Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 723 · 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 353 passengers. At a station, 295 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 48 (b) 68 (c) 58 (d) 648
2. 2.A library has 172 books. It buys 303 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 575 (b) 485 (c) 475 (d) 465
3. 3.After giving away 23 marbles, a boy has 187 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 164 (b) 220 (c) 200 (d) 210
4. 4.A library has 449 books. It buys 210 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 649 (b) 669 (c) 239 (d) 659
5. 5.A farmer picks 423 mangoes on Monday and 140 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 293 (b) 283 (c) 273 (d) 563
6. 6.A school has 195 boys and 110 girls. 139 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 166 (b) 305 (c) 156 (d) 444
7. 7.A farmer picks 260 mangoes on Monday and 198 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 52 (b) 458 (c) 62 (d) 72
8. 8.A farmer picks 243 mangoes on Monday and 207 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 450 (b) 36 (c) 46 (d) 26
9. 9.A school has 168 boys and 200 girls. 130 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 498 (b) 238 (c) 368 (d) 228
10. 10.After giving away 164 marbles, a boy has 33 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 187 (b) 198 (c) 197 (d) 207
11. 11.A train has 391 passengers. At a station, 241 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 140 (b) 150 (c) 160 (d) 632
12. 12.A library has 228 books. It buys 199 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 427 (b) 417 (c) 29 (d) 437
13. 13.A school has 181 boys and 188 girls. 145 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 224 (b) 514 (c) 369 (d) 214
14. 14.A library has 182 books. It buys 237 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 409 (b) 429 (c) 419 (d) 519
15. 15.After giving away 22 marbles, a boy has 291 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 303 (b) 323 (c) 269 (d) 313
16. 16.A school has 272 boys and 103 girls. 105 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 260 (b) 375 (c) 480 (d) 270
17. 17.After giving away 94 marbles, a boy has 131 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 235 (b) 37 (c) 215 (d) 225
18. 18.A train has 522 passengers. At a station, 340 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 172 (b) 192 (c) 182 (d) 862
19. 19.A train has 770 passengers. At a station, 618 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 152 (b) 162 (c) 142 (d) 1388
20. 20.A library has 405 books. It buys 259 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 146 (b) 654 (c) 674 (d) 664
21. 21.After giving away 94 marbles, a boy has 202 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 286 (b) 108 (c) 296 (d) 306
22. 22.A school has 275 boys and 244 girls. 100 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 409 (b) 619 (c) 419 (d) 519
23. 23.A school has 116 boys and 179 girls. 82 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 377 (b) 203 (c) 213 (d) 295
24. 24.A train has 381 passengers. At a station, 277 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 94 (b) 114 (c) 658 (d) 104
25. 25.A library has 468 books. It buys 300 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 168 (b) 778 (c) 758 (d) 768
26. 26.A library has 207 books. It buys 238 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 545 (b) 435 (c) 445 (d) 455
27. 27.A farmer picks 295 mangoes on Monday and 261 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 24 (b) 556 (c) 34 (d) 44
28. 28.A school has 144 boys and 215 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 298 (b) 359 (c) 288 (d) 420
29. 29.After giving away 126 marbles, a boy has 288 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 424 (b) 414 (c) 162 (d) 404
30. 30.A farmer picks 516 mangoes on Monday and 235 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 271 (b) 291 (c) 281 (d) 751
31. 31.A train has 317 passengers. At a station, 249 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 68 (b) 566 (c) 78 (d) 58
32. 32.A school has 196 boys and 264 girls. 67 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 527 (b) 393 (c) 460 (d) 383
33. 33.After giving away 22 marbles, a boy has 31 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 9 (b) 63 (c) 43 (d) 53
34. 34.A farmer picks 215 mangoes on Monday and 151 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 74 (b) 54 (c) 366 (d) 64
35. 35.A train has 382 passengers. At a station, 217 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 599 (b) 155 (c) 165 (d) 175
36. 36.A farmer picks 571 mangoes on Monday and 116 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 465 (b) 445 (c) 687 (d) 455
37. 37.A train has 797 passengers. At a station, 320 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 467 (b) 1117 (c) 477 (d) 487
38. 38.A farmer picks 537 mangoes on Monday and 453 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 74 (b) 84 (c) 990 (d) 94
39. 39.A school has 262 boys and 191 girls. 121 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 574 (b) 322 (c) 453 (d) 332
40. 40.A farmer picks 584 mangoes on Monday and 178 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 396 (b) 416 (c) 762 (d) 406

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