.A train has 371 passengers. At a station, 317 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 64 (b) 54 (c) 44 (d) 688
19. 19.A library has 282 books. It buys 214 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 496 (b) 506 (c) 486 (d) 68
20. 20.After giving away 145 marbles, a boy has 124 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 269 (b) 259 (c) 279 (d) 270
21. 21.A farmer picks 567 mangoes on Monday and 346 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 211 (b) 221 (c) 231 (d) 913
22. 22.A school has 223 boys and 210 girls. 82 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 433 (b) 341 (c) 351 (d) 515
23. 23.After giving away 64 marbles, a boy has 125 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 179 (b) 189 (c) 61 (d) 199
24. 24.A farmer picks 214 mangoes on Monday and 104 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 120 (b) 110 (c) 318 (d) 100
25. 25.A library has 468 books. It buys 80 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 558 (b) 388 (c) 538 (d) 548
26. 26.A farmer picks 467 mangoes on Monday and 406 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 873 (b) 71 (c) 51 (d) 61
27. 27.After giving away 183 marbles, a boy has 63 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 247 (b) 246 (c) 256 (d) 236
28. 28.A train has 532 passengers. At a station, 462 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 70 (b) 994 (c) 60 (d) 80
29. 29.A farmer picks 452 mangoes on Monday and 401 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 41 (b) 853 (c) 61 (d) 51
30. 30.A school has 245 boys and 291 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 536 (b) 591 (c) 471 (d) 481
31. 31.A library has 167 books. It buys 262 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 429 (b) 439 (c) 529 (d) 419
32. 32.After giving away 161 marbles, a boy has 73 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 235 (b) 224 (c) 244 (d) 234
33. 33.A train has 416 passengers. At a station, 226 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 180 (b) 642 (c) 190 (d) 200
34. 34.A train has 668 passengers. At a station, 316 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 362 (b) 342 (c) 984 (d) 352
35. 35.A train has 445 passengers. At a station, 383 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 52 (b) 62 (c) 72 (d) 828
36. 36.After giving away 194 marbles, a boy has 248 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 452 (b) 54 (c) 432 (d) 442
37. 37.After giving away 103 marbles, a boy has 118 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 211 (b) 221 (c) 15 (d) 231
38. 38.After giving away 120 marbles, a boy has 98 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 218 (b) 208 (c) 219 (d) 228
39. 39.A library has 419 books. It buys 285 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 134 (b) 714 (c) 704 (d) 694
40. 40.A library has 419 books. It buys 167 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 252 (b) 576 (c) 596 (d) 586

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