Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 797 · 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 414 passengers. At a station, 322 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 736 (b) 92 (c) 102 (d) 82
2. 2.A train has 304 passengers. At a station, 236 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 58 (b) 68 (c) 78 (d) 540
3. 3.A library has 274 books. It buys 102 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 386 (b) 376 (c) 172 (d) 366
4. 4.A school has 118 boys and 225 girls. 121 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 343 (b) 464 (c) 222 (d) 212
5. 5.A train has 535 passengers. At a station, 303 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 242 (b) 232 (c) 838 (d) 222
6. 6.A library has 262 books. It buys 85 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 347 (b) 337 (c) 177 (d) 357
7. 7.After giving away 164 marbles, a boy has 94 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 258 (b) 268 (c) 259 (d) 248
8. 8.A farmer picks 340 mangoes on Monday and 139 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 479 (b) 191 (c) 211 (d) 201
9. 9.After giving away 146 marbles, a boy has 299 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 435 (b) 153 (c) 455 (d) 445
10. 10.A library has 335 books. It buys 284 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 629 (b) 609 (c) 619 (d) 51
11. 11.After giving away 68 marbles, a boy has 49 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 117 (b) 118 (c) 127 (d) 107
12. 12.After giving away 62 marbles, a boy has 244 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 316 (b) 182 (c) 306 (d) 296
13. 13.A school has 115 boys and 120 girls. 126 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 99 (b) 361 (c) 235 (d) 109
14. 14.A train has 428 passengers. At a station, 163 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 591 (b) 275 (c) 255 (d) 265
15. 15.A train has 765 passengers. At a station, 384 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 381 (b) 1149 (c) 391 (d) 371
16. 16.A train has 608 passengers. At a station, 531 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1139 (b) 87 (c) 67 (d) 77
17. 17.A library has 198 books. It buys 135 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 63 (b) 333 (c) 323 (d) 343
18. 18.A farmer picks 582 mangoes on Monday and 205 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 387 (b) 367 (c) 377 (d) 787
19. 19.A library has 423 books. It buys 108 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 315 (b) 531 (c) 521 (d) 541
20. 20.A farmer picks 426 mangoes on Monday and 260 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 686 (b) 156 (c) 166 (d) 176
21. 21.A farmer picks 532 mangoes on Monday and 351 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 181 (b) 191 (c) 883 (d) 171
22. 22.After giving away 53 marbles, a boy has 231 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 294 (b) 178 (c) 284 (d) 274
23. 23.After giving away 186 marbles, a boy has 64 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 250 (b) 240 (c) 251 (d) 260
24. 24.A school has 144 boys and 295 girls. 129 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 439 (b) 568 (c) 310 (d) 300
25. 25.A farmer picks 367 mangoes on Monday and 255 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 102 (b) 122 (c) 112 (d) 622
26. 26.A school has 262 boys and 299 girls. 136 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 561 (b) 425 (c) 415 (d) 697
27. 27.A school has 137 boys and 122 girls. 93 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 156 (b) 259 (c) 166 (d) 352
28. 28.A library has 326 books. It buys 250 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 76 (b) 586 (c) 566 (d) 576
29. 29.A school has 101 boys and 164 girls. 96 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 265 (b) 361 (c) 169 (d) 159
30. 30.A school has 130 boys and 136 girls. 133 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 123 (b) 133 (c) 399 (d) 266
31. 31.After giving away 96 marbles, a boy has 35 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 132 (b) 121 (c) 131 (d) 141
32. 32.A library has 204 books. It buys 277 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 471 (b) 491 (c) 581 (d) 481
33. 33.A train has 544 passengers. At a station, 233 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 321 (b) 301 (c) 777 (d) 311
34. 34.A library has 152 books. It buys 76 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 76 (b) 238 (c) 228 (d) 218
35. 35.A school has 172 boys and 196 girls. 58 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 368 (b) 300 (c) 426 (d) 310
36. 36.A library has 221 books. It buys 135 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 86 (b) 356 (c) 346 (d) 366
37. 37.A train has 322 passengers. At a station, 224 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 88 (b) 546 (c) 108 (d) 98
38. 38.After giving away 133 marbles, a boy has 208 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 351 (b) 341 (c) 331 (d) 75
39. 39.A library has 245 books. It buys 81 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 326 (b) 336 (c) 164 (d) 316
40. 40.A train has 736 passengers. At a station, 206 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 530 (b) 540 (c) 520 (d) 942

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