Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 818 · 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 479 passengers. At a station, 254 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 733 (b) 215 (c) 235 (d) 225
2. 2.A train has 559 passengers. At a station, 110 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 459 (b) 439 (c) 669 (d) 449
3. 3.A train has 544 passengers. At a station, 174 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 718 (b) 380 (c) 360 (d) 370
4. 4.A farmer picks 218 mangoes on Monday and 183 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 25 (b) 35 (c) 401 (d) 45
5. 5.A school has 233 boys and 138 girls. 59 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 302 (b) 371 (c) 430 (d) 312
6. 6.A school has 176 boys and 199 girls. 109 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 266 (b) 256 (c) 375 (d) 484
7. 7.After giving away 86 marbles, a boy has 37 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 124 (b) 133 (c) 123 (d) 113
8. 8.A train has 622 passengers. At a station, 114 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 518 (b) 508 (c) 498 (d) 736
9. 9.A train has 749 passengers. At a station, 139 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 888 (b) 620 (c) 600 (d) 610
10. 10.A library has 303 books. It buys 71 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 232 (b) 384 (c) 374 (d) 364
11. 11.A library has 357 books. It buys 268 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 89 (b) 635 (c) 625 (d) 615
12. 12.A school has 220 boys and 140 girls. 136 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 214 (b) 360 (c) 496 (d) 224
13. 13.A school has 106 boys and 184 girls. 108 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 172 (b) 398 (c) 290 (d) 182
14. 14.A train has 608 passengers. At a station, 375 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 243 (b) 223 (c) 983 (d) 233
15. 15.A library has 382 books. It buys 176 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 548 (b) 206 (c) 568 (d) 558
16. 16.A school has 207 boys and 225 girls. 117 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 432 (b) 305 (c) 315 (d) 549
17. 17.A school has 282 boys and 161 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 498 (b) 443 (c) 388 (d) 378
18. 18.A library has 336 books. It buys 293 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 43 (b) 639 (c) 629 (d) 619
19. 19.A library has 387 books. It buys 248 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 645 (b) 635 (c) 625 (d) 139
20. 20.After giving away 127 marbles, a boy has 28 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 155 (b) 156 (c) 165 (d) 145
21. 21.A school has 148 boys and 176 girls. 85 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 239 (b) 229 (c) 324 (d) 409
22. 22.After giving away 166 marbles, a boy has 191 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 367 (b) 357 (c) 25 (d) 347
23. 23.After giving away 70 marbles, a boy has 75 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 5 (b) 135 (c) 145 (d) 155
24. 24.A library has 217 books. It buys 203 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 430 (b) 420 (c) 410 (d) 14
25. 25.A farmer picks 436 mangoes on Monday and 188 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 258 (b) 248 (c) 238 (d) 624
26. 26.A train has 569 passengers. At a station, 378 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 181 (b) 201 (c) 191 (d) 947
27. 27.A farmer picks 477 mangoes on Monday and 105 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 582 (b) 362 (c) 382 (d) 372
28. 28.A school has 214 boys and 255 girls. 104 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 355 (b) 573 (c) 365 (d) 469
29. 29.A library has 203 books. It buys 53 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 150 (b) 246 (c) 266 (d) 256
30. 30.A school has 144 boys and 297 girls. 127 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 304 (b) 568 (c) 314 (d) 441
31. 31.A library has 141 books. It buys 237 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 478 (b) 378 (c) 388 (d) 368
32. 32.After giving away 167 marbles, a boy has 287 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 464 (b) 444 (c) 120 (d) 454
33. 33.A train has 556 passengers. At a station, 295 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 261 (b) 851 (c) 251 (d) 271
34. 34.A train has 454 passengers. At a station, 323 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 131 (b) 777 (c) 141 (d) 121
35. 35.A farmer picks 551 mangoes on Monday and 425 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 976 (b) 126 (c) 136 (d) 116
36. 36.A train has 342 passengers. At a station, 203 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 129 (b) 149 (c) 545 (d) 139
37. 37.A library has 235 books. It buys 256 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 481 (b) 501 (c) 591 (d) 491
38. 38.A train has 621 passengers. At a station, 103 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 528 (b) 724 (c) 508 (d) 518
39. 39.A library has 295 books. It buys 80 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 385 (b) 375 (c) 365 (d) 215
40. 40.A farmer picks 533 mangoes on Monday and 466 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 999 (b) 77 (c) 57 (d) 67

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