Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 717 · 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 308 passengers. At a station, 107 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 201 (b) 415 (c) 191 (d) 211
2. 2.A school has 200 boys and 278 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 478 (b) 424 (c) 414 (d) 532
3. 3.A farmer picks 233 mangoes on Monday and 146 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 379 (b) 87 (c) 97 (d) 77
4. 4.A library has 404 books. It buys 236 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 630 (b) 650 (c) 168 (d) 640
5. 5.A school has 185 boys and 291 girls. 89 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 476 (b) 565 (c) 377 (d) 387
6. 6.After giving away 63 marbles, a boy has 297 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 370 (b) 360 (c) 350 (d) 234
7. 7.A library has 394 books. It buys 180 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 584 (b) 564 (c) 574 (d) 214
8. 8.A farmer picks 372 mangoes on Monday and 217 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 145 (b) 155 (c) 589 (d) 165
9. 9.After giving away 106 marbles, a boy has 278 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 172 (b) 374 (c) 384 (d) 394
10. 10.A train has 497 passengers. At a station, 324 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 173 (b) 821 (c) 183 (d) 163
11. 11.A train has 754 passengers. At a station, 306 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 458 (b) 438 (c) 1060 (d) 448
12. 12.A library has 355 books. It buys 288 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 653 (b) 643 (c) 67 (d) 633
13. 13.A school has 182 boys and 221 girls. 80 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 323 (b) 403 (c) 313 (d) 483
14. 14.After giving away 55 marbles, a boy has 227 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 282 (b) 292 (c) 272 (d) 172
15. 15.A school has 294 boys and 122 girls. 142 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 274 (b) 264 (c) 416 (d) 558
16. 16.A farmer picks 336 mangoes on Monday and 277 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 49 (b) 613 (c) 59 (d) 69
17. 17.A library has 398 books. It buys 229 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 627 (b) 169 (c) 617 (d) 637
18. 18.A farmer picks 414 mangoes on Monday and 102 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 516 (b) 322 (c) 312 (d) 302
19. 19.After giving away 57 marbles, a boy has 80 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 147 (b) 137 (c) 23 (d) 127
20. 20.After giving away 86 marbles, a boy has 186 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 262 (b) 100 (c) 272 (d) 282
21. 21.A train has 757 passengers. At a station, 537 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1294 (b) 230 (c) 220 (d) 210
22. 22.A train has 509 passengers. At a station, 214 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 305 (b) 295 (c) 285 (d) 723
23. 23.A train has 759 passengers. At a station, 672 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 87 (b) 97 (c) 77 (d) 1431
24. 24.After giving away 197 marbles, a boy has 123 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 320 (b) 310 (c) 321 (d) 330
25. 25.A train has 705 passengers. At a station, 153 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 542 (b) 858 (c) 552 (d) 562
26. 26.A school has 260 boys and 289 girls. 98 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 451 (b) 647 (c) 441 (d) 549
27. 27.A library has 135 books. It buys 112 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 247 (b) 237 (c) 23 (d) 257
28. 28.A library has 298 books. It buys 123 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 431 (b) 175 (c) 421 (d) 411
29. 29.A farmer picks 250 mangoes on Monday and 150 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 400 (b) 110 (c) 100 (d) 90
30. 30.A school has 202 boys and 142 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 291 (b) 397 (c) 281 (d) 344
31. 31.A library has 380 books. It buys 160 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 530 (b) 550 (c) 220 (d) 540
32. 32.A school has 151 boys and 221 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 307 (b) 317 (c) 427 (d) 372
33. 33.After giving away 105 marbles, a boy has 47 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 153 (b) 142 (c) 152 (d) 162
34. 34.After giving away 177 marbles, a boy has 195 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 382 (b) 362 (c) 372 (d) 18
35. 35.After giving away 32 marbles, a boy has 195 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 163 (b) 237 (c) 227 (d) 217
36. 36.A farmer picks 257 mangoes on Monday and 201 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 56 (b) 46 (c) 66 (d) 458
37. 37.A farmer picks 349 mangoes on Monday and 326 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 675 (b) 13 (c) 23 (d) 33
38. 38.A train has 393 passengers. At a station, 110 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 283 (b) 293 (c) 273 (d) 503
39. 39.A school has 104 boys and 224 girls. 50 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 278 (b) 268 (c) 378 (d) 328
40. 40.A farmer picks 505 mangoes on Monday and 144 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 371 (b) 361 (c) 649 (d) 351

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