Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 263 · 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 154 boys and 169 girls. 150 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 173 (b) 163 (c) 323 (d) 473
2. 2.A train has 546 passengers. At a station, 166 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 712 (b) 380 (c) 390 (d) 370
3. 3.A library has 295 books. It buys 311 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 616 (b) 596 (c) 606 (d) 706
4. 4.A library has 431 books. It buys 105 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 526 (b) 536 (c) 326 (d) 546
5. 5.A school has 176 boys and 291 girls. 120 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 587 (b) 467 (c) 337 (d) 347
6. 6.A school has 220 boys and 138 girls. 93 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 255 (b) 265 (c) 451 (d) 358
7. 7.A library has 394 books. It buys 298 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 702 (b) 96 (c) 682 (d) 692
8. 8.A farmer picks 507 mangoes on Monday and 253 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 254 (b) 760 (c) 264 (d) 244
9. 9.A library has 463 books. It buys 224 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 687 (b) 239 (c) 677 (d) 697
10. 10.A train has 428 passengers. At a station, 145 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 573 (b) 283 (c) 293 (d) 273
11. 11.A farmer picks 370 mangoes on Monday and 100 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 270 (b) 260 (c) 280 (d) 470
12. 12.After giving away 124 marbles, a boy has 264 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 398 (b) 140 (c) 378 (d) 388
13. 13.A train has 474 passengers. At a station, 154 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 310 (b) 330 (c) 320 (d) 628
14. 14.A farmer picks 305 mangoes on Monday and 239 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 544 (b) 56 (c) 66 (d) 76
15. 15.A library has 265 books. It buys 166 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 99 (b) 441 (c) 431 (d) 421
16. 16.A train has 415 passengers. At a station, 268 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 157 (b) 137 (c) 683 (d) 147
17. 17.A library has 284 books. It buys 222 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 506 (b) 496 (c) 516 (d) 62
18. 18.A library has 460 books. It buys 162 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 622 (b) 298 (c) 612 (d) 632
19. 19.A school has 188 boys and 224 girls. 132 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 544 (b) 280 (c) 270 (d) 412
20. 20.A library has 445 books. It buys 108 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 543 (b) 337 (c) 553 (d) 563
21. 21.A farmer picks 502 mangoes on Monday and 417 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 95 (b) 75 (c) 85 (d) 919
22. 22.After giving away 108 marbles, a boy has 278 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 376 (b) 396 (c) 386 (d) 170
23. 23.A farmer picks 377 mangoes on Monday and 286 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 101 (b) 663 (c) 81 (d) 91
24. 24.After giving away 156 marbles, a boy has 114 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 260 (b) 280 (c) 271 (d) 270
25. 25.A farmer picks 491 mangoes on Monday and 170 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 321 (b) 331 (c) 311 (d) 661
26. 26.A library has 439 books. It buys 192 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 641 (b) 247 (c) 621 (d) 631
27. 27.A farmer picks 354 mangoes on Monday and 261 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 103 (b) 615 (c) 83 (d) 93
28. 28.A school has 173 boys and 272 girls. 119 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 445 (b) 316 (c) 564 (d) 326
29. 29.A library has 339 books. It buys 138 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 201 (b) 477 (c) 467 (d) 487
30. 30.After giving away 185 marbles, a boy has 90 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 276 (b) 275 (c) 285 (d) 265
31. 31.A farmer picks 211 mangoes on Monday and 140 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 71 (b) 61 (c) 351 (d) 81
32. 32.A train has 348 passengers. At a station, 144 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 214 (b) 492 (c) 204 (d) 194
33. 33.After giving away 93 marbles, a boy has 87 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 170 (b) 190 (c) 181 (d) 180
34. 34.A train has 512 passengers. At a station, 361 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 141 (b) 161 (c) 151 (d) 873
35. 35.A train has 721 passengers. At a station, 524 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1245 (b) 207 (c) 197 (d) 187
36. 36.A train has 688 passengers. At a station, 478 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1166 (b) 220 (c) 210 (d) 200
37. 37.A school has 269 boys and 215 girls. 73 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 484 (b) 557 (c) 411 (d) 401
38. 38.A farmer picks 576 mangoes on Monday and 534 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 1110 (b) 32 (c) 42 (d) 52
39. 39.A library has 295 books. It buys 118 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 403 (b) 423 (c) 413 (d) 177
40. 40.After giving away 52 marbles, a boy has 113 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 175 (b) 155 (c) 61 (d) 165

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