Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 842 · 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 416 passengers. At a station, 159 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 267 (b) 575 (c) 257 (d) 247
2. 2.A farmer picks 542 mangoes on Monday and 308 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 244 (b) 224 (c) 850 (d) 234
3. 3.A school has 225 boys and 141 girls. 56 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 310 (b) 300 (c) 422 (d) 366
4. 4.A train has 467 passengers. At a station, 379 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 98 (b) 78 (c) 846 (d) 88
5. 5.A library has 291 books. It buys 219 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 72 (b) 500 (c) 510 (d) 520
6. 6.A train has 332 passengers. At a station, 238 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 570 (b) 94 (c) 84 (d) 104
7. 7.After giving away 177 marbles, a boy has 291 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 458 (b) 468 (c) 114 (d) 478
8. 8.A library has 368 books. It buys 264 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 642 (b) 622 (c) 104 (d) 632
9. 9.A train has 433 passengers. At a station, 119 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 324 (b) 314 (c) 304 (d) 552
10. 10.A library has 273 books. It buys 168 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 451 (b) 431 (c) 441 (d) 105
11. 11.A school has 101 boys and 219 girls. 63 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 257 (b) 383 (c) 320 (d) 247
12. 12.A farmer picks 480 mangoes on Monday and 273 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 197 (b) 207 (c) 753 (d) 217
13. 13.A train has 360 passengers. At a station, 201 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 159 (b) 561 (c) 169 (d) 149
14. 14.A farmer picks 237 mangoes on Monday and 150 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 97 (b) 77 (c) 87 (d) 387
15. 15.After giving away 159 marbles, a boy has 68 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 227 (b) 228 (c) 217 (d) 237
16. 16.A school has 237 boys and 283 girls. 78 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 520 (b) 598 (c) 432 (d) 442
17. 17.After giving away 84 marbles, a boy has 97 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 13 (b) 191 (c) 181 (d) 171
18. 18.A farmer picks 312 mangoes on Monday and 239 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 83 (b) 551 (c) 73 (d) 63
19. 19.A library has 406 books. It buys 172 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 568 (b) 234 (c) 588 (d) 578
20. 20.A school has 221 boys and 178 girls. 76 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 323 (b) 399 (c) 313 (d) 475
21. 21.A farmer picks 338 mangoes on Monday and 317 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 31 (b) 655 (c) 21 (d) 11
22. 22.A library has 401 books. It buys 215 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 186 (b) 606 (c) 616 (d) 626
23. 23.A library has 459 books. It buys 78 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 537 (b) 547 (c) 527 (d) 381
24. 24.A farmer picks 363 mangoes on Monday and 103 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 466 (b) 250 (c) 270 (d) 260
25. 25.A train has 571 passengers. At a station, 311 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 882 (b) 250 (c) 270 (d) 260
26. 26.A farmer picks 460 mangoes on Monday and 165 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 295 (b) 285 (c) 625 (d) 305
27. 27.A school has 116 boys and 208 girls. 129 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 324 (b) 185 (c) 453 (d) 195
28. 28.A train has 489 passengers. At a station, 433 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 56 (b) 46 (c) 922 (d) 66
29. 29.A school has 107 boys and 202 girls. 51 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 360 (b) 309 (c) 248 (d) 258
30. 30.After giving away 149 marbles, a boy has 37 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 176 (b) 187 (c) 186 (d) 196
31. 31.After giving away 21 marbles, a boy has 173 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 184 (b) 204 (c) 152 (d) 194
32. 32.A library has 336 books. It buys 57 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 383 (b) 403 (c) 279 (d) 393
33. 33.A school has 103 boys and 220 girls. 121 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 444 (b) 192 (c) 323 (d) 202
34. 34.After giving away 50 marbles, a boy has 236 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 286 (b) 186 (c) 276 (d) 296
35. 35.A farmer picks 569 mangoes on Monday and 270 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 289 (b) 309 (c) 839 (d) 299
36. 36.After giving away 141 marbles, a boy has 79 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 210 (b) 221 (c) 230 (d) 220
37. 37.A train has 575 passengers. At a station, 282 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 283 (b) 303 (c) 293 (d) 857
38. 38.A train has 459 passengers. At a station, 389 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 60 (b) 70 (c) 848 (d) 80
39. 39.A train has 618 passengers. At a station, 127 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 745 (b) 501 (c) 491 (d) 481
40. 40.A train has 302 passengers. At a station, 133 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 179 (b) 159 (c) 169 (d) 435

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