Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 779 · 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 585 passengers. At a station, 298 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 297 (b) 287 (c) 883 (d) 277
2. 2.After giving away 48 marbles, a boy has 247 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 285 (b) 305 (c) 199 (d) 295
3. 3.A school has 113 boys and 194 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 369 (b) 235 (c) 307 (d) 245
4. 4.A library has 419 books. It buys 220 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 649 (b) 639 (c) 199 (d) 629
5. 5.A farmer picks 434 mangoes on Monday and 175 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 249 (b) 259 (c) 269 (d) 609
6. 6.A school has 255 boys and 130 girls. 123 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 262 (b) 508 (c) 385 (d) 252
7. 7.A farmer picks 411 mangoes on Monday and 366 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 777 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) 55
8. 8.After giving away 154 marbles, a boy has 59 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 223 (b) 203 (c) 214 (d) 213
9. 9.A train has 463 passengers. At a station, 259 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 722 (b) 214 (c) 194 (d) 204
10. 10.After giving away 146 marbles, a boy has 88 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 224 (b) 235 (c) 234 (d) 244
11. 11.A school has 297 boys and 175 girls. 100 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 372 (b) 572 (c) 472 (d) 362
12. 12.A library has 457 books. It buys 296 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 763 (b) 743 (c) 161 (d) 753
13. 13.A farmer picks 436 mangoes on Monday and 297 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 129 (b) 139 (c) 733 (d) 149
14. 14.A school has 237 boys and 159 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 343 (b) 396 (c) 333 (d) 449
15. 15.After giving away 72 marbles, a boy has 77 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 5 (b) 159 (c) 139 (d) 149
16. 16.A library has 157 books. It buys 85 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 252 (b) 232 (c) 242 (d) 72
17. 17.A farmer picks 370 mangoes on Monday and 264 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 634 (b) 116 (c) 96 (d) 106
18. 18.A farmer picks 513 mangoes on Monday and 227 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 740 (b) 296 (c) 276 (d) 286
19. 19.A school has 262 boys and 136 girls. 59 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 329 (b) 398 (c) 339 (d) 457
20. 20.A train has 337 passengers. At a station, 243 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 94 (b) 84 (c) 104 (d) 580
21. 21.A farmer picks 599 mangoes on Monday and 279 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 878 (b) 320 (c) 330 (d) 310
22. 22.After giving away 147 marbles, a boy has 73 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 220 (b) 230 (c) 221 (d) 210
23. 23.A train has 347 passengers. At a station, 147 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 494 (b) 200 (c) 190 (d) 210
24. 24.A library has 282 books. It buys 308 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 590 (b) 690 (c) 580 (d) 600
25. 25.A farmer picks 455 mangoes on Monday and 357 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 98 (b) 108 (c) 812 (d) 88
26. 26.A train has 733 passengers. At a station, 414 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 309 (b) 329 (c) 1147 (d) 319
27. 27.A train has 355 passengers. At a station, 192 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 153 (b) 547 (c) 173 (d) 163
28. 28.A school has 174 boys and 238 girls. 65 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 337 (b) 412 (c) 347 (d) 477
29. 29.A farmer picks 464 mangoes on Monday and 263 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 727 (b) 191 (c) 211 (d) 201
30. 30.A school has 229 boys and 261 girls. 135 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 345 (b) 625 (c) 490 (d) 355
31. 31.A library has 142 books. It buys 192 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 324 (b) 334 (c) 434 (d) 344
32. 32.A train has 416 passengers. At a station, 122 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 284 (b) 538 (c) 294 (d) 304
33. 33.A farmer picks 491 mangoes on Monday and 193 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 684 (b) 288 (c) 308 (d) 298
34. 34.After giving away 26 marbles, a boy has 219 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 235 (b) 193 (c) 255 (d) 245
35. 35.A train has 794 passengers. At a station, 678 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 116 (b) 106 (c) 1472 (d) 126
36. 36.A farmer picks 547 mangoes on Monday and 513 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 1060 (b) 34 (c) 44 (d) 24
37. 37.A farmer picks 517 mangoes on Monday and 140 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 657 (b) 387 (c) 367 (d) 377
38. 38.A train has 676 passengers. At a station, 229 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 437 (b) 447 (c) 457 (d) 905
39. 39.A school has 296 boys and 160 girls. 114 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 570 (b) 456 (c) 342 (d) 332
40. 40.A library has 464 books. It buys 327 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 791 (b) 137 (c) 801 (d) 781

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