Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 945 · 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 472 passengers. At a station, 201 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 281 (b) 261 (c) 673 (d) 271
2. 2.A school has 176 boys and 206 girls. 57 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 315 (b) 439 (c) 325 (d) 382
3. 3.A train has 414 passengers. At a station, 313 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 101 (b) 111 (c) 91 (d) 727
4. 4.After giving away 52 marbles, a boy has 77 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 25 (b) 129 (c) 139 (d) 119
5. 5.After giving away 183 marbles, a boy has 286 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 479 (b) 103 (c) 469 (d) 459
6. 6.A library has 246 books. It buys 56 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 302 (b) 292 (c) 312 (d) 190
7. 7.A train has 535 passengers. At a station, 143 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 402 (b) 392 (c) 382 (d) 678
8. 8.A library has 213 books. It buys 187 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 26 (b) 390 (c) 410 (d) 400
9. 9.A farmer picks 490 mangoes on Monday and 132 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 622 (b) 348 (c) 358 (d) 368
10. 10.A farmer picks 540 mangoes on Monday and 371 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 179 (b) 159 (c) 169 (d) 911
11. 11.A train has 583 passengers. At a station, 507 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 66 (b) 1090 (c) 76 (d) 86
12. 12.A library has 366 books. It buys 146 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 220 (b) 512 (c) 502 (d) 522
13. 13.A train has 416 passengers. At a station, 348 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 764 (b) 78 (c) 58 (d) 68
14. 14.A school has 222 boys and 181 girls. 126 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 529 (b) 403 (c) 277 (d) 267
15. 15.A school has 291 boys and 220 girls. 74 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 437 (b) 585 (c) 511 (d) 427
16. 16.A school has 102 boys and 160 girls. 122 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 262 (b) 384 (c) 140 (d) 130
17. 17.A library has 183 books. It buys 191 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 364 (b) 384 (c) 374 (d) 474
18. 18.A farmer picks 564 mangoes on Monday and 381 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 945 (b) 183 (c) 193 (d) 173
19. 19.A library has 317 books. It buys 183 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 500 (b) 490 (c) 510 (d) 134
20. 20.After giving away 51 marbles, a boy has 188 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 137 (b) 249 (c) 239 (d) 229
21. 21.A train has 393 passengers. At a station, 218 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 165 (b) 185 (c) 611 (d) 175
22. 22.A train has 463 passengers. At a station, 138 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 315 (b) 601 (c) 335 (d) 325
23. 23.A train has 634 passengers. At a station, 479 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 145 (b) 1113 (c) 165 (d) 155
24. 24.A train has 480 passengers. At a station, 310 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 790 (b) 160 (c) 170 (d) 180
25. 25.A school has 129 boys and 173 girls. 60 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 302 (b) 362 (c) 242 (d) 232
26. 26.A train has 320 passengers. At a station, 124 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 196 (b) 186 (c) 206 (d) 444
27. 27.A farmer picks 591 mangoes on Monday and 497 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 94 (b) 84 (c) 1088 (d) 104
28. 28.A train has 731 passengers. At a station, 472 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 249 (b) 269 (c) 1203 (d) 259
29. 29.A library has 396 books. It buys 269 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 655 (b) 675 (c) 127 (d) 665
30. 30.A train has 381 passengers. At a station, 116 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 275 (b) 497 (c) 265 (d) 255
31. 31.A train has 493 passengers. At a station, 187 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 680 (b) 316 (c) 296 (d) 306
32. 32.After giving away 173 marbles, a boy has 46 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 209 (b) 229 (c) 220 (d) 219
33. 33.A farmer picks 557 mangoes on Monday and 241 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 316 (b) 798 (c) 306 (d) 326
34. 34.A school has 204 boys and 127 girls. 98 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 429 (b) 331 (c) 233 (d) 223
35. 35.A train has 774 passengers. At a station, 192 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 966 (b) 572 (c) 582 (d) 592
36. 36.A school has 281 boys and 296 girls. 130 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 447 (b) 577 (c) 707 (d) 437
37. 37.A school has 125 boys and 151 girls. 128 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 148 (b) 138 (c) 276 (d) 404
38. 38.A library has 386 books. It buys 109 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 505 (b) 277 (c) 485 (d) 495
39. 39.A train has 431 passengers. At a station, 288 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 719 (b) 153 (c) 133 (d) 143
40. 40.A school has 142 boys and 196 girls. 99 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 338 (b) 229 (c) 239 (d) 437

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