Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 95 · 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 518 passengers. At a station, 332 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 196 (b) 850 (c) 176 (d) 186
2. 2.After giving away 109 marbles, a boy has 296 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 187 (b) 405 (c) 415 (d) 395
3. 3.A farmer picks 344 mangoes on Monday and 312 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 42 (b) 22 (c) 32 (d) 656
4. 4.A farmer picks 431 mangoes on Monday and 381 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 60 (b) 50 (c) 812 (d) 40
5. 5.A school has 198 boys and 234 girls. 120 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 432 (b) 552 (c) 312 (d) 302
6. 6.A library has 145 books. It buys 102 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 43 (b) 247 (c) 237 (d) 257
7. 7.A farmer picks 400 mangoes on Monday and 106 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 506 (b) 294 (c) 304 (d) 284
8. 8.A school has 108 boys and 121 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 176 (b) 229 (c) 282 (d) 166
9. 9.A train has 734 passengers. At a station, 186 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 548 (b) 538 (c) 558 (d) 920
10. 10.A train has 495 passengers. At a station, 222 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 717 (b) 283 (c) 273 (d) 263
11. 11.A school has 135 boys and 245 girls. 51 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 431 (b) 380 (c) 319 (d) 329
12. 12.A farmer picks 416 mangoes on Monday and 310 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 726 (b) 116 (c) 106 (d) 96
13. 13.A school has 134 boys and 203 girls. 128 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 209 (b) 199 (c) 337 (d) 465
14. 14.A school has 107 boys and 130 girls. 132 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 105 (b) 369 (c) 237 (d) 95
15. 15.A farmer picks 256 mangoes on Monday and 197 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 453 (b) 59 (c) 49 (d) 69
16. 16.A school has 146 boys and 236 girls. 73 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 455 (b) 299 (c) 382 (d) 309
17. 17.A train has 408 passengers. At a station, 219 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 179 (b) 189 (c) 199 (d) 627
18. 18.A train has 334 passengers. At a station, 111 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 213 (b) 445 (c) 233 (d) 223
19. 19.After giving away 30 marbles, a boy has 27 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 47 (b) 57 (c) 67 (d) 58
20. 20.A train has 373 passengers. At a station, 313 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 50 (b) 686 (c) 70 (d) 60
21. 21.A library has 473 books. It buys 81 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 564 (b) 392 (c) 554 (d) 544
22. 22.After giving away 54 marbles, a boy has 257 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 301 (b) 311 (c) 203 (d) 321
23. 23.A farmer picks 406 mangoes on Monday and 346 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 60 (b) 752 (c) 50 (d) 70
24. 24.A train has 569 passengers. At a station, 515 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 64 (b) 44 (c) 54 (d) 1084
25. 25.After giving away 95 marbles, a boy has 62 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 158 (b) 167 (c) 147 (d) 157
26. 26.A library has 175 books. It buys 58 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 233 (b) 223 (c) 243 (d) 117
27. 27.A library has 218 books. It buys 184 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 402 (b) 34 (c) 392 (d) 412
28. 28.A school has 297 boys and 129 girls. 127 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 289 (b) 426 (c) 299 (d) 553
29. 29.After giving away 80 marbles, a boy has 38 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 119 (b) 108 (c) 118 (d) 128
30. 30.A school has 272 boys and 142 girls. 111 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 414 (b) 525 (c) 303 (d) 293
31. 31.A library has 251 books. It buys 88 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 339 (b) 163 (c) 329 (d) 349
32. 32.A school has 122 boys and 157 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 333 (b) 215 (c) 225 (d) 279
33. 33.A library has 200 books. It buys 133 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 67 (b) 323 (c) 333 (d) 343
34. 34.A train has 694 passengers. At a station, 298 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 406 (b) 992 (c) 396 (d) 386
35. 35.A farmer picks 243 mangoes on Monday and 168 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 85 (b) 75 (c) 65 (d) 411
36. 36.A train has 503 passengers. At a station, 208 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 305 (b) 711 (c) 285 (d) 295
37. 37.A school has 267 boys and 232 girls. 66 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 565 (b) 499 (c) 433 (d) 423
38. 38.After giving away 106 marbles, a boy has 240 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 356 (b) 336 (c) 346 (d) 134
39. 39.A farmer picks 388 mangoes on Monday and 176 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 222 (b) 212 (c) 202 (d) 564
40. 40.A train has 673 passengers. At a station, 613 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 50 (b) 1286 (c) 70 (d) 60

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