Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 802 · 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 library has 295 books. It buys 264 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 559 (b) 549 (c) 569 (d) 31
2. 2.A train has 741 passengers. At a station, 161 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 902 (b) 590 (c) 570 (d) 580
3. 3.A train has 638 passengers. At a station, 440 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1078 (b) 208 (c) 198 (d) 188
4. 4.After giving away 125 marbles, a boy has 61 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 186 (b) 196 (c) 187 (d) 176
5. 5.After giving away 196 marbles, a boy has 272 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 478 (b) 468 (c) 458 (d) 76
6. 6.A school has 250 boys and 247 girls. 75 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 497 (b) 572 (c) 412 (d) 422
7. 7.A library has 203 books. It buys 74 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 287 (b) 129 (c) 267 (d) 277
8. 8.A farmer picks 250 mangoes on Monday and 155 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 405 (b) 105 (c) 95 (d) 85
9. 9.After giving away 88 marbles, a boy has 58 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 146 (b) 147 (c) 136 (d) 156
10. 10.A school has 106 boys and 103 girls. 87 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 209 (b) 122 (c) 296 (d) 112
11. 11.A library has 176 books. It buys 205 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 371 (b) 481 (c) 391 (d) 381
12. 12.A train has 711 passengers. At a station, 331 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 370 (b) 390 (c) 1042 (d) 380
13. 13.A school has 100 boys and 113 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 213 (b) 160 (c) 266 (d) 150
14. 14.A library has 312 books. It buys 241 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 563 (b) 71 (c) 553 (d) 543
15. 15.A train has 366 passengers. At a station, 240 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 116 (b) 606 (c) 136 (d) 126
16. 16.A library has 334 books. It buys 121 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 213 (b) 465 (c) 455 (d) 445
17. 17.A farmer picks 560 mangoes on Monday and 498 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 1058 (b) 72 (c) 52 (d) 62
18. 18.A train has 778 passengers. At a station, 433 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 355 (b) 1211 (c) 335 (d) 345
19. 19.A train has 648 passengers. At a station, 395 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 263 (b) 253 (c) 1043 (d) 243
20. 20.After giving away 86 marbles, a boy has 49 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 135 (b) 145 (c) 136 (d) 125
21. 21.A train has 425 passengers. At a station, 291 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 144 (b) 716 (c) 124 (d) 134
22. 22.A school has 274 boys and 162 girls. 112 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 436 (b) 548 (c) 324 (d) 314
23. 23.A train has 728 passengers. At a station, 619 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1347 (b) 99 (c) 119 (d) 109
24. 24.After giving away 154 marbles, a boy has 66 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 210 (b) 230 (c) 220 (d) 221
25. 25.A farmer picks 332 mangoes on Monday and 102 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 220 (b) 434 (c) 230 (d) 240
26. 26.A school has 221 boys and 121 girls. 94 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 436 (b) 238 (c) 342 (d) 248
27. 27.After giving away 167 marbles, a boy has 52 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 220 (b) 209 (c) 229 (d) 219
28. 28.A school has 296 boys and 112 girls. 103 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 511 (b) 295 (c) 408 (d) 305
29. 29.A train has 347 passengers. At a station, 134 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 203 (b) 223 (c) 213 (d) 481
30. 30.A library has 335 books. It buys 299 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 36 (b) 644 (c) 624 (d) 634
31. 31.A train has 318 passengers. At a station, 248 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 70 (b) 566 (c) 80 (d) 60
32. 32.A library has 160 books. It buys 261 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 411 (b) 421 (c) 431 (d) 521
33. 33.After giving away 142 marbles, a boy has 223 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 365 (b) 81 (c) 375 (d) 355
34. 34.A train has 461 passengers. At a station, 137 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 598 (b) 314 (c) 334 (d) 324
35. 35.A train has 350 passengers. At a station, 288 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 52 (b) 638 (c) 72 (d) 62
36. 36.A farmer picks 312 mangoes on Monday and 117 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 205 (b) 429 (c) 195 (d) 185
37. 37.A train has 725 passengers. At a station, 562 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1287 (b) 163 (c) 173 (d) 153
38. 38.A train has 623 passengers. At a station, 409 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 224 (b) 214 (c) 204 (d) 1032
39. 39.A school has 217 boys and 176 girls. 118 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 265 (b) 393 (c) 275 (d) 511
40. 40.A train has 411 passengers. At a station, 289 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 700 (b) 132 (c) 112 (d) 122

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