Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 864 · 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 library has 370 books. It buys 126 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 244 (b) 506 (c) 496 (d) 486
2. 2.A train has 431 passengers. At a station, 212 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 229 (b) 209 (c) 219 (d) 643
3. 3.A school has 113 boys and 186 girls. 95 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 194 (b) 299 (c) 394 (d) 204
4. 4.A train has 725 passengers. At a station, 219 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 516 (b) 506 (c) 496 (d) 944
5. 5.After giving away 176 marbles, a boy has 201 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 387 (b) 377 (c) 367 (d) 25
6. 6.A farmer picks 525 mangoes on Monday and 150 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 385 (b) 375 (c) 365 (d) 675
7. 7.A train has 354 passengers. At a station, 149 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 195 (b) 215 (c) 205 (d) 503
8. 8.A train has 538 passengers. At a station, 122 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 406 (b) 426 (c) 416 (d) 660
9. 9.A train has 664 passengers. At a station, 434 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 230 (b) 220 (c) 240 (d) 1098
10. 10.After giving away 43 marbles, a boy has 184 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 237 (b) 141 (c) 217 (d) 227
11. 11.A library has 311 books. It buys 101 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 422 (b) 210 (c) 412 (d) 402
12. 12.A farmer picks 559 mangoes on Monday and 445 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 104 (b) 1004 (c) 114 (d) 124
13. 13.A train has 794 passengers. At a station, 735 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 49 (b) 69 (c) 1529 (d) 59
14. 14.After giving away 99 marbles, a boy has 205 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 314 (b) 106 (c) 304 (d) 294
15. 15.A school has 268 boys and 192 girls. 147 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 303 (b) 460 (c) 607 (d) 313
16. 16.After giving away 193 marbles, a boy has 216 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 419 (b) 23 (c) 409 (d) 399
17. 17.A farmer picks 320 mangoes on Monday and 180 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 130 (b) 500 (c) 140 (d) 150
18. 18.A train has 366 passengers. At a station, 218 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 148 (b) 158 (c) 584 (d) 138
19. 19.A farmer picks 293 mangoes on Monday and 197 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 490 (b) 106 (c) 96 (d) 86
20. 20.A farmer picks 365 mangoes on Monday and 111 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 254 (b) 264 (c) 244 (d) 476
21. 21.A school has 241 boys and 197 girls. 75 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 353 (b) 513 (c) 363 (d) 438
22. 22.A farmer picks 581 mangoes on Monday and 284 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 287 (b) 865 (c) 297 (d) 307
23. 23.A library has 322 books. It buys 98 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 224 (b) 430 (c) 410 (d) 420
24. 24.A train has 618 passengers. At a station, 487 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1105 (b) 121 (c) 131 (d) 141
25. 25.After giving away 48 marbles, a boy has 192 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 240 (b) 230 (c) 144 (d) 250
26. 26.A train has 331 passengers. At a station, 115 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 216 (b) 206 (c) 446 (d) 226
27. 27.A school has 100 boys and 218 girls. 134 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 452 (b) 318 (c) 184 (d) 174
28. 28.A train has 310 passengers. At a station, 239 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 81 (b) 61 (c) 549 (d) 71
29. 29.A farmer picks 548 mangoes on Monday and 511 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 1059 (b) 37 (c) 47 (d) 27
30. 30.After giving away 175 marbles, a boy has 37 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 213 (b) 202 (c) 212 (d) 222
31. 31.After giving away 80 marbles, a boy has 80 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 170 (b) 150 (c) 161 (d) 160
32. 32.A library has 306 books. It buys 274 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 32 (b) 590 (c) 580 (d) 570
33. 33.A farmer picks 208 mangoes on Monday and 175 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 383 (b) 23 (c) 33 (d) 43
34. 34.A school has 100 boys and 291 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 391 (b) 452 (c) 330 (d) 320
35. 35.A school has 207 boys and 191 girls. 126 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 398 (b) 272 (c) 524 (d) 262
36. 36.After giving away 28 marbles, a boy has 291 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 263 (b) 309 (c) 329 (d) 319
37. 37.A train has 394 passengers. At a station, 127 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 277 (b) 257 (c) 267 (d) 521
38. 38.A train has 688 passengers. At a station, 464 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1152 (b) 214 (c) 234 (d) 224
39. 39.A library has 464 books. It buys 125 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 339 (b) 579 (c) 599 (d) 589
40. 40.A school has 182 boys and 116 girls. 94 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 298 (b) 392 (c) 204 (d) 194

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