Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 100 · 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 school has 158 boys and 273 girls. 114 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 317 (b) 307 (c) 431 (d) 545
2. 2.A farmer picks 228 mangoes on Monday and 151 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 67 (b) 379 (c) 87 (d) 77
3. 3.A farmer picks 596 mangoes on Monday and 330 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 276 (b) 266 (c) 926 (d) 256
4. 4.A train has 593 passengers. At a station, 151 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 432 (b) 442 (c) 452 (d) 744
5. 5.A train has 741 passengers. At a station, 269 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 482 (b) 1010 (c) 472 (d) 462
6. 6.A school has 172 boys and 203 girls. 51 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 426 (b) 375 (c) 314 (d) 324
7. 7.A farmer picks 395 mangoes on Monday and 210 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 195 (b) 175 (c) 185 (d) 605
8. 8.A train has 601 passengers. At a station, 415 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 176 (b) 1016 (c) 196 (d) 186
9. 9.A farmer picks 449 mangoes on Monday and 392 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 47 (b) 67 (c) 57 (d) 841
10. 10.A train has 373 passengers. At a station, 320 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 53 (b) 63 (c) 43 (d) 693
11. 11.A farmer picks 270 mangoes on Monday and 124 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 394 (b) 136 (c) 146 (d) 156
12. 12.A train has 505 passengers. At a station, 224 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 271 (b) 291 (c) 729 (d) 281
13. 13.A library has 219 books. It buys 307 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 526 (b) 516 (c) 626 (d) 536
14. 14.A farmer picks 301 mangoes on Monday and 198 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 93 (b) 499 (c) 103 (d) 113
15. 15.A school has 126 boys and 186 girls. 50 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 252 (b) 312 (c) 262 (d) 362
16. 16.A farmer picks 473 mangoes on Monday and 223 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 240 (b) 250 (c) 260 (d) 696
17. 17.A train has 460 passengers. At a station, 107 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 343 (b) 567 (c) 353 (d) 363
18. 18.After giving away 164 marbles, a boy has 293 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 447 (b) 457 (c) 129 (d) 467
19. 19.A train has 731 passengers. At a station, 119 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 622 (b) 602 (c) 850 (d) 612
20. 20.After giving away 37 marbles, a boy has 124 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 151 (b) 171 (c) 87 (d) 161
21. 21.After giving away 197 marbles, a boy has 142 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 339 (b) 340 (c) 329 (d) 349
22. 22.A library has 221 books. It buys 122 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 333 (b) 99 (c) 353 (d) 343
23. 23.A farmer picks 341 mangoes on Monday and 299 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 640 (b) 52 (c) 32 (d) 42
24. 24.A library has 476 books. It buys 215 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 681 (b) 261 (c) 691 (d) 701
25. 25.A train has 717 passengers. At a station, 502 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 205 (b) 1219 (c) 225 (d) 215
26. 26.A school has 278 boys and 192 girls. 150 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 620 (b) 310 (c) 320 (d) 470
27. 27.A library has 435 books. It buys 194 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 241 (b) 639 (c) 619 (d) 629
28. 28.A library has 328 books. It buys 184 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 144 (b) 502 (c) 522 (d) 512
29. 29.A school has 121 boys and 264 girls. 103 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 385 (b) 282 (c) 488 (d) 272
30. 30.A school has 175 boys and 195 girls. 126 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 496 (b) 234 (c) 370 (d) 244
31. 31.After giving away 53 marbles, a boy has 122 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 185 (b) 69 (c) 175 (d) 165
32. 32.After giving away 153 marbles, a boy has 207 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 350 (b) 54 (c) 370 (d) 360
33. 33.A library has 392 books. It buys 170 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 552 (b) 562 (c) 572 (d) 222
34. 34.A farmer picks 552 mangoes on Monday and 506 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 46 (b) 56 (c) 1058 (d) 36
35. 35.A farmer picks 256 mangoes on Monday and 193 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 53 (b) 63 (c) 73 (d) 449
36. 36.After giving away 108 marbles, a boy has 84 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 193 (b) 192 (c) 182 (d) 202
37. 37.A farmer picks 405 mangoes on Monday and 165 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 250 (b) 570 (c) 230 (d) 240
38. 38.A library has 311 books. It buys 207 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 104 (b) 528 (c) 518 (d) 508
39. 39.After giving away 128 marbles, a boy has 94 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 212 (b) 223 (c) 232 (d) 222
40. 40.A library has 190 books. It buys 180 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 360 (b) 370 (c) 10 (d) 380

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