Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 740 · 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 546 passengers. At a station, 439 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 97 (b) 117 (c) 985 (d) 107
2. 2.A train has 724 passengers. At a station, 452 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1176 (b) 272 (c) 282 (d) 262
3. 3.A farmer picks 312 mangoes on Monday and 250 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 562 (b) 72 (c) 52 (d) 62
4. 4.A library has 451 books. It buys 85 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 546 (b) 366 (c) 536 (d) 526
5. 5.After giving away 56 marbles, a boy has 214 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 270 (b) 260 (c) 158 (d) 280
6. 6.A train has 608 passengers. At a station, 275 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 883 (b) 343 (c) 323 (d) 333
7. 7.A farmer picks 350 mangoes on Monday and 186 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 536 (b) 174 (c) 154 (d) 164
8. 8.A train has 349 passengers. At a station, 105 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 234 (b) 454 (c) 244 (d) 254
9. 9.A library has 330 books. It buys 102 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 432 (b) 442 (c) 422 (d) 228
10. 10.A library has 176 books. It buys 147 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 333 (b) 313 (c) 323 (d) 29
11. 11.A train has 513 passengers. At a station, 106 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 417 (b) 407 (c) 397 (d) 619
12. 12.A school has 274 boys and 294 girls. 89 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 568 (b) 469 (c) 657 (d) 479
13. 13.After giving away 112 marbles, a boy has 28 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 130 (b) 141 (c) 150 (d) 140
14. 14.A library has 164 books. It buys 95 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 249 (b) 269 (c) 259 (d) 69
15. 15.A farmer picks 310 mangoes on Monday and 248 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 52 (b) 558 (c) 62 (d) 72
16. 16.A library has 472 books. It buys 122 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 350 (b) 584 (c) 604 (d) 594
17. 17.A train has 593 passengers. At a station, 356 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 227 (b) 949 (c) 237 (d) 247
18. 18.After giving away 61 marbles, a boy has 80 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 151 (b) 141 (c) 131 (d) 19
19. 19.A school has 129 boys and 182 girls. 80 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 311 (b) 231 (c) 391 (d) 221
20. 20.A library has 272 books. It buys 98 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 360 (b) 370 (c) 380 (d) 174
21. 21.A farmer picks 559 mangoes on Monday and 129 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 430 (b) 420 (c) 688 (d) 440
22. 22.A farmer picks 386 mangoes on Monday and 117 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 269 (b) 279 (c) 503 (d) 259
23. 23.A train has 506 passengers. At a station, 396 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 100 (b) 902 (c) 110 (d) 120
24. 24.A library has 428 books. It buys 328 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 746 (b) 766 (c) 756 (d) 100
25. 25.A school has 243 boys and 266 girls. 119 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 390 (b) 380 (c) 509 (d) 628
26. 26.A train has 438 passengers. At a station, 321 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 117 (b) 107 (c) 759 (d) 127
27. 27.A train has 586 passengers. At a station, 116 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 702 (b) 470 (c) 460 (d) 480
28. 28.A school has 297 boys and 165 girls. 148 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 462 (b) 314 (c) 304 (d) 610
29. 29.A library has 445 books. It buys 326 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 761 (b) 119 (c) 781 (d) 771
30. 30.A library has 175 books. It buys 129 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 294 (b) 304 (c) 46 (d) 314
31. 31.After giving away 27 marbles, a boy has 298 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 315 (b) 325 (c) 271 (d) 335
32. 32.A farmer picks 382 mangoes on Monday and 297 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 95 (b) 75 (c) 679 (d) 85
33. 33.A train has 791 passengers. At a station, 654 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1445 (b) 127 (c) 137 (d) 147
34. 34.A train has 684 passengers. At a station, 293 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 381 (b) 391 (c) 401 (d) 977
35. 35.After giving away 30 marbles, a boy has 24 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 54 (b) 55 (c) 44 (d) 64
36. 36.A school has 176 boys and 197 girls. 52 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 425 (b) 321 (c) 373 (d) 311
37. 37.A school has 129 boys and 154 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 220 (b) 230 (c) 336 (d) 283
38. 38.A school has 104 boys and 168 girls. 116 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 146 (b) 156 (c) 272 (d) 388
39. 39.A train has 622 passengers. At a station, 437 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 175 (b) 195 (c) 1059 (d) 185
40. 40.After giving away 28 marbles, a boy has 36 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 8 (b) 64 (c) 54 (d) 74

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