Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 108 · 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 farmer picks 497 mangoes on Monday and 115 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 372 (b) 392 (c) 382 (d) 612
2. 2.A train has 530 passengers. At a station, 353 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 177 (b) 167 (c) 883 (d) 187
3. 3.A train has 467 passengers. At a station, 224 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 691 (b) 253 (c) 233 (d) 243
4. 4.A train has 309 passengers. At a station, 105 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 194 (b) 204 (c) 414 (d) 214
5. 5.A train has 607 passengers. At a station, 344 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 951 (b) 273 (c) 253 (d) 263
6. 6.After giving away 145 marbles, a boy has 34 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 180 (b) 189 (c) 179 (d) 169
7. 7.A farmer picks 447 mangoes on Monday and 369 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 88 (b) 68 (c) 816 (d) 78
8. 8.A school has 136 boys and 153 girls. 72 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 289 (b) 207 (c) 361 (d) 217
9. 9.After giving away 81 marbles, a boy has 78 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 169 (b) 160 (c) 149 (d) 159
10. 10.A train has 630 passengers. At a station, 536 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 84 (b) 104 (c) 1166 (d) 94
11. 11.After giving away 155 marbles, a boy has 218 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 63 (b) 383 (c) 373 (d) 363
12. 12.A farmer picks 527 mangoes on Monday and 173 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 364 (b) 354 (c) 700 (d) 344
13. 13.A school has 255 boys and 100 girls. 133 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 488 (b) 355 (c) 212 (d) 222
14. 14.A train has 752 passengers. At a station, 118 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 634 (b) 624 (c) 870 (d) 644
15. 15.A library has 226 books. It buys 83 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 319 (b) 299 (c) 309 (d) 143
16. 16.A school has 165 boys and 278 girls. 77 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 520 (b) 366 (c) 356 (d) 443
17. 17.A farmer picks 498 mangoes on Monday and 400 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 108 (b) 98 (c) 88 (d) 898
18. 18.After giving away 107 marbles, a boy has 258 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 355 (b) 365 (c) 375 (d) 151
19. 19.A school has 237 boys and 120 girls. 105 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 357 (b) 242 (c) 462 (d) 252
20. 20.A train has 602 passengers. At a station, 149 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 443 (b) 453 (c) 463 (d) 751
21. 21.A library has 142 books. It buys 281 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 433 (b) 413 (c) 523 (d) 423
22. 22.A train has 553 passengers. At a station, 285 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 838 (b) 268 (c) 278 (d) 258
23. 23.A school has 129 boys and 125 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 254 (b) 192 (c) 182 (d) 316
24. 24.After giving away 101 marbles, a boy has 47 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 148 (b) 158 (c) 138 (d) 149
25. 25.A library has 190 books. It buys 200 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 380 (b) 390 (c) 400 (d) 490
26. 26.A school has 187 boys and 160 girls. 138 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 209 (b) 199 (c) 485 (d) 347
27. 27.A school has 193 boys and 220 girls. 50 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 363 (b) 413 (c) 353 (d) 463
28. 28.After giving away 124 marbles, a boy has 89 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 223 (b) 203 (c) 214 (d) 213
29. 29.A library has 192 books. It buys 115 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 77 (b) 317 (c) 297 (d) 307
30. 30.A farmer picks 505 mangoes on Monday and 131 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 384 (b) 636 (c) 374 (d) 364
31. 31.A library has 402 books. It buys 69 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 481 (b) 333 (c) 471 (d) 461
32. 32.A farmer picks 593 mangoes on Monday and 163 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 420 (b) 430 (c) 440 (d) 756
33. 33.A school has 168 boys and 138 girls. 112 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 306 (b) 194 (c) 184 (d) 418
34. 34.A library has 379 books. It buys 229 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 150 (b) 598 (c) 618 (d) 608
35. 35.A library has 148 books. It buys 54 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 192 (b) 212 (c) 202 (d) 94
36. 36.A library has 349 books. It buys 93 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 432 (b) 442 (c) 256 (d) 452
37. 37.A library has 277 books. It buys 308 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 685 (b) 575 (c) 595 (d) 585
38. 38.A school has 120 boys and 168 girls. 102 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 176 (b) 288 (c) 186 (d) 390
39. 39.After giving away 91 marbles, a boy has 163 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 72 (b) 244 (c) 264 (d) 254
40. 40.A library has 419 books. It buys 99 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 518 (b) 320 (c) 508 (d) 528

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