Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 732 · 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 361 passengers. At a station, 282 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 79 (b) 643 (c) 89 (d) 69
2. 2.A farmer picks 500 mangoes on Monday and 140 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 370 (b) 640 (c) 350 (d) 360
3. 3.A library has 393 books. It buys 96 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 297 (b) 499 (c) 489 (d) 479
4. 4.A school has 170 boys and 263 girls. 83 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 433 (b) 340 (c) 516 (d) 350
5. 5.A school has 235 boys and 260 girls. 66 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 429 (b) 419 (c) 495 (d) 561
6. 6.A library has 294 books. It buys 129 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 413 (b) 433 (c) 165 (d) 423
7. 7.A school has 127 boys and 264 girls. 118 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 509 (b) 391 (c) 273 (d) 263
8. 8.A train has 317 passengers. At a station, 264 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 63 (b) 581 (c) 53 (d) 43
9. 9.After giving away 89 marbles, a boy has 39 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 118 (b) 129 (c) 138 (d) 128
10. 10.A school has 267 boys and 219 girls. 64 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 486 (b) 422 (c) 550 (d) 412
11. 11.A train has 710 passengers. At a station, 155 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 865 (b) 565 (c) 545 (d) 555
12. 12.A train has 589 passengers. At a station, 372 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 217 (b) 227 (c) 207 (d) 961
13. 13.A farmer picks 413 mangoes on Monday and 148 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 561 (b) 265 (c) 255 (d) 275
14. 14.A library has 121 books. It buys 51 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 70 (b) 182 (c) 172 (d) 162
15. 15.After giving away 169 marbles, a boy has 70 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 239 (b) 249 (c) 229 (d) 240
16. 16.A train has 665 passengers. At a station, 154 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 501 (b) 819 (c) 511 (d) 521
17. 17.After giving away 107 marbles, a boy has 116 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 9 (b) 233 (c) 223 (d) 213
18. 18.After giving away 80 marbles, a boy has 265 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 355 (b) 335 (c) 185 (d) 345
19. 19.A farmer picks 563 mangoes on Monday and 242 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 321 (b) 331 (c) 805 (d) 311
20. 20.A school has 107 boys and 163 girls. 139 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 270 (b) 131 (c) 121 (d) 409
21. 21.A school has 137 boys and 300 girls. 97 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 330 (b) 534 (c) 340 (d) 437
22. 22.A school has 214 boys and 106 girls. 144 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 320 (b) 176 (c) 464 (d) 166
23. 23.After giving away 69 marbles, a boy has 276 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 355 (b) 207 (c) 345 (d) 335
24. 24.A library has 272 books. It buys 333 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 595 (b) 705 (c) 615 (d) 605
25. 25.A train has 774 passengers. At a station, 711 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 53 (b) 63 (c) 73 (d) 1485
26. 26.A train has 595 passengers. At a station, 432 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 173 (b) 1027 (c) 163 (d) 153
27. 27.A farmer picks 397 mangoes on Monday and 316 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 71 (b) 81 (c) 91 (d) 713
28. 28.A library has 350 books. It buys 267 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 607 (b) 83 (c) 627 (d) 617
29. 29.A library has 331 books. It buys 162 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 483 (b) 503 (c) 169 (d) 493
30. 30.A farmer picks 391 mangoes on Monday and 104 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 277 (b) 287 (c) 297 (d) 495
31. 31.A school has 299 boys and 123 girls. 82 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 330 (b) 422 (c) 504 (d) 340
32. 32.A farmer picks 536 mangoes on Monday and 218 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 754 (b) 308 (c) 318 (d) 328
33. 33.A library has 396 books. It buys 102 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 488 (b) 498 (c) 508 (d) 294
34. 34.A farmer picks 264 mangoes on Monday and 182 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 72 (b) 82 (c) 92 (d) 446
35. 35.A library has 208 books. It buys 145 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 63 (b) 353 (c) 343 (d) 363
36. 36.A library has 208 books. It buys 192 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 16 (b) 410 (c) 390 (d) 400
37. 37.After giving away 115 marbles, a boy has 154 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 269 (b) 279 (c) 39 (d) 259
38. 38.A train has 647 passengers. At a station, 338 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 309 (b) 299 (c) 985 (d) 319
39. 39.After giving away 167 marbles, a boy has 104 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 281 (b) 271 (c) 261 (d) 272
40. 40.A school has 284 boys and 271 girls. 130 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 425 (b) 685 (c) 415 (d) 555

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