Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 111 · 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 594 mangoes on Monday and 217 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 377 (b) 387 (c) 367 (d) 811
2. 2.A train has 365 passengers. At a station, 145 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 220 (b) 230 (c) 510 (d) 210
3. 3.A train has 531 passengers. At a station, 230 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 311 (b) 301 (c) 291 (d) 761
4. 4.A farmer picks 503 mangoes on Monday and 454 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 59 (b) 49 (c) 39 (d) 957
5. 5.A train has 615 passengers. At a station, 478 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 137 (b) 1093 (c) 147 (d) 127
6. 6.A library has 226 books. It buys 344 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 670 (b) 580 (c) 560 (d) 570
7. 7.A school has 281 boys and 219 girls. 59 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 431 (b) 559 (c) 500 (d) 441
8. 8.A train has 582 passengers. At a station, 140 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 432 (b) 722 (c) 452 (d) 442
9. 9.A school has 286 boys and 137 girls. 126 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 423 (b) 297 (c) 549 (d) 287
10. 10.A farmer picks 578 mangoes on Monday and 199 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 777 (b) 369 (c) 389 (d) 379
11. 11.A school has 149 boys and 155 girls. 99 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 304 (b) 205 (c) 195 (d) 403
12. 12.A library has 175 books. It buys 120 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 285 (b) 55 (c) 295 (d) 305
13. 13.A school has 299 boys and 177 girls. 80 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 386 (b) 476 (c) 396 (d) 556
14. 14.A farmer picks 341 mangoes on Monday and 148 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 203 (b) 183 (c) 489 (d) 193
15. 15.After giving away 130 marbles, a boy has 96 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 227 (b) 226 (c) 216 (d) 236
16. 16.A school has 123 boys and 294 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 417 (b) 346 (c) 356 (d) 478
17. 17.A library has 219 books. It buys 171 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 48 (b) 380 (c) 400 (d) 390
18. 18.A library has 353 books. It buys 127 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 470 (b) 480 (c) 226 (d) 490
19. 19.A farmer picks 443 mangoes on Monday and 117 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 336 (b) 560 (c) 316 (d) 326
20. 20.A train has 453 passengers. At a station, 276 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 729 (b) 167 (c) 187 (d) 177
21. 21.A library has 196 books. It buys 215 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 411 (b) 511 (c) 401 (d) 421
22. 22.A library has 201 books. It buys 210 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 411 (b) 511 (c) 401 (d) 421
23. 23.After giving away 124 marbles, a boy has 127 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 3 (b) 251 (c) 241 (d) 261
24. 24.A farmer picks 457 mangoes on Monday and 365 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 102 (b) 82 (c) 92 (d) 822
25. 25.After giving away 93 marbles, a boy has 56 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 150 (b) 149 (c) 159 (d) 139
26. 26.A farmer picks 307 mangoes on Monday and 189 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 118 (b) 128 (c) 108 (d) 496
27. 27.A library has 427 books. It buys 195 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 612 (b) 632 (c) 622 (d) 232
28. 28.After giving away 85 marbles, a boy has 68 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 154 (b) 163 (c) 143 (d) 153
29. 29.A school has 178 boys and 261 girls. 70 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 439 (b) 359 (c) 509 (d) 369
30. 30.A train has 528 passengers. At a station, 234 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 304 (b) 762 (c) 294 (d) 284
31. 31.A train has 533 passengers. At a station, 302 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 241 (b) 835 (c) 221 (d) 231
32. 32.A library has 409 books. It buys 84 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 483 (b) 493 (c) 503 (d) 325
33. 33.After giving away 103 marbles, a boy has 254 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 151 (b) 367 (c) 357 (d) 347
34. 34.A library has 324 books. It buys 148 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 472 (b) 462 (c) 176 (d) 482
35. 35.After giving away 128 marbles, a boy has 300 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 438 (b) 418 (c) 428 (d) 172
36. 36.A train has 581 passengers. At a station, 353 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 228 (b) 238 (c) 934 (d) 218
37. 37.A school has 119 boys and 199 girls. 128 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 446 (b) 180 (c) 190 (d) 318
38. 38.A farmer picks 577 mangoes on Monday and 169 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 398 (b) 418 (c) 746 (d) 408
39. 39.A library has 473 books. It buys 191 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 664 (b) 654 (c) 282 (d) 674
40. 40.A train has 559 passengers. At a station, 428 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 131 (b) 141 (c) 987 (d) 121

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