Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 759 · 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 farmer picks 281 mangoes on Monday and 214 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 67 (b) 77 (c) 57 (d) 495
2. 2.A train has 303 passengers. At a station, 184 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 129 (b) 487 (c) 109 (d) 119
3. 3.After giving away 121 marbles, a boy has 251 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 382 (b) 372 (c) 130 (d) 362
4. 4.A train has 453 passengers. At a station, 194 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 269 (b) 259 (c) 249 (d) 647
5. 5.A library has 137 books. It buys 253 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 380 (b) 400 (c) 390 (d) 490
6. 6.A school has 181 boys and 296 girls. 92 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 569 (b) 385 (c) 477 (d) 375
7. 7.A library has 338 books. It buys 350 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 698 (b) 788 (c) 678 (d) 688
8. 8.A library has 299 books. It buys 240 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 529 (b) 539 (c) 59 (d) 549
9. 9.A school has 146 boys and 285 girls. 101 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 320 (b) 431 (c) 330 (d) 532
10. 10.After giving away 109 marbles, a boy has 100 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 199 (b) 219 (c) 210 (d) 209
11. 11.A library has 165 books. It buys 321 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 486 (b) 496 (c) 476 (d) 586
12. 12.A library has 427 books. It buys 101 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 518 (b) 326 (c) 538 (d) 528
13. 13.After giving away 21 marbles, a boy has 210 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 189 (b) 221 (c) 241 (d) 231
14. 14.A train has 550 passengers. At a station, 497 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 63 (b) 43 (c) 53 (d) 1047
15. 15.A library has 264 books. It buys 158 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 422 (b) 106 (c) 432 (d) 412
16. 16.A library has 157 books. It buys 269 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 526 (b) 416 (c) 426 (d) 436
17. 17.A train has 393 passengers. At a station, 146 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 257 (b) 539 (c) 247 (d) 237
18. 18.A library has 393 books. It buys 93 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 476 (b) 300 (c) 496 (d) 486
19. 19.A train has 687 passengers. At a station, 409 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1096 (b) 278 (c) 268 (d) 288
20. 20.A school has 222 boys and 192 girls. 68 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 414 (b) 346 (c) 482 (d) 336
21. 21.A library has 370 books. It buys 211 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 591 (b) 159 (c) 571 (d) 581
22. 22.A school has 262 boys and 275 girls. 132 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 537 (b) 405 (c) 669 (d) 395
23. 23.A train has 780 passengers. At a station, 257 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 513 (b) 523 (c) 533 (d) 1037
24. 24.A train has 585 passengers. At a station, 456 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 139 (b) 129 (c) 119 (d) 1041
25. 25.A farmer picks 529 mangoes on Monday and 490 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 1019 (b) 29 (c) 49 (d) 39
26. 26.After giving away 50 marbles, a boy has 256 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 296 (b) 206 (c) 306 (d) 316
27. 27.A train has 449 passengers. At a station, 259 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 708 (b) 180 (c) 200 (d) 190
28. 28.A school has 195 boys and 167 girls. 63 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 425 (b) 362 (c) 289 (d) 299
29. 29.A train has 755 passengers. At a station, 589 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1344 (b) 166 (c) 156 (d) 176
30. 30.A library has 366 books. It buys 66 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 432 (b) 300 (c) 442 (d) 422
31. 31.A farmer picks 227 mangoes on Monday and 125 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 92 (b) 352 (c) 112 (d) 102
32. 32.A farmer picks 575 mangoes on Monday and 276 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 289 (b) 851 (c) 299 (d) 309
33. 33.A library has 134 books. It buys 87 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 231 (b) 221 (c) 47 (d) 211
34. 34.A school has 100 boys and 204 girls. 86 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 208 (b) 390 (c) 304 (d) 218
35. 35.After giving away 143 marbles, a boy has 191 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 334 (b) 48 (c) 344 (d) 324
36. 36.After giving away 86 marbles, a boy has 151 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 247 (b) 227 (c) 237 (d) 65
37. 37.A school has 263 boys and 101 girls. 83 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 271 (b) 447 (c) 281 (d) 364
38. 38.A train has 496 passengers. At a station, 193 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 293 (b) 303 (c) 689 (d) 313
39. 39.After giving away 91 marbles, a boy has 246 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 327 (b) 337 (c) 347 (d) 155
40. 40.A train has 422 passengers. At a station, 231 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 653 (b) 191 (c) 201 (d) 181

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