Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 208 · 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 555 mangoes on Monday and 478 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 77 (b) 87 (c) 67 (d) 1033
2. 2.A library has 170 books. It buys 236 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 406 (b) 416 (c) 506 (d) 396
3. 3.After giving away 195 marbles, a boy has 279 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 474 (b) 484 (c) 464 (d) 84
4. 4.A train has 674 passengers. At a station, 315 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 359 (b) 349 (c) 989 (d) 369
5. 5.A library has 187 books. It buys 311 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 498 (b) 598 (c) 508 (d) 488
6. 6.A farmer picks 263 mangoes on Monday and 243 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 20 (b) 10 (c) 506 (d) 30
7. 7.After giving away 50 marbles, a boy has 238 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 298 (b) 288 (c) 188 (d) 278
8. 8.A farmer picks 429 mangoes on Monday and 157 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 586 (b) 272 (c) 262 (d) 282
9. 9.A farmer picks 414 mangoes on Monday and 351 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 765 (b) 73 (c) 53 (d) 63
10. 10.A school has 266 boys and 289 girls. 144 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 401 (b) 555 (c) 699 (d) 411
11. 11.A train has 602 passengers. At a station, 326 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 286 (b) 266 (c) 276 (d) 928
12. 12.A train has 314 passengers. At a station, 158 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 146 (b) 156 (c) 166 (d) 472
13. 13.A train has 304 passengers. At a station, 120 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 184 (b) 174 (c) 424 (d) 194
14. 14.A school has 133 boys and 299 girls. 132 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 564 (b) 290 (c) 432 (d) 300
15. 15.A train has 527 passengers. At a station, 385 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 912 (b) 152 (c) 132 (d) 142
16. 16.A library has 148 books. It buys 132 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 16 (b) 270 (c) 290 (d) 280
17. 17.A school has 195 boys and 165 girls. 111 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 360 (b) 239 (c) 249 (d) 471
18. 18.A farmer picks 279 mangoes on Monday and 182 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 107 (b) 461 (c) 87 (d) 97
19. 19.A library has 216 books. It buys 56 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 262 (b) 160 (c) 272 (d) 282
20. 20.After giving away 24 marbles, a boy has 112 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 136 (b) 146 (c) 126 (d) 88
21. 21.A library has 240 books. It buys 317 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 557 (b) 547 (c) 567 (d) 657
22. 22.A train has 383 passengers. At a station, 317 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 76 (b) 56 (c) 700 (d) 66
23. 23.A library has 185 books. It buys 321 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 506 (b) 496 (c) 606 (d) 516
24. 24.A library has 146 books. It buys 347 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 483 (b) 503 (c) 593 (d) 493
25. 25.A train has 609 passengers. At a station, 440 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 159 (b) 169 (c) 1049 (d) 179
26. 26.A farmer picks 358 mangoes on Monday and 218 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 140 (b) 576 (c) 130 (d) 150
27. 27.A train has 543 passengers. At a station, 205 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 338 (b) 348 (c) 328 (d) 748
28. 28.A train has 588 passengers. At a station, 527 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1115 (b) 61 (c) 51 (d) 71
29. 29.A train has 789 passengers. At a station, 230 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 569 (b) 559 (c) 549 (d) 1019
30. 30.A library has 334 books. It buys 104 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 230 (b) 428 (c) 448 (d) 438
31. 31.After giving away 179 marbles, a boy has 232 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 401 (b) 411 (c) 421 (d) 53
32. 32.A library has 190 books. It buys 59 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 239 (b) 259 (c) 249 (d) 131
33. 33.A train has 346 passengers. At a station, 166 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 180 (b) 170 (c) 512 (d) 190
34. 34.A school has 252 boys and 285 girls. 102 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 537 (b) 435 (c) 639 (d) 425
35. 35.A library has 279 books. It buys 336 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 625 (b) 605 (c) 615 (d) 715
36. 36.After giving away 147 marbles, a boy has 278 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 425 (b) 435 (c) 131 (d) 415
37. 37.A farmer picks 293 mangoes on Monday and 119 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 412 (b) 184 (c) 174 (d) 164
38. 38.A school has 238 boys and 163 girls. 70 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 471 (b) 321 (c) 331 (d) 401
39. 39.A school has 188 boys and 212 girls. 72 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 318 (b) 472 (c) 328 (d) 400
40. 40.A library has 234 books. It buys 298 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 632 (b) 542 (c) 522 (d) 532

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