Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 904 · 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 324 passengers. At a station, 106 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 208 (b) 228 (c) 430 (d) 218
2. 2.After giving away 114 marbles, a boy has 24 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 139 (b) 138 (c) 128 (d) 148
3. 3.A train has 337 passengers. At a station, 260 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 77 (b) 87 (c) 67 (d) 597
4. 4.A library has 127 books. It buys 170 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 287 (b) 307 (c) 397 (d) 297
5. 5.A train has 474 passengers. At a station, 424 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 60 (b) 898 (c) 50 (d) 40
6. 6.A train has 396 passengers. At a station, 243 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 639 (b) 163 (c) 143 (d) 153
7. 7.A school has 178 boys and 136 girls. 148 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 166 (b) 156 (c) 314 (d) 462
8. 8.A library has 365 books. It buys 86 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 441 (b) 451 (c) 279 (d) 461
9. 9.After giving away 139 marbles, a boy has 37 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 176 (b) 186 (c) 177 (d) 166
10. 10.A school has 226 boys and 266 girls. 92 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 400 (b) 390 (c) 584 (d) 492
11. 11.A school has 232 boys and 224 girls. 56 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 390 (b) 456 (c) 512 (d) 400
12. 12.A farmer picks 356 mangoes on Monday and 172 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 174 (b) 528 (c) 194 (d) 184
13. 13.After giving away 176 marbles, a boy has 59 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 225 (b) 235 (c) 245 (d) 236
14. 14.A train has 396 passengers. At a station, 221 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 185 (b) 165 (c) 617 (d) 175
15. 15.After giving away 169 marbles, a boy has 72 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 241 (b) 242 (c) 231 (d) 251
16. 16.A library has 164 books. It buys 188 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 362 (b) 452 (c) 352 (d) 342
17. 17.A school has 118 boys and 251 girls. 96 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 465 (b) 369 (c) 273 (d) 263
18. 18.After giving away 185 marbles, a boy has 216 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 411 (b) 391 (c) 401 (d) 31
19. 19.A library has 405 books. It buys 295 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 710 (b) 110 (c) 700 (d) 690
20. 20.A library has 440 books. It buys 121 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 571 (b) 319 (c) 551 (d) 561
21. 21.After giving away 90 marbles, a boy has 155 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 235 (b) 65 (c) 245 (d) 255
22. 22.A train has 485 passengers. At a station, 380 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 105 (b) 865 (c) 115 (d) 95
23. 23.After giving away 76 marbles, a boy has 60 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 146 (b) 137 (c) 136 (d) 126
24. 24.After giving away 54 marbles, a boy has 243 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 189 (b) 287 (c) 307 (d) 297
25. 25.A library has 147 books. It buys 254 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 401 (b) 411 (c) 391 (d) 501
26. 26.A school has 178 boys and 170 girls. 82 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 430 (b) 256 (c) 348 (d) 266
27. 27.A school has 198 boys and 156 girls. 86 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 354 (b) 268 (c) 258 (d) 440
28. 28.A library has 341 books. It buys 182 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 159 (b) 533 (c) 513 (d) 523
29. 29.A train has 319 passengers. At a station, 117 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 436 (b) 192 (c) 202 (d) 212
30. 30.A farmer picks 234 mangoes on Monday and 118 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 106 (b) 126 (c) 116 (d) 352
31. 31.A train has 482 passengers. At a station, 265 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 217 (b) 227 (c) 747 (d) 207
32. 32.A farmer picks 255 mangoes on Monday and 107 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 362 (b) 158 (c) 138 (d) 148
33. 33.A library has 171 books. It buys 100 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 271 (b) 71 (c) 281 (d) 261
34. 34.A train has 722 passengers. At a station, 640 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 92 (b) 1362 (c) 82 (d) 72
35. 35.A school has 284 boys and 207 girls. 112 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 603 (b) 491 (c) 369 (d) 379
36. 36.After giving away 170 marbles, a boy has 215 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 45 (b) 395 (c) 375 (d) 385
37. 37.After giving away 82 marbles, a boy has 112 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 30 (b) 184 (c) 204 (d) 194
38. 38.A school has 131 boys and 239 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 316 (b) 306 (c) 370 (d) 424
39. 39.A train has 640 passengers. At a station, 106 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 544 (b) 534 (c) 746 (d) 524
40. 40.A farmer picks 433 mangoes on Monday and 393 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 50 (b) 40 (c) 30 (d) 826

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