Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 709 · 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 650 passengers. At a station, 470 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 170 (b) 190 (c) 1120 (d) 180
2. 2.A library has 145 books. It buys 292 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 437 (b) 537 (c) 427 (d) 447
3. 3.A train has 728 passengers. At a station, 404 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 334 (b) 324 (c) 314 (d) 1132
4. 4.A train has 430 passengers. At a station, 118 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 302 (b) 322 (c) 548 (d) 312
5. 5.After giving away 28 marbles, a boy has 111 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 83 (b) 129 (c) 149 (d) 139
6. 6.A school has 188 boys and 154 girls. 140 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 482 (b) 202 (c) 342 (d) 192
7. 7.After giving away 21 marbles, a boy has 233 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 264 (b) 254 (c) 244 (d) 212
8. 8.A library has 385 books. It buys 180 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 555 (b) 575 (c) 205 (d) 565
9. 9.A train has 727 passengers. At a station, 327 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 410 (b) 400 (c) 390 (d) 1054
10. 10.A school has 269 boys and 233 girls. 139 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 353 (b) 641 (c) 363 (d) 502
11. 11.A farmer picks 304 mangoes on Monday and 216 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 78 (b) 520 (c) 98 (d) 88
12. 12.A farmer picks 213 mangoes on Monday and 144 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 59 (b) 79 (c) 357 (d) 69
13. 13.A library has 126 books. It buys 111 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 247 (b) 237 (c) 15 (d) 227
14. 14.A train has 669 passengers. At a station, 577 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 92 (b) 82 (c) 1246 (d) 102
15. 15.A library has 265 books. It buys 330 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 605 (b) 585 (c) 595 (d) 695
16. 16.A school has 119 boys and 157 girls. 72 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 204 (b) 194 (c) 348 (d) 276
17. 17.A school has 157 boys and 191 girls. 93 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 255 (b) 441 (c) 348 (d) 245
18. 18.A farmer picks 302 mangoes on Monday and 221 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 523 (b) 91 (c) 81 (d) 71
19. 19.A farmer picks 217 mangoes on Monday and 181 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 26 (b) 36 (c) 46 (d) 398
20. 20.A school has 144 boys and 183 girls. 128 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 455 (b) 327 (c) 199 (d) 189
21. 21.A train has 572 passengers. At a station, 451 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 131 (b) 121 (c) 111 (d) 1023
22. 22.A train has 426 passengers. At a station, 120 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 296 (b) 546 (c) 306 (d) 316
23. 23.A train has 772 passengers. At a station, 118 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 890 (b) 654 (c) 664 (d) 644
24. 24.A train has 507 passengers. At a station, 249 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 268 (b) 258 (c) 756 (d) 248
25. 25.A train has 571 passengers. At a station, 146 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 415 (b) 435 (c) 425 (d) 717
26. 26.After giving away 173 marbles, a boy has 141 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 304 (b) 324 (c) 315 (d) 314
27. 27.A library has 297 books. It buys 288 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 9 (b) 575 (c) 585 (d) 595
28. 28.A train has 438 passengers. At a station, 198 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 636 (b) 250 (c) 230 (d) 240
29. 29.A library has 341 books. It buys 74 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 415 (b) 425 (c) 267 (d) 405
30. 30.After giving away 125 marbles, a boy has 87 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 213 (b) 222 (c) 212 (d) 202
31. 31.A school has 100 boys and 226 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 395 (b) 326 (c) 257 (d) 247
32. 32.A library has 201 books. It buys 140 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 351 (b) 61 (c) 341 (d) 331
33. 33.After giving away 110 marbles, a boy has 114 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 214 (b) 224 (c) 234 (d) 4
34. 34.A school has 225 boys and 168 girls. 106 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 499 (b) 393 (c) 277 (d) 287
35. 35.A farmer picks 568 mangoes on Monday and 115 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 443 (b) 683 (c) 463 (d) 453
36. 36.A farmer picks 346 mangoes on Monday and 283 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 53 (b) 73 (c) 63 (d) 629
37. 37.A school has 228 boys and 161 girls. 50 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 389 (b) 339 (c) 439 (d) 329
38. 38.After giving away 59 marbles, a boy has 295 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 236 (b) 344 (c) 364 (d) 354
39. 39.A train has 758 passengers. At a station, 621 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 147 (b) 1379 (c) 137 (d) 127
40. 40.After giving away 56 marbles, a boy has 238 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 182 (b) 284 (c) 304 (d) 294

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