Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 71 · 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 758 passengers. At a station, 108 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 640 (b) 660 (c) 866 (d) 650
2. 2.A school has 107 boys and 133 girls. 114 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 354 (b) 116 (c) 240 (d) 126
3. 3.A train has 619 passengers. At a station, 505 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1124 (b) 104 (c) 114 (d) 124
4. 4.A school has 145 boys and 294 girls. 98 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 537 (b) 331 (c) 341 (d) 439
5. 5.After giving away 36 marbles, a boy has 224 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 188 (b) 250 (c) 270 (d) 260
6. 6.A farmer picks 278 mangoes on Monday and 112 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 176 (b) 166 (c) 390 (d) 156
7. 7.A train has 397 passengers. At a station, 337 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 50 (b) 60 (c) 70 (d) 734
8. 8.A farmer picks 364 mangoes on Monday and 158 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 206 (b) 196 (c) 216 (d) 522
9. 9.A library has 246 books. It buys 60 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 306 (b) 316 (c) 186 (d) 296
10. 10.A train has 593 passengers. At a station, 304 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 279 (b) 897 (c) 289 (d) 299
11. 11.After giving away 58 marbles, a boy has 239 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 181 (b) 297 (c) 307 (d) 287
12. 12.A library has 379 books. It buys 322 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 711 (b) 691 (c) 701 (d) 57
13. 13.A library has 414 books. It buys 113 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 537 (b) 301 (c) 517 (d) 527
14. 14.A farmer picks 366 mangoes on Monday and 146 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 230 (b) 512 (c) 210 (d) 220
15. 15.A school has 236 boys and 177 girls. 68 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 481 (b) 345 (c) 413 (d) 335
16. 16.A farmer picks 572 mangoes on Monday and 370 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 192 (b) 942 (c) 212 (d) 202
17. 17.A train has 449 passengers. At a station, 246 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 695 (b) 213 (c) 193 (d) 203
18. 18.After giving away 42 marbles, a boy has 221 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 263 (b) 253 (c) 179 (d) 273
19. 19.A train has 345 passengers. At a station, 154 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 181 (b) 201 (c) 191 (d) 499
20. 20.After giving away 193 marbles, a boy has 21 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 214 (b) 224 (c) 215 (d) 204
21. 21.A train has 372 passengers. At a station, 100 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 472 (b) 272 (c) 282 (d) 262
22. 22.A train has 373 passengers. At a station, 150 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 523 (b) 233 (c) 223 (d) 213
23. 23.A library has 339 books. It buys 184 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 533 (b) 523 (c) 513 (d) 155
24. 24.A school has 297 boys and 293 girls. 86 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 494 (b) 590 (c) 504 (d) 676
25. 25.A school has 252 boys and 233 girls. 129 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 356 (b) 346 (c) 614 (d) 485
26. 26.A train has 329 passengers. At a station, 196 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 133 (b) 525 (c) 123 (d) 143
27. 27.A train has 653 passengers. At a station, 296 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 347 (b) 367 (c) 357 (d) 949
28. 28.A school has 172 boys and 244 girls. 58 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 474 (b) 358 (c) 416 (d) 348
29. 29.A school has 280 boys and 214 girls. 126 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 494 (b) 368 (c) 358 (d) 620
30. 30.A library has 376 books. It buys 68 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 308 (b) 434 (c) 454 (d) 444
31. 31.A school has 175 boys and 208 girls. 56 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 317 (b) 439 (c) 327 (d) 383
32. 32.A school has 107 boys and 120 girls. 113 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 340 (b) 227 (c) 104 (d) 114
33. 33.A train has 333 passengers. At a station, 210 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 123 (b) 133 (c) 543 (d) 113
34. 34.A farmer picks 371 mangoes on Monday and 295 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 666 (b) 66 (c) 86 (d) 76
35. 35.A school has 182 boys and 147 girls. 136 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 193 (b) 329 (c) 183 (d) 465
36. 36.A library has 122 books. It buys 334 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 556 (b) 466 (c) 446 (d) 456
37. 37.A library has 465 books. It buys 106 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 571 (b) 561 (c) 581 (d) 359
38. 38.A farmer picks 212 mangoes on Monday and 191 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 11 (b) 31 (c) 403 (d) 21
39. 39.A school has 221 boys and 125 girls. 67 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 413 (b) 279 (c) 269 (d) 346
40. 40.A farmer picks 540 mangoes on Monday and 357 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 897 (b) 193 (c) 183 (d) 173

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