Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 72 · 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 323 passengers. At a station, 264 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 69 (b) 49 (c) 587 (d) 59
2. 2.After giving away 115 marbles, a boy has 44 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 169 (b) 160 (c) 149 (d) 159
3. 3.A school has 157 boys and 124 girls. 134 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 147 (b) 137 (c) 415 (d) 281
4. 4.A library has 139 books. It buys 328 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 467 (b) 457 (c) 477 (d) 567
5. 5.A farmer picks 544 mangoes on Monday and 121 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 423 (b) 665 (c) 413 (d) 433
6. 6.A farmer picks 396 mangoes on Monday and 204 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 600 (b) 182 (c) 202 (d) 192
7. 7.After giving away 107 marbles, a boy has 25 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 133 (b) 122 (c) 132 (d) 142
8. 8.After giving away 28 marbles, a boy has 242 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 270 (b) 280 (c) 260 (d) 214
9. 9.After giving away 51 marbles, a boy has 134 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 175 (b) 195 (c) 185 (d) 83
10. 10.A school has 171 boys and 162 girls. 137 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 470 (b) 186 (c) 196 (d) 333
11. 11.A farmer picks 475 mangoes on Monday and 383 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 102 (b) 92 (c) 858 (d) 82
12. 12.A library has 290 books. It buys 333 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 613 (b) 633 (c) 623 (d) 723
13. 13.A train has 647 passengers. At a station, 528 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 119 (b) 109 (c) 129 (d) 1175
14. 14.A train has 401 passengers. At a station, 341 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 70 (b) 60 (c) 742 (d) 50
15. 15.A library has 276 books. It buys 144 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 420 (b) 430 (c) 410 (d) 132
16. 16.After giving away 62 marbles, a boy has 123 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 185 (b) 195 (c) 175 (d) 61
17. 17.A school has 175 boys and 190 girls. 94 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 459 (b) 261 (c) 271 (d) 365
18. 18.A school has 139 boys and 218 girls. 146 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 357 (b) 211 (c) 503 (d) 201
19. 19.A train has 726 passengers. At a station, 327 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 389 (b) 1053 (c) 399 (d) 409
20. 20.A farmer picks 327 mangoes on Monday and 267 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 594 (b) 70 (c) 60 (d) 50
21. 21.A library has 280 books. It buys 231 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 501 (b) 49 (c) 511 (d) 521
22. 22.A train has 474 passengers. At a station, 199 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 285 (b) 673 (c) 265 (d) 275
23. 23.A library has 200 books. It buys 89 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 279 (b) 111 (c) 289 (d) 299
24. 24.A farmer picks 256 mangoes on Monday and 104 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 360 (b) 152 (c) 142 (d) 162
25. 25.After giving away 63 marbles, a boy has 70 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 133 (b) 143 (c) 7 (d) 123
26. 26.A farmer picks 242 mangoes on Monday and 132 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 100 (b) 374 (c) 110 (d) 120
27. 27.A library has 478 books. It buys 221 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 689 (b) 257 (c) 709 (d) 699
28. 28.After giving away 82 marbles, a boy has 108 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 180 (b) 200 (c) 190 (d) 26
29. 29.A library has 450 books. It buys 70 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 530 (b) 380 (c) 520 (d) 510
30. 30.A library has 149 books. It buys 311 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 450 (b) 470 (c) 560 (d) 460
31. 31.A library has 232 books. It buys 122 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 110 (b) 364 (c) 344 (d) 354
32. 32.A train has 361 passengers. At a station, 181 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 190 (b) 542 (c) 180 (d) 170
33. 33.A train has 605 passengers. At a station, 524 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 71 (b) 81 (c) 1129 (d) 91
34. 34.A library has 177 books. It buys 124 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 291 (b) 301 (c) 311 (d) 53
35. 35.A library has 415 books. It buys 220 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 195 (b) 635 (c) 645 (d) 625
36. 36.A library has 365 books. It buys 327 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 702 (b) 692 (c) 38 (d) 682
37. 37.A train has 432 passengers. At a station, 192 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 240 (b) 250 (c) 230 (d) 624
38. 38.A school has 214 boys and 103 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 255 (b) 245 (c) 379 (d) 317
39. 39.A school has 142 boys and 208 girls. 93 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 257 (b) 443 (c) 247 (d) 350
40. 40.A library has 417 books. It buys 84 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 511 (b) 333 (c) 501 (d) 491

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