Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 881 · 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 554 passengers. At a station, 165 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 379 (b) 389 (c) 399 (d) 719
2. 2.A farmer picks 465 mangoes on Monday and 130 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 325 (b) 345 (c) 335 (d) 595
3. 3.A train has 537 passengers. At a station, 366 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 903 (b) 181 (c) 161 (d) 171
4. 4.After giving away 59 marbles, a boy has 165 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 234 (b) 224 (c) 106 (d) 214
5. 5.A library has 232 books. It buys 210 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 442 (b) 432 (c) 22 (d) 452
6. 6.After giving away 43 marbles, a boy has 201 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 234 (b) 244 (c) 254 (d) 158
7. 7.A train has 375 passengers. At a station, 119 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 246 (b) 266 (c) 256 (d) 494
8. 8.A train has 443 passengers. At a station, 113 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 330 (b) 320 (c) 340 (d) 556
9. 9.A train has 692 passengers. At a station, 253 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 439 (b) 429 (c) 449 (d) 945
10. 10.A farmer picks 546 mangoes on Monday and 107 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 653 (b) 429 (c) 449 (d) 439
11. 11.A school has 253 boys and 230 girls. 86 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 387 (b) 397 (c) 569 (d) 483
12. 12.A train has 762 passengers. At a station, 348 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 404 (b) 414 (c) 1110 (d) 424
13. 13.A library has 407 books. It buys 80 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 497 (b) 327 (c) 477 (d) 487
14. 14.After giving away 111 marbles, a boy has 78 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 199 (b) 189 (c) 179 (d) 190
15. 15.A library has 439 books. It buys 112 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 551 (b) 541 (c) 561 (d) 327
16. 16.A train has 780 passengers. At a station, 472 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 318 (b) 298 (c) 1252 (d) 308
17. 17.A school has 146 boys and 168 girls. 100 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 204 (b) 214 (c) 314 (d) 414
18. 18.A library has 163 books. It buys 66 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 239 (b) 219 (c) 229 (d) 97
19. 19.A train has 311 passengers. At a station, 242 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 553 (b) 79 (c) 69 (d) 59
20. 20.A library has 181 books. It buys 252 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 443 (b) 433 (c) 533 (d) 423
21. 21.After giving away 143 marbles, a boy has 102 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 255 (b) 245 (c) 235 (d) 246
22. 22.A library has 423 books. It buys 164 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 577 (b) 597 (c) 259 (d) 587
23. 23.A train has 415 passengers. At a station, 202 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 617 (b) 203 (c) 223 (d) 213
24. 24.A library has 328 books. It buys 54 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 392 (b) 382 (c) 274 (d) 372
25. 25.After giving away 124 marbles, a boy has 152 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 266 (b) 286 (c) 276 (d) 28
26. 26.A library has 175 books. It buys 99 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 264 (b) 76 (c) 284 (d) 274
27. 27.A farmer picks 334 mangoes on Monday and 303 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 41 (b) 31 (c) 637 (d) 21
28. 28.A library has 214 books. It buys 116 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 98 (b) 340 (c) 330 (d) 320
29. 29.A school has 124 boys and 242 girls. 108 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 474 (b) 248 (c) 366 (d) 258
30. 30.A library has 323 books. It buys 286 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 37 (b) 599 (c) 619 (d) 609
31. 31.A library has 221 books. It buys 260 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 491 (b) 471 (c) 581 (d) 481
32. 32.A library has 283 books. It buys 222 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 515 (b) 495 (c) 61 (d) 505
33. 33.A train has 305 passengers. At a station, 193 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 112 (b) 122 (c) 102 (d) 498
34. 34.A train has 702 passengers. At a station, 102 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 804 (b) 600 (c) 610 (d) 590
35. 35.A train has 403 passengers. At a station, 312 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 81 (b) 91 (c) 101 (d) 715
36. 36.A train has 543 passengers. At a station, 271 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 814 (b) 282 (c) 262 (d) 272
37. 37.After giving away 137 marbles, a boy has 71 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 208 (b) 218 (c) 198 (d) 209
38. 38.A train has 696 passengers. At a station, 432 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1128 (b) 254 (c) 274 (d) 264
39. 39.A school has 289 boys and 146 girls. 111 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 314 (b) 324 (c) 435 (d) 546
40. 40.A school has 253 boys and 108 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 306 (b) 361 (c) 296 (d) 416

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