Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 819 · 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 563 passengers. At a station, 208 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 365 (b) 355 (c) 771 (d) 345
2. 2.A farmer picks 405 mangoes on Monday and 306 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 711 (b) 89 (c) 99 (d) 109
3. 3.A train has 521 passengers. At a station, 202 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 723 (b) 319 (c) 309 (d) 329
4. 4.A library has 341 books. It buys 152 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 189 (b) 483 (c) 493 (d) 503
5. 5.After giving away 125 marbles, a boy has 56 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 181 (b) 191 (c) 182 (d) 171
6. 6.A library has 267 books. It buys 322 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 599 (b) 579 (c) 589 (d) 689
7. 7.A library has 153 books. It buys 54 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 217 (b) 197 (c) 207 (d) 99
8. 8.After giving away 107 marbles, a boy has 254 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 351 (b) 371 (c) 361 (d) 147
9. 9.After giving away 87 marbles, a boy has 219 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 316 (b) 296 (c) 306 (d) 132
10. 10.A library has 255 books. It buys 239 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 494 (b) 16 (c) 504 (d) 484
11. 11.After giving away 103 marbles, a boy has 86 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 179 (b) 199 (c) 190 (d) 189
12. 12.A farmer picks 418 mangoes on Monday and 275 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 133 (b) 143 (c) 153 (d) 693
13. 13.A train has 539 passengers. At a station, 262 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 267 (b) 801 (c) 277 (d) 287
14. 14.After giving away 27 marbles, a boy has 124 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 97 (b) 151 (c) 141 (d) 161
15. 15.A school has 159 boys and 187 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 346 (b) 284 (c) 408 (d) 274
16. 16.A school has 262 boys and 142 girls. 80 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 314 (b) 484 (c) 404 (d) 324
17. 17.A farmer picks 546 mangoes on Monday and 323 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 233 (b) 213 (c) 223 (d) 869
18. 18.A school has 155 boys and 109 girls. 138 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 116 (b) 402 (c) 264 (d) 126
19. 19.A train has 304 passengers. At a station, 211 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 93 (b) 83 (c) 103 (d) 515
20. 20.A farmer picks 560 mangoes on Monday and 492 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 78 (b) 58 (c) 1052 (d) 68
21. 21.After giving away 27 marbles, a boy has 60 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 33 (b) 77 (c) 97 (d) 87
22. 22.After giving away 116 marbles, a boy has 32 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 149 (b) 138 (c) 158 (d) 148
23. 23.A library has 217 books. It buys 101 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 328 (b) 318 (c) 116 (d) 308
24. 24.A school has 152 boys and 236 girls. 81 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 297 (b) 469 (c) 388 (d) 307
25. 25.After giving away 24 marbles, a boy has 185 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 209 (b) 161 (c) 219 (d) 199
26. 26.A farmer picks 266 mangoes on Monday and 105 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 171 (b) 161 (c) 371 (d) 151
27. 27.After giving away 66 marbles, a boy has 191 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 247 (b) 125 (c) 267 (d) 257
28. 28.A farmer picks 215 mangoes on Monday and 195 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 10 (b) 30 (c) 410 (d) 20
29. 29.A farmer picks 497 mangoes on Monday and 227 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 280 (b) 270 (c) 260 (d) 724
30. 30.A library has 125 books. It buys 258 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 373 (b) 383 (c) 483 (d) 393
31. 31.A school has 140 boys and 254 girls. 140 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 394 (b) 534 (c) 244 (d) 254
32. 32.A school has 193 boys and 110 girls. 58 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 235 (b) 245 (c) 303 (d) 361
33. 33.A library has 333 books. It buys 222 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 565 (b) 111 (c) 555 (d) 545
34. 34.A train has 609 passengers. At a station, 294 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 315 (b) 325 (c) 305 (d) 903
35. 35.A library has 184 books. It buys 160 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 354 (b) 334 (c) 344 (d) 24
36. 36.A library has 197 books. It buys 241 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 448 (b) 428 (c) 438 (d) 538
37. 37.A train has 786 passengers. At a station, 287 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1073 (b) 499 (c) 509 (d) 489
38. 38.A library has 362 books. It buys 155 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 527 (b) 207 (c) 507 (d) 517
39. 39.A train has 608 passengers. At a station, 524 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 84 (b) 74 (c) 94 (d) 1132
40. 40.A library has 168 books. It buys 337 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 495 (b) 605 (c) 515 (d) 505

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