Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 78 · 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 775 passengers. At a station, 443 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 342 (b) 332 (c) 1218 (d) 322
2. 2.A school has 247 boys and 218 girls. 102 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 465 (b) 567 (c) 353 (d) 363
3. 3.A library has 161 books. It buys 76 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 247 (b) 237 (c) 85 (d) 227
4. 4.A library has 382 books. It buys 222 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 604 (b) 160 (c) 614 (d) 594
5. 5.A school has 287 boys and 219 girls. 128 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 634 (b) 368 (c) 378 (d) 506
6. 6.A library has 450 books. It buys 55 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 515 (b) 495 (c) 505 (d) 395
7. 7.A farmer picks 285 mangoes on Monday and 163 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 132 (b) 112 (c) 122 (d) 448
8. 8.A train has 456 passengers. At a station, 314 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 152 (b) 132 (c) 770 (d) 142
9. 9.A farmer picks 513 mangoes on Monday and 125 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 388 (b) 638 (c) 378 (d) 398
10. 10.A farmer picks 281 mangoes on Monday and 260 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 21 (b) 541 (c) 11 (d) 31
11. 11.A train has 620 passengers. At a station, 473 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 137 (b) 157 (c) 147 (d) 1093
12. 12.After giving away 54 marbles, a boy has 40 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 104 (b) 84 (c) 95 (d) 94
13. 13.After giving away 62 marbles, a boy has 157 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 229 (b) 209 (c) 95 (d) 219
14. 14.A school has 203 boys and 244 girls. 58 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 505 (b) 389 (c) 379 (d) 447
15. 15.A farmer picks 248 mangoes on Monday and 101 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 147 (b) 349 (c) 157 (d) 137
16. 16.After giving away 150 marbles, a boy has 45 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 185 (b) 196 (c) 195 (d) 205
17. 17.A library has 308 books. It buys 277 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 585 (b) 595 (c) 575 (d) 31
18. 18.A train has 356 passengers. At a station, 123 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 479 (b) 243 (c) 233 (d) 223
19. 19.A train has 304 passengers. At a station, 178 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 116 (b) 126 (c) 482 (d) 136
20. 20.A library has 404 books. It buys 73 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 467 (b) 331 (c) 487 (d) 477
21. 21.A library has 197 books. It buys 305 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 512 (b) 502 (c) 492 (d) 602
22. 22.A library has 354 books. It buys 185 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 529 (b) 549 (c) 539 (d) 169
23. 23.A farmer picks 436 mangoes on Monday and 143 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 303 (b) 579 (c) 283 (d) 293
24. 24.A library has 127 books. It buys 134 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 261 (b) 251 (c) 361 (d) 271
25. 25.A train has 524 passengers. At a station, 285 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 239 (b) 809 (c) 249 (d) 229
26. 26.A train has 778 passengers. At a station, 368 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1146 (b) 410 (c) 400 (d) 420
27. 27.After giving away 167 marbles, a boy has 230 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 407 (b) 387 (c) 397 (d) 63
28. 28.After giving away 145 marbles, a boy has 209 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 364 (b) 344 (c) 354 (d) 64
29. 29.A train has 773 passengers. At a station, 717 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1490 (b) 66 (c) 46 (d) 56
30. 30.A farmer picks 536 mangoes on Monday and 331 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 867 (b) 195 (c) 215 (d) 205
31. 31.A train has 767 passengers. At a station, 309 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 448 (b) 1076 (c) 458 (d) 468
32. 32.A library has 341 books. It buys 303 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 654 (b) 634 (c) 38 (d) 644
33. 33.A train has 659 passengers. At a station, 520 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1179 (b) 149 (c) 129 (d) 139
34. 34.A farmer picks 471 mangoes on Monday and 138 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 323 (b) 343 (c) 333 (d) 609
35. 35.A farmer picks 343 mangoes on Monday and 274 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 79 (b) 59 (c) 69 (d) 617
36. 36.A library has 302 books. It buys 187 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 115 (b) 489 (c) 479 (d) 499
37. 37.A train has 322 passengers. At a station, 157 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 479 (b) 155 (c) 175 (d) 165
38. 38.A library has 122 books. It buys 290 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 402 (b) 512 (c) 422 (d) 412
39. 39.A farmer picks 320 mangoes on Monday and 267 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 587 (b) 43 (c) 63 (d) 53
40. 40.A library has 234 books. It buys 101 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 133 (b) 345 (c) 325 (d) 335

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