Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 866 · 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 540 passengers. At a station, 378 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 162 (b) 172 (c) 918 (d) 152
2. 2.A school has 206 boys and 265 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 402 (b) 471 (c) 392 (d) 540
3. 3.A train has 533 passengers. At a station, 100 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 423 (b) 433 (c) 633 (d) 443
4. 4.A train has 429 passengers. At a station, 253 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 166 (b) 186 (c) 176 (d) 682
5. 5.A farmer picks 283 mangoes on Monday and 210 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 493 (b) 83 (c) 73 (d) 63
6. 6.A school has 165 boys and 294 girls. 98 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 557 (b) 459 (c) 351 (d) 361
7. 7.A train has 734 passengers. At a station, 101 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 633 (b) 623 (c) 835 (d) 643
8. 8.A library has 257 books. It buys 239 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 486 (b) 18 (c) 496 (d) 506
9. 9.A train has 751 passengers. At a station, 455 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 306 (b) 1206 (c) 286 (d) 296
10. 10.A farmer picks 267 mangoes on Monday and 225 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 52 (b) 492 (c) 32 (d) 42
11. 11.A train has 388 passengers. At a station, 155 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 543 (b) 243 (c) 233 (d) 223
12. 12.A farmer picks 235 mangoes on Monday and 162 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 83 (b) 397 (c) 73 (d) 63
13. 13.A school has 181 boys and 118 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 230 (b) 368 (c) 220 (d) 299
14. 14.A train has 684 passengers. At a station, 422 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 252 (b) 272 (c) 1106 (d) 262
15. 15.A library has 358 books. It buys 65 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 423 (b) 293 (c) 433 (d) 413
16. 16.A school has 143 boys and 242 girls. 73 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 385 (b) 458 (c) 312 (d) 302
17. 17.A farmer picks 232 mangoes on Monday and 143 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 99 (b) 89 (c) 79 (d) 375
18. 18.A library has 346 books. It buys 257 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 89 (b) 613 (c) 603 (d) 593
19. 19.A farmer picks 300 mangoes on Monday and 216 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 84 (b) 74 (c) 94 (d) 516
20. 20.After giving away 139 marbles, a boy has 248 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 387 (b) 109 (c) 397 (d) 377
21. 21.A farmer picks 430 mangoes on Monday and 266 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 174 (b) 154 (c) 164 (d) 696
22. 22.A farmer picks 258 mangoes on Monday and 100 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 148 (b) 168 (c) 358 (d) 158
23. 23.A library has 463 books. It buys 327 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 800 (b) 780 (c) 136 (d) 790
24. 24.A library has 260 books. It buys 113 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 383 (b) 373 (c) 363 (d) 147
25. 25.After giving away 67 marbles, a boy has 230 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 307 (b) 297 (c) 163 (d) 287
26. 26.A school has 224 boys and 202 girls. 146 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 270 (b) 572 (c) 426 (d) 280
27. 27.A farmer picks 569 mangoes on Monday and 158 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 411 (b) 727 (c) 421 (d) 401
28. 28.A library has 247 books. It buys 337 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 594 (b) 574 (c) 584 (d) 684
29. 29.A library has 245 books. It buys 332 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 567 (b) 587 (c) 577 (d) 677
30. 30.A library has 202 books. It buys 147 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 359 (b) 55 (c) 339 (d) 349
31. 31.After giving away 26 marbles, a boy has 259 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 285 (b) 275 (c) 233 (d) 295
32. 32.A school has 219 boys and 293 girls. 66 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 446 (b) 578 (c) 436 (d) 512
33. 33.A school has 260 boys and 148 girls. 145 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 408 (b) 253 (c) 263 (d) 553
34. 34.After giving away 170 marbles, a boy has 163 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 323 (b) 333 (c) 334 (d) 343
35. 35.A train has 501 passengers. At a station, 238 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 739 (b) 253 (c) 273 (d) 263
36. 36.A school has 271 boys and 248 girls. 50 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 469 (b) 459 (c) 569 (d) 519
37. 37.A farmer picks 227 mangoes on Monday and 126 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 91 (b) 101 (c) 111 (d) 353
38. 38.A library has 280 books. It buys 318 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 608 (b) 588 (c) 698 (d) 598
39. 39.A farmer picks 249 mangoes on Monday and 177 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 82 (b) 72 (c) 62 (d) 426
40. 40.A train has 427 passengers. At a station, 355 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 82 (b) 62 (c) 782 (d) 72

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