Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 826 · 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 790 passengers. At a station, 706 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 94 (b) 1496 (c) 74 (d) 84
2. 2.A farmer picks 417 mangoes on Monday and 375 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 792 (b) 42 (c) 52 (d) 32
3. 3.A train has 524 passengers. At a station, 331 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 855 (b) 203 (c) 193 (d) 183
4. 4.A school has 170 boys and 120 girls. 120 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 410 (b) 170 (c) 290 (d) 160
5. 5.A library has 360 books. It buys 54 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 306 (b) 404 (c) 414 (d) 424
6. 6.A train has 573 passengers. At a station, 202 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 775 (b) 371 (c) 381 (d) 361
7. 7.A farmer picks 339 mangoes on Monday and 177 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 172 (b) 152 (c) 162 (d) 516
8. 8.A library has 389 books. It buys 97 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 496 (b) 486 (c) 292 (d) 476
9. 9.A farmer picks 557 mangoes on Monday and 320 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 247 (b) 227 (c) 877 (d) 237
10. 10.A school has 217 boys and 190 girls. 128 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 407 (b) 535 (c) 279 (d) 269
11. 11.After giving away 123 marbles, a boy has 135 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 248 (b) 258 (c) 268 (d) 12
12. 12.A farmer picks 371 mangoes on Monday and 317 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 64 (b) 688 (c) 54 (d) 44
13. 13.After giving away 132 marbles, a boy has 60 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 202 (b) 193 (c) 182 (d) 192
14. 14.A library has 344 books. It buys 282 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 616 (b) 62 (c) 636 (d) 626
15. 15.After giving away 93 marbles, a boy has 133 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 226 (b) 216 (c) 236 (d) 40
16. 16.A train has 584 passengers. At a station, 166 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 750 (b) 408 (c) 418 (d) 428
17. 17.After giving away 46 marbles, a boy has 296 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 250 (b) 352 (c) 332 (d) 342
18. 18.A library has 371 books. It buys 341 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 722 (b) 702 (c) 30 (d) 712
19. 19.A library has 364 books. It buys 317 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 681 (b) 671 (c) 47 (d) 691
20. 20.A farmer picks 437 mangoes on Monday and 123 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 324 (b) 304 (c) 560 (d) 314
21. 21.A library has 254 books. It buys 114 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 140 (b) 378 (c) 358 (d) 368
22. 22.A library has 302 books. It buys 188 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 500 (b) 114 (c) 480 (d) 490
23. 23.A library has 135 books. It buys 192 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 337 (b) 427 (c) 317 (d) 327
24. 24.A train has 489 passengers. At a station, 132 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 367 (b) 621 (c) 357 (d) 347
25. 25.A library has 270 books. It buys 203 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 463 (b) 473 (c) 483 (d) 67
26. 26.A train has 553 passengers. At a station, 146 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 417 (b) 699 (c) 397 (d) 407
27. 27.After giving away 159 marbles, a boy has 45 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 214 (b) 204 (c) 194 (d) 205
28. 28.A train has 372 passengers. At a station, 111 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 271 (b) 251 (c) 483 (d) 261
29. 29.A train has 409 passengers. At a station, 295 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 704 (b) 104 (c) 124 (d) 114
30. 30.A library has 188 books. It buys 131 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 309 (b) 329 (c) 319 (d) 57
31. 31.A farmer picks 241 mangoes on Monday and 116 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 135 (b) 115 (c) 357 (d) 125
32. 32.A library has 259 books. It buys 350 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 709 (b) 609 (c) 599 (d) 619
33. 33.A farmer picks 350 mangoes on Monday and 290 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 640 (b) 70 (c) 60 (d) 50
34. 34.A school has 135 boys and 294 girls. 89 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 340 (b) 330 (c) 429 (d) 518
35. 35.A farmer picks 210 mangoes on Monday and 190 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 10 (b) 30 (c) 400 (d) 20
36. 36.A train has 701 passengers. At a station, 193 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 518 (b) 894 (c) 498 (d) 508
37. 37.A school has 148 boys and 121 girls. 60 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 269 (b) 329 (c) 199 (d) 209
38. 38.A farmer picks 255 mangoes on Monday and 137 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 118 (b) 392 (c) 128 (d) 108
39. 39.A farmer picks 261 mangoes on Monday and 177 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 438 (b) 74 (c) 94 (d) 84
40. 40.A school has 212 boys and 287 girls. 74 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 425 (b) 499 (c) 415 (d) 573

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