Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 921 · 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 462 passengers. At a station, 410 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 42 (b) 872 (c) 62 (d) 52
2. 2.After giving away 86 marbles, a boy has 268 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 344 (b) 182 (c) 364 (d) 354
3. 3.A train has 684 passengers. At a station, 460 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1144 (b) 214 (c) 224 (d) 234
4. 4.A farmer picks 402 mangoes on Monday and 361 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 31 (b) 51 (c) 41 (d) 763
5. 5.After giving away 69 marbles, a boy has 97 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 176 (b) 28 (c) 156 (d) 166
6. 6.A train has 464 passengers. At a station, 187 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 277 (b) 267 (c) 651 (d) 287
7. 7.A library has 379 books. It buys 51 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 328 (b) 420 (c) 440 (d) 430
8. 8.After giving away 51 marbles, a boy has 80 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 121 (b) 141 (c) 131 (d) 29
9. 9.A farmer picks 467 mangoes on Monday and 367 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 90 (b) 100 (c) 834 (d) 110
10. 10.A library has 362 books. It buys 246 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 618 (b) 116 (c) 598 (d) 608
11. 11.After giving away 117 marbles, a boy has 192 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 299 (b) 75 (c) 309 (d) 319
12. 12.A train has 576 passengers. At a station, 193 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 393 (b) 769 (c) 373 (d) 383
13. 13.A train has 371 passengers. At a station, 151 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 210 (b) 522 (c) 230 (d) 220
14. 14.A school has 206 boys and 153 girls. 63 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 359 (b) 296 (c) 422 (d) 286
15. 15.A train has 308 passengers. At a station, 136 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 182 (b) 162 (c) 444 (d) 172
16. 16.A train has 568 passengers. At a station, 309 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 259 (b) 877 (c) 249 (d) 269
17. 17.A train has 641 passengers. At a station, 466 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1107 (b) 165 (c) 185 (d) 175
18. 18.A train has 776 passengers. At a station, 695 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 71 (b) 91 (c) 81 (d) 1471
19. 19.A farmer picks 432 mangoes on Monday and 123 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 299 (b) 319 (c) 555 (d) 309
20. 20.A school has 170 boys and 208 girls. 50 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 378 (b) 328 (c) 428 (d) 318
21. 21.A farmer picks 562 mangoes on Monday and 221 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 351 (b) 783 (c) 331 (d) 341
22. 22.A farmer picks 477 mangoes on Monday and 344 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 133 (b) 123 (c) 143 (d) 821
23. 23.A train has 409 passengers. At a station, 280 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 689 (b) 119 (c) 139 (d) 129
24. 24.A library has 223 books. It buys 62 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 161 (b) 275 (c) 285 (d) 295
25. 25.A train has 558 passengers. At a station, 446 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 122 (b) 112 (c) 1004 (d) 102
26. 26.A train has 364 passengers. At a station, 184 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 180 (b) 548 (c) 190 (d) 170
27. 27.A train has 543 passengers. At a station, 240 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 303 (b) 293 (c) 313 (d) 783
28. 28.A library has 220 books. It buys 197 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 407 (b) 23 (c) 417 (d) 427
29. 29.After giving away 42 marbles, a boy has 273 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 231 (b) 305 (c) 315 (d) 325
30. 30.A farmer picks 474 mangoes on Monday and 151 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 313 (b) 625 (c) 323 (d) 333
31. 31.A school has 233 boys and 128 girls. 76 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 437 (b) 361 (c) 285 (d) 275
32. 32.A farmer picks 501 mangoes on Monday and 122 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 379 (b) 623 (c) 389 (d) 369
33. 33.A library has 210 books. It buys 66 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 276 (b) 286 (c) 144 (d) 266
34. 34.A school has 282 boys and 129 girls. 57 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 354 (b) 411 (c) 344 (d) 468
35. 35.A school has 255 boys and 256 girls. 72 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 429 (b) 583 (c) 439 (d) 511
36. 36.After giving away 76 marbles, a boy has 106 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 182 (b) 192 (c) 30 (d) 172
37. 37.A library has 244 books. It buys 345 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 589 (b) 689 (c) 599 (d) 579
38. 38.A farmer picks 498 mangoes on Monday and 260 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 758 (b) 238 (c) 248 (d) 228
39. 39.A library has 149 books. It buys 284 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 533 (b) 443 (c) 433 (d) 423
40. 40.A library has 380 books. It buys 144 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 534 (b) 524 (c) 236 (d) 514

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