Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 975 · 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 600 passengers. At a station, 526 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 74 (b) 64 (c) 1126 (d) 84
2. 2.A school has 164 boys and 237 girls. 112 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 279 (b) 513 (c) 289 (d) 401
3. 3.A train has 684 passengers. At a station, 431 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 263 (b) 243 (c) 1115 (d) 253
4. 4.After giving away 42 marbles, a boy has 234 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 266 (b) 286 (c) 192 (d) 276
5. 5.After giving away 188 marbles, a boy has 129 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 327 (b) 317 (c) 307 (d) 318
6. 6.After giving away 66 marbles, a boy has 46 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 113 (b) 122 (c) 102 (d) 112
7. 7.A train has 756 passengers. At a station, 140 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 616 (b) 606 (c) 626 (d) 896
8. 8.After giving away 64 marbles, a boy has 27 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 91 (b) 92 (c) 101 (d) 81
9. 9.A train has 669 passengers. At a station, 238 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 907 (b) 441 (c) 431 (d) 421
10. 10.A school has 192 boys and 106 girls. 127 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 171 (b) 298 (c) 425 (d) 161
11. 11.A farmer picks 401 mangoes on Monday and 182 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 209 (b) 219 (c) 583 (d) 229
12. 12.A school has 123 boys and 156 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 279 (b) 225 (c) 215 (d) 333
13. 13.A school has 234 boys and 124 girls. 102 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 256 (b) 460 (c) 358 (d) 246
14. 14.A train has 427 passengers. At a station, 177 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 240 (b) 260 (c) 604 (d) 250
15. 15.A library has 431 books. It buys 116 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 315 (b) 537 (c) 557 (d) 547
16. 16.A farmer picks 376 mangoes on Monday and 337 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 713 (b) 49 (c) 29 (d) 39
17. 17.A train has 322 passengers. At a station, 168 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 164 (b) 144 (c) 490 (d) 154
18. 18.A train has 374 passengers. At a station, 268 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 106 (b) 96 (c) 642 (d) 116
19. 19.A train has 359 passengers. At a station, 246 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 113 (b) 103 (c) 605 (d) 123
20. 20.A train has 510 passengers. At a station, 386 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 134 (b) 124 (c) 896 (d) 114
21. 21.A library has 352 books. It buys 64 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 288 (b) 406 (c) 426 (d) 416
22. 22.A library has 214 books. It buys 322 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 546 (b) 636 (c) 526 (d) 536
23. 23.A school has 102 boys and 195 girls. 77 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 210 (b) 297 (c) 220 (d) 374
24. 24.A train has 488 passengers. At a station, 204 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 294 (b) 284 (c) 274 (d) 692
25. 25.A school has 283 boys and 118 girls. 112 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 279 (b) 401 (c) 513 (d) 289
26. 26.A library has 259 books. It buys 88 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 347 (b) 357 (c) 171 (d) 337
27. 27.A library has 249 books. It buys 171 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 78 (b) 430 (c) 410 (d) 420
28. 28.A school has 193 boys and 128 girls. 146 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 175 (b) 467 (c) 321 (d) 165
29. 29.After giving away 120 marbles, a boy has 165 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 275 (b) 295 (c) 285 (d) 45
30. 30.A farmer picks 506 mangoes on Monday and 482 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 988 (b) 34 (c) 14 (d) 24
31. 31.After giving away 98 marbles, a boy has 130 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 228 (b) 218 (c) 32 (d) 238
32. 32.A library has 140 books. It buys 263 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 393 (b) 413 (c) 403 (d) 503
33. 33.A school has 126 boys and 258 girls. 112 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 496 (b) 262 (c) 384 (d) 272
34. 34.A farmer picks 474 mangoes on Monday and 231 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 253 (b) 233 (c) 243 (d) 705
35. 35.A farmer picks 506 mangoes on Monday and 181 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 335 (b) 315 (c) 325 (d) 687
36. 36.A library has 179 books. It buys 86 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 93 (b) 255 (c) 275 (d) 265
37. 37.After giving away 64 marbles, a boy has 90 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 144 (b) 26 (c) 164 (d) 154
38. 38.A library has 272 books. It buys 173 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 99 (b) 435 (c) 445 (d) 455
39. 39.A farmer picks 436 mangoes on Monday and 152 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 588 (b) 274 (c) 284 (d) 294
40. 40.A school has 121 boys and 192 girls. 94 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 209 (b) 219 (c) 313 (d) 407

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