Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 113 · 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 488 mangoes on Monday and 424 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 64 (b) 912 (c) 74 (d) 54
2. 2.A school has 197 boys and 237 girls. 139 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 295 (b) 573 (c) 434 (d) 285
3. 3.A school has 294 boys and 130 girls. 128 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 296 (b) 424 (c) 552 (d) 286
4. 4.A library has 401 books. It buys 207 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 598 (b) 194 (c) 618 (d) 608
5. 5.A library has 215 books. It buys 215 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 430 (b) 420 (c) 530 (d) 440
6. 6.A school has 135 boys and 220 girls. 143 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 202 (b) 498 (c) 355 (d) 212
7. 7.A school has 217 boys and 286 girls. 125 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 628 (b) 503 (c) 368 (d) 378
8. 8.After giving away 171 marbles, a boy has 25 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 197 (b) 206 (c) 196 (d) 186
9. 9.A farmer picks 502 mangoes on Monday and 201 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 311 (b) 291 (c) 301 (d) 703
10. 10.A library has 428 books. It buys 247 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 685 (b) 675 (c) 665 (d) 181
11. 11.A farmer picks 310 mangoes on Monday and 157 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 467 (b) 163 (c) 153 (d) 143
12. 12.A school has 299 boys and 167 girls. 126 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 592 (b) 330 (c) 340 (d) 466
13. 13.A train has 665 passengers. At a station, 203 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 462 (b) 472 (c) 868 (d) 452
14. 14.A school has 230 boys and 197 girls. 91 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 427 (b) 326 (c) 336 (d) 518
15. 15.A library has 243 books. It buys 299 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 542 (b) 552 (c) 532 (d) 642
16. 16.A library has 435 books. It buys 62 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 497 (b) 373 (c) 487 (d) 507
17. 17.After giving away 136 marbles, a boy has 262 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 126 (b) 408 (c) 398 (d) 388
18. 18.A train has 359 passengers. At a station, 147 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 506 (b) 202 (c) 212 (d) 222
19. 19.A farmer picks 534 mangoes on Monday and 194 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 350 (b) 330 (c) 340 (d) 728
20. 20.After giving away 60 marbles, a boy has 185 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 235 (b) 245 (c) 255 (d) 125
21. 21.A library has 296 books. It buys 261 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 567 (b) 547 (c) 35 (d) 557
22. 22.A train has 754 passengers. At a station, 704 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 50 (b) 1458 (c) 60 (d) 40
23. 23.A library has 154 books. It buys 211 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 375 (b) 355 (c) 365 (d) 465
24. 24.A library has 305 books. It buys 67 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 238 (b) 382 (c) 362 (d) 372
25. 25.A library has 240 books. It buys 135 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 375 (b) 105 (c) 365 (d) 385
26. 26.After giving away 53 marbles, a boy has 232 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 295 (b) 275 (c) 285 (d) 179
27. 27.A train has 637 passengers. At a station, 367 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 270 (b) 280 (c) 260 (d) 1004
28. 28.A library has 449 books. It buys 296 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 745 (b) 735 (c) 755 (d) 153
29. 29.A library has 124 books. It buys 254 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 368 (b) 478 (c) 388 (d) 378
30. 30.A farmer picks 231 mangoes on Monday and 147 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 84 (b) 74 (c) 378 (d) 94
31. 31.A train has 560 passengers. At a station, 296 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 856 (b) 274 (c) 254 (d) 264
32. 32.A school has 276 boys and 295 girls. 76 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 571 (b) 647 (c) 485 (d) 495
33. 33.A library has 478 books. It buys 256 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 734 (b) 222 (c) 724 (d) 744
34. 34.A train has 585 passengers. At a station, 294 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 879 (b) 291 (c) 281 (d) 301
35. 35.A library has 391 books. It buys 263 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 664 (b) 654 (c) 644 (d) 128
36. 36.After giving away 183 marbles, a boy has 172 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 345 (b) 365 (c) 356 (d) 355
37. 37.A library has 179 books. It buys 116 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 63 (b) 295 (c) 285 (d) 305
38. 38.After giving away 93 marbles, a boy has 29 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 122 (b) 123 (c) 112 (d) 132
39. 39.A train has 485 passengers. At a station, 234 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 241 (b) 251 (c) 719 (d) 261
40. 40.A school has 240 boys and 248 girls. 134 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 344 (b) 622 (c) 488 (d) 354

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