Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 88 · 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 415 passengers. At a station, 107 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 308 (b) 318 (c) 298 (d) 522
2. 2.After giving away 101 marbles, a boy has 165 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 64 (b) 276 (c) 256 (d) 266
3. 3.A library has 186 books. It buys 75 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 271 (b) 111 (c) 251 (d) 261
4. 4.A train has 480 passengers. At a station, 233 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 257 (b) 247 (c) 713 (d) 237
5. 5.A farmer picks 339 mangoes on Monday and 302 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 47 (b) 37 (c) 641 (d) 27
6. 6.A school has 209 boys and 287 girls. 78 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 574 (b) 408 (c) 418 (d) 496
7. 7.A farmer picks 401 mangoes on Monday and 324 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 67 (b) 87 (c) 77 (d) 725
8. 8.A train has 528 passengers. At a station, 122 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 650 (b) 416 (c) 406 (d) 396
9. 9.A school has 116 boys and 166 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 228 (b) 282 (c) 336 (d) 218
10. 10.A train has 446 passengers. At a station, 391 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 837 (b) 55 (c) 45 (d) 65
11. 11.A farmer picks 353 mangoes on Monday and 226 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 127 (b) 579 (c) 137 (d) 117
12. 12.A farmer picks 292 mangoes on Monday and 228 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 54 (b) 64 (c) 74 (d) 520
13. 13.After giving away 99 marbles, a boy has 245 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 344 (b) 354 (c) 146 (d) 334
14. 14.A school has 145 boys and 273 girls. 122 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 540 (b) 418 (c) 286 (d) 296
15. 15.A farmer picks 451 mangoes on Monday and 311 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 130 (b) 762 (c) 140 (d) 150
16. 16.After giving away 144 marbles, a boy has 23 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 167 (b) 177 (c) 168 (d) 157
17. 17.A train has 307 passengers. At a station, 196 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 121 (b) 101 (c) 111 (d) 503
18. 18.A farmer picks 244 mangoes on Monday and 224 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 20 (b) 10 (c) 468 (d) 30
19. 19.A train has 692 passengers. At a station, 125 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 557 (b) 577 (c) 567 (d) 817
20. 20.After giving away 180 marbles, a boy has 91 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 271 (b) 281 (c) 272 (d) 261
21. 21.A school has 145 boys and 148 girls. 148 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 145 (b) 441 (c) 135 (d) 293
22. 22.A library has 129 books. It buys 68 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 197 (b) 187 (c) 61 (d) 207
23. 23.A school has 136 boys and 128 girls. 102 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 162 (b) 366 (c) 264 (d) 152
24. 24.A train has 355 passengers. At a station, 182 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 537 (b) 173 (c) 163 (d) 183
25. 25.A library has 281 books. It buys 274 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 555 (b) 545 (c) 7 (d) 565
26. 26.A train has 738 passengers. At a station, 144 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 882 (b) 604 (c) 584 (d) 594
27. 27.A train has 748 passengers. At a station, 692 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 56 (b) 66 (c) 1440 (d) 46
28. 28.A library has 460 books. It buys 95 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 565 (b) 545 (c) 555 (d) 365
29. 29.A school has 298 boys and 269 girls. 85 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 652 (b) 482 (c) 472 (d) 567
30. 30.A library has 309 books. It buys 60 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 379 (b) 359 (c) 249 (d) 369
31. 31.A farmer picks 561 mangoes on Monday and 347 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 908 (b) 214 (c) 224 (d) 204
32. 32.A school has 106 boys and 106 girls. 128 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 212 (b) 74 (c) 340 (d) 84
33. 33.A library has 372 books. It buys 137 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 235 (b) 519 (c) 499 (d) 509
34. 34.A library has 205 books. It buys 308 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 613 (b) 523 (c) 503 (d) 513
35. 35.A library has 434 books. It buys 160 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 274 (b) 584 (c) 604 (d) 594
36. 36.A farmer picks 202 mangoes on Monday and 152 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 354 (b) 40 (c) 60 (d) 50
37. 37.A library has 379 books. It buys 295 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 84 (b) 674 (c) 684 (d) 664
38. 38.After giving away 100 marbles, a boy has 159 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 249 (b) 259 (c) 269 (d) 59
39. 39.A school has 182 boys and 115 girls. 57 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 354 (b) 297 (c) 230 (d) 240
40. 40.A farmer picks 252 mangoes on Monday and 193 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 445 (b) 49 (c) 69 (d) 59

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