Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 804 · 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 562 passengers. At a station, 398 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 174 (b) 154 (c) 164 (d) 960
2. 2.A farmer picks 472 mangoes on Monday and 187 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 295 (b) 275 (c) 285 (d) 659
3. 3.A school has 142 boys and 133 girls. 109 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 156 (b) 275 (c) 384 (d) 166
4. 4.A school has 234 boys and 203 girls. 105 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 542 (b) 437 (c) 332 (d) 322
5. 5.After giving away 75 marbles, a boy has 72 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 137 (b) 147 (c) 157 (d) 148
6. 6.A library has 183 books. It buys 190 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 373 (b) 383 (c) 473 (d) 363
7. 7.A train has 349 passengers. At a station, 225 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 114 (b) 574 (c) 124 (d) 134
8. 8.A farmer picks 324 mangoes on Monday and 132 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 456 (b) 202 (c) 182 (d) 192
9. 9.A train has 451 passengers. At a station, 153 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 308 (b) 288 (c) 298 (d) 604
10. 10.After giving away 49 marbles, a boy has 235 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 186 (b) 294 (c) 274 (d) 284
11. 11.A library has 206 books. It buys 286 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 502 (b) 492 (c) 592 (d) 482
12. 12.A library has 282 books. It buys 246 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 538 (b) 528 (c) 36 (d) 518
13. 13.A farmer picks 310 mangoes on Monday and 114 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 196 (b) 186 (c) 206 (d) 424
14. 14.After giving away 188 marbles, a boy has 250 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 428 (b) 62 (c) 438 (d) 448
15. 15.A train has 338 passengers. At a station, 246 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 102 (b) 584 (c) 82 (d) 92
16. 16.A school has 162 boys and 275 girls. 133 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 570 (b) 437 (c) 294 (d) 304
17. 17.A library has 226 books. It buys 61 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 165 (b) 287 (c) 277 (d) 297
18. 18.A library has 171 books. It buys 89 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 82 (b) 270 (c) 260 (d) 250
19. 19.A farmer picks 442 mangoes on Monday and 156 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 598 (b) 286 (c) 276 (d) 296
20. 20.A library has 324 books. It buys 232 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 92 (b) 546 (c) 566 (d) 556
21. 21.A library has 425 books. It buys 196 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 229 (b) 621 (c) 611 (d) 631
22. 22.A library has 348 books. It buys 150 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 488 (b) 498 (c) 508 (d) 198
23. 23.A farmer picks 312 mangoes on Monday and 289 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 33 (b) 13 (c) 601 (d) 23
24. 24.After giving away 117 marbles, a boy has 270 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 397 (b) 387 (c) 153 (d) 377
25. 25.A library has 311 books. It buys 93 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 404 (b) 218 (c) 394 (d) 414
26. 26.A train has 439 passengers. At a station, 326 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 765 (b) 113 (c) 123 (d) 103
27. 27.A farmer picks 575 mangoes on Monday and 313 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 252 (b) 888 (c) 262 (d) 272
28. 28.A farmer picks 548 mangoes on Monday and 436 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 122 (b) 984 (c) 102 (d) 112
29. 29.A train has 516 passengers. At a station, 144 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 382 (b) 372 (c) 362 (d) 660
30. 30.A library has 350 books. It buys 156 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 194 (b) 506 (c) 516 (d) 496
31. 31.After giving away 34 marbles, a boy has 26 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 60 (b) 50 (c) 61 (d) 70
32. 32.After giving away 128 marbles, a boy has 205 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 333 (b) 323 (c) 343 (d) 77
33. 33.A train has 326 passengers. At a station, 193 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 143 (b) 133 (c) 519 (d) 123
34. 34.A farmer picks 595 mangoes on Monday and 182 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 403 (b) 413 (c) 777 (d) 423
35. 35.A train has 461 passengers. At a station, 237 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 214 (b) 234 (c) 224 (d) 698
36. 36.A school has 247 boys and 184 girls. 72 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 431 (b) 503 (c) 359 (d) 349
37. 37.A train has 512 passengers. At a station, 119 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 631 (b) 393 (c) 383 (d) 403
38. 38.A train has 689 passengers. At a station, 335 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 364 (b) 1024 (c) 344 (d) 354
39. 39.After giving away 175 marbles, a boy has 217 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 382 (b) 402 (c) 42 (d) 392
40. 40.A farmer picks 462 mangoes on Monday and 320 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 152 (b) 132 (c) 142 (d) 782

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