Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 725 · 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 705 passengers. At a station, 563 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 152 (b) 1268 (c) 142 (d) 132
2. 2.A farmer picks 337 mangoes on Monday and 235 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 92 (b) 102 (c) 112 (d) 572
3. 3.After giving away 74 marbles, a boy has 83 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 157 (b) 9 (c) 147 (d) 167
4. 4.After giving away 77 marbles, a boy has 51 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 118 (b) 138 (c) 128 (d) 129
5. 5.A farmer picks 521 mangoes on Monday and 263 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 784 (b) 248 (c) 258 (d) 268
6. 6.After giving away 189 marbles, a boy has 300 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 499 (b) 479 (c) 111 (d) 489
7. 7.A library has 334 books. It buys 75 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 399 (b) 259 (c) 419 (d) 409
8. 8.A library has 369 books. It buys 221 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 580 (b) 600 (c) 148 (d) 590
9. 9.A school has 234 boys and 211 girls. 73 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 518 (b) 372 (c) 362 (d) 445
10. 10.After giving away 137 marbles, a boy has 106 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 233 (b) 244 (c) 253 (d) 243
11. 11.A train has 737 passengers. At a station, 247 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 480 (b) 500 (c) 984 (d) 490
12. 12.A farmer picks 565 mangoes on Monday and 214 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 361 (b) 351 (c) 779 (d) 341
13. 13.A library has 150 books. It buys 61 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 89 (b) 201 (c) 221 (d) 211
14. 14.After giving away 118 marbles, a boy has 102 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 230 (b) 221 (c) 210 (d) 220
15. 15.A farmer picks 537 mangoes on Monday and 485 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 62 (b) 1022 (c) 52 (d) 42
16. 16.A school has 181 boys and 135 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 316 (b) 251 (c) 261 (d) 371
17. 17.A library has 254 books. It buys 120 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 384 (b) 364 (c) 374 (d) 134
18. 18.A library has 384 books. It buys 323 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 707 (b) 717 (c) 61 (d) 697
19. 19.A farmer picks 503 mangoes on Monday and 125 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 368 (b) 388 (c) 628 (d) 378
20. 20.A train has 398 passengers. At a station, 338 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 70 (b) 60 (c) 736 (d) 50
21. 21.A school has 190 boys and 205 girls. 114 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 395 (b) 281 (c) 271 (d) 509
22. 22.A train has 616 passengers. At a station, 345 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 271 (b) 281 (c) 261 (d) 961
23. 23.A train has 648 passengers. At a station, 198 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 450 (b) 460 (c) 846 (d) 440
24. 24.A farmer picks 369 mangoes on Monday and 146 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 515 (b) 233 (c) 213 (d) 223
25. 25.A train has 534 passengers. At a station, 422 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 956 (b) 102 (c) 112 (d) 122
26. 26.A farmer picks 256 mangoes on Monday and 222 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 478 (b) 44 (c) 24 (d) 34
27. 27.After giving away 81 marbles, a boy has 97 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 168 (b) 16 (c) 178 (d) 188
28. 28.A train has 606 passengers. At a station, 155 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 451 (b) 461 (c) 761 (d) 441
29. 29.A library has 454 books. It buys 191 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 263 (b) 655 (c) 635 (d) 645
30. 30.A farmer picks 237 mangoes on Monday and 125 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 112 (b) 122 (c) 102 (d) 362
31. 31.A farmer picks 571 mangoes on Monday and 236 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 807 (b) 335 (c) 325 (d) 345
32. 32.A train has 482 passengers. At a station, 360 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 112 (b) 842 (c) 132 (d) 122
33. 33.A train has 638 passengers. At a station, 567 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 71 (b) 1205 (c) 61 (d) 81
34. 34.A train has 508 passengers. At a station, 197 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 705 (b) 301 (c) 311 (d) 321
35. 35.After giving away 40 marbles, a boy has 169 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 199 (b) 129 (c) 209 (d) 219
36. 36.A library has 472 books. It buys 188 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 660 (b) 650 (c) 670 (d) 284
37. 37.A train has 443 passengers. At a station, 381 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 824 (b) 62 (c) 72 (d) 52
38. 38.A train has 669 passengers. At a station, 310 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 349 (b) 369 (c) 979 (d) 359
39. 39.A library has 215 books. It buys 87 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 312 (b) 302 (c) 128 (d) 292
40. 40.After giving away 98 marbles, a boy has 154 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 252 (b) 242 (c) 262 (d) 56

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