Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 112 · 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 300 boys and 135 girls. 145 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 580 (b) 280 (c) 290 (d) 435
2. 2.After giving away 41 marbles, a boy has 83 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 134 (b) 114 (c) 124 (d) 42
3. 3.A school has 257 boys and 174 girls. 115 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 431 (b) 306 (c) 316 (d) 546
4. 4.A farmer picks 288 mangoes on Monday and 260 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 38 (b) 28 (c) 548 (d) 18
5. 5.A train has 784 passengers. At a station, 112 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 682 (b) 896 (c) 662 (d) 672
6. 6.A school has 257 boys and 207 girls. 60 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 394 (b) 464 (c) 524 (d) 404
7. 7.A train has 793 passengers. At a station, 627 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 176 (b) 156 (c) 166 (d) 1420
8. 8.A school has 270 boys and 198 girls. 66 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 534 (b) 468 (c) 392 (d) 402
9. 9.A school has 149 boys and 215 girls. 134 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 230 (b) 498 (c) 364 (d) 220
10. 10.A library has 136 books. It buys 312 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 548 (b) 448 (c) 438 (d) 458
11. 11.A farmer picks 292 mangoes on Monday and 240 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 62 (b) 42 (c) 52 (d) 532
12. 12.A school has 206 boys and 232 girls. 106 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 322 (b) 438 (c) 332 (d) 544
13. 13.A farmer picks 600 mangoes on Monday and 335 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 265 (b) 275 (c) 255 (d) 935
14. 14.A library has 245 books. It buys 293 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 538 (b) 638 (c) 548 (d) 528
15. 15.A farmer picks 562 mangoes on Monday and 426 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 136 (b) 146 (c) 988 (d) 126
16. 16.A library has 470 books. It buys 302 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 762 (b) 782 (c) 772 (d) 168
17. 17.A train has 468 passengers. At a station, 154 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 622 (b) 324 (c) 314 (d) 304
18. 18.A farmer picks 537 mangoes on Monday and 369 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 906 (b) 158 (c) 168 (d) 178
19. 19.A library has 384 books. It buys 92 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 292 (b) 476 (c) 466 (d) 486
20. 20.After giving away 69 marbles, a boy has 49 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 119 (b) 108 (c) 118 (d) 128
21. 21.After giving away 34 marbles, a boy has 167 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 211 (b) 133 (c) 191 (d) 201
22. 22.A train has 310 passengers. At a station, 157 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 467 (b) 163 (c) 143 (d) 153
23. 23.A library has 264 books. It buys 100 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 164 (b) 354 (c) 374 (d) 364
24. 24.A train has 648 passengers. At a station, 198 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 440 (b) 450 (c) 846 (d) 460
25. 25.A train has 306 passengers. At a station, 129 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 187 (b) 177 (c) 167 (d) 435
26. 26.A library has 391 books. It buys 294 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 695 (b) 675 (c) 685 (d) 97
27. 27.A school has 151 boys and 263 girls. 96 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 308 (b) 318 (c) 414 (d) 510
28. 28.A train has 349 passengers. At a station, 150 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 199 (b) 209 (c) 189 (d) 499
29. 29.A library has 405 books. It buys 339 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 744 (b) 734 (c) 66 (d) 754
30. 30.A farmer picks 433 mangoes on Monday and 245 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 178 (b) 198 (c) 678 (d) 188
31. 31.A train has 571 passengers. At a station, 252 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 329 (b) 309 (c) 319 (d) 823
32. 32.A library has 402 books. It buys 308 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 94 (b) 700 (c) 710 (d) 720
33. 33.A library has 211 books. It buys 252 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 463 (b) 473 (c) 563 (d) 453
34. 34.A train has 313 passengers. At a station, 131 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 444 (b) 182 (c) 172 (d) 192
35. 35.A farmer picks 275 mangoes on Monday and 225 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 60 (b) 50 (c) 500 (d) 40
36. 36.A library has 320 books. It buys 126 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 436 (b) 456 (c) 446 (d) 194
37. 37.After giving away 108 marbles, a boy has 29 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 138 (b) 137 (c) 147 (d) 127
38. 38.A library has 428 books. It buys 82 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 346 (b) 510 (c) 520 (d) 500
39. 39.A farmer picks 239 mangoes on Monday and 119 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 120 (b) 130 (c) 358 (d) 110
40. 40.A farmer picks 236 mangoes on Monday and 207 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 19 (b) 443 (c) 39 (d) 29

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