Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 984 · 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 379 passengers. At a station, 209 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 160 (b) 170 (c) 180 (d) 588
2. 2.After giving away 28 marbles, a boy has 218 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 246 (b) 256 (c) 190 (d) 236
3. 3.After giving away 170 marbles, a boy has 206 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 386 (b) 376 (c) 366 (d) 36
4. 4.A farmer picks 245 mangoes on Monday and 195 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 40 (b) 440 (c) 60 (d) 50
5. 5.A train has 419 passengers. At a station, 155 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 254 (b) 574 (c) 274 (d) 264
6. 6.A train has 727 passengers. At a station, 249 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 468 (b) 488 (c) 976 (d) 478
7. 7.A train has 719 passengers. At a station, 415 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 304 (b) 1134 (c) 294 (d) 314
8. 8.A train has 771 passengers. At a station, 251 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 520 (b) 1022 (c) 530 (d) 510
9. 9.After giving away 113 marbles, a boy has 63 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 186 (b) 177 (c) 166 (d) 176
10. 10.After giving away 121 marbles, a boy has 189 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 300 (b) 320 (c) 68 (d) 310
11. 11.A farmer picks 303 mangoes on Monday and 122 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 181 (b) 171 (c) 425 (d) 191
12. 12.A farmer picks 564 mangoes on Monday and 505 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 1069 (b) 69 (c) 49 (d) 59
13. 13.A farmer picks 579 mangoes on Monday and 272 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 307 (b) 317 (c) 297 (d) 851
14. 14.After giving away 148 marbles, a boy has 132 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 280 (b) 281 (c) 270 (d) 290
15. 15.A farmer picks 315 mangoes on Monday and 150 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 465 (b) 165 (c) 155 (d) 175
16. 16.A farmer picks 250 mangoes on Monday and 140 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 110 (b) 100 (c) 390 (d) 120
17. 17.A farmer picks 272 mangoes on Monday and 199 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 83 (b) 471 (c) 73 (d) 63
18. 18.A train has 658 passengers. At a station, 321 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 347 (b) 979 (c) 327 (d) 337
19. 19.A school has 210 boys and 120 girls. 84 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 414 (b) 330 (c) 246 (d) 236
20. 20.After giving away 95 marbles, a boy has 163 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 68 (b) 248 (c) 268 (d) 258
21. 21.A library has 478 books. It buys 130 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 598 (b) 618 (c) 608 (d) 348
22. 22.A train has 572 passengers. At a station, 194 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 368 (b) 766 (c) 388 (d) 378
23. 23.After giving away 127 marbles, a boy has 207 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 334 (b) 80 (c) 344 (d) 324
24. 24.A farmer picks 434 mangoes on Monday and 194 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 230 (b) 250 (c) 240 (d) 628
25. 25.After giving away 123 marbles, a boy has 95 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 208 (b) 218 (c) 228 (d) 219
26. 26.After giving away 140 marbles, a boy has 266 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 406 (b) 416 (c) 126 (d) 396
27. 27.A train has 681 passengers. At a station, 457 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 224 (b) 214 (c) 234 (d) 1138
28. 28.A school has 108 boys and 259 girls. 91 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 266 (b) 276 (c) 367 (d) 458
29. 29.A farmer picks 498 mangoes on Monday and 386 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 884 (b) 102 (c) 112 (d) 122
30. 30.A farmer picks 422 mangoes on Monday and 305 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 727 (b) 107 (c) 127 (d) 117
31. 31.A library has 191 books. It buys 338 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 529 (b) 519 (c) 539 (d) 629
32. 32.A train has 391 passengers. At a station, 295 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 86 (b) 686 (c) 106 (d) 96
33. 33.After giving away 89 marbles, a boy has 212 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 311 (b) 123 (c) 291 (d) 301
34. 34.A farmer picks 454 mangoes on Monday and 421 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 23 (b) 43 (c) 33 (d) 875
35. 35.A library has 419 books. It buys 203 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 216 (b) 612 (c) 622 (d) 632
36. 36.After giving away 41 marbles, a boy has 70 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 121 (b) 111 (c) 101 (d) 29
37. 37.After giving away 146 marbles, a boy has 97 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 253 (b) 244 (c) 243 (d) 233
38. 38.A library has 357 books. It buys 290 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 637 (b) 657 (c) 647 (d) 67
39. 39.A farmer picks 269 mangoes on Monday and 229 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 50 (b) 498 (c) 30 (d) 40
40. 40.A school has 225 boys and 295 girls. 146 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 666 (b) 520 (c) 374 (d) 364

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