Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 944 · 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 596 passengers. At a station, 314 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 282 (b) 910 (c) 272 (d) 292
2. 2.A school has 167 boys and 254 girls. 111 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 532 (b) 300 (c) 421 (d) 310
3. 3.A farmer picks 563 mangoes on Monday and 313 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 260 (b) 876 (c) 240 (d) 250
4. 4.A farmer picks 430 mangoes on Monday and 148 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 282 (b) 578 (c) 272 (d) 292
5. 5.A library has 394 books. It buys 55 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 449 (b) 439 (c) 339 (d) 459
6. 6.A train has 664 passengers. At a station, 320 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 334 (b) 344 (c) 984 (d) 354
7. 7.A school has 224 boys and 282 girls. 84 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 590 (b) 412 (c) 422 (d) 506
8. 8.A farmer picks 535 mangoes on Monday and 302 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 223 (b) 837 (c) 233 (d) 243
9. 9.After giving away 166 marbles, a boy has 158 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 334 (b) 325 (c) 324 (d) 314
10. 10.A school has 188 boys and 153 girls. 98 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 341 (b) 243 (c) 439 (d) 233
11. 11.A library has 463 books. It buys 336 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 127 (b) 799 (c) 809 (d) 789
12. 12.A train has 301 passengers. At a station, 106 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 195 (b) 185 (c) 407 (d) 205
13. 13.A train has 700 passengers. At a station, 476 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 224 (b) 234 (c) 214 (d) 1176
14. 14.A farmer picks 380 mangoes on Monday and 351 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 19 (b) 29 (c) 731 (d) 39
15. 15.A farmer picks 450 mangoes on Monday and 194 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 256 (b) 266 (c) 644 (d) 246
16. 16.After giving away 159 marbles, a boy has 227 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 396 (b) 386 (c) 68 (d) 376
17. 17.A school has 212 boys and 213 girls. 98 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 317 (b) 425 (c) 523 (d) 327
18. 18.A library has 402 books. It buys 171 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 583 (b) 563 (c) 231 (d) 573
19. 19.A farmer picks 203 mangoes on Monday and 110 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 93 (b) 83 (c) 103 (d) 313
20. 20.A school has 164 boys and 262 girls. 80 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 506 (b) 346 (c) 426 (d) 336
21. 21.A school has 180 boys and 181 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 307 (b) 297 (c) 361 (d) 415
22. 22.A train has 309 passengers. At a station, 146 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 455 (b) 153 (c) 163 (d) 173
23. 23.A farmer picks 555 mangoes on Monday and 413 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 132 (b) 968 (c) 142 (d) 152
24. 24.After giving away 168 marbles, a boy has 131 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 300 (b) 299 (c) 309 (d) 289
25. 25.A train has 315 passengers. At a station, 206 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 99 (b) 119 (c) 109 (d) 521
26. 26.A train has 301 passengers. At a station, 122 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 169 (b) 189 (c) 423 (d) 179
27. 27.A farmer picks 244 mangoes on Monday and 132 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 102 (b) 112 (c) 376 (d) 122
28. 28.A school has 210 boys and 144 girls. 117 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 471 (b) 237 (c) 354 (d) 227
29. 29.A library has 163 books. It buys 143 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 316 (b) 306 (c) 20 (d) 296
30. 30.A farmer picks 288 mangoes on Monday and 187 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 111 (b) 91 (c) 101 (d) 475
31. 31.After giving away 99 marbles, a boy has 192 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 291 (b) 301 (c) 93 (d) 281
32. 32.A school has 237 boys and 300 girls. 114 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 423 (b) 413 (c) 537 (d) 651
33. 33.A school has 223 boys and 148 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 318 (b) 371 (c) 308 (d) 424
34. 34.A farmer picks 519 mangoes on Monday and 206 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 323 (b) 313 (c) 725 (d) 303
35. 35.A train has 522 passengers. At a station, 103 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 419 (b) 409 (c) 625 (d) 429
36. 36.A farmer picks 318 mangoes on Monday and 129 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 189 (b) 199 (c) 179 (d) 447
37. 37.A farmer picks 477 mangoes on Monday and 313 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 164 (b) 790 (c) 154 (d) 174
38. 38.After giving away 161 marbles, a boy has 186 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 337 (b) 357 (c) 25 (d) 347
39. 39.A school has 124 boys and 151 girls. 118 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 393 (b) 275 (c) 157 (d) 147
40. 40.After giving away 74 marbles, a boy has 262 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 326 (b) 188 (c) 336 (d) 346

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