Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 265 · 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 363 mangoes on Monday and 200 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 563 (b) 163 (c) 153 (d) 173
2. 2.A train has 742 passengers. At a station, 495 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 257 (b) 1237 (c) 237 (d) 247
3. 3.A train has 439 passengers. At a station, 109 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 320 (b) 548 (c) 330 (d) 340
4. 4.A farmer picks 371 mangoes on Monday and 157 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 224 (b) 528 (c) 204 (d) 214
5. 5.A library has 217 books. It buys 83 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 300 (b) 310 (c) 290 (d) 134
6. 6.A farmer picks 572 mangoes on Monday and 338 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 224 (b) 910 (c) 244 (d) 234
7. 7.A school has 255 boys and 270 girls. 71 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 525 (b) 444 (c) 454 (d) 596
8. 8.After giving away 118 marbles, a boy has 150 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 258 (b) 32 (c) 278 (d) 268
9. 9.A library has 178 books. It buys 278 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 446 (b) 556 (c) 466 (d) 456
10. 10.A school has 123 boys and 179 girls. 80 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 382 (b) 212 (c) 222 (d) 302
11. 11.A school has 202 boys and 260 girls. 75 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 387 (b) 537 (c) 462 (d) 377
12. 12.A farmer picks 221 mangoes on Monday and 200 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 31 (b) 421 (c) 21 (d) 11
13. 13.A farmer picks 201 mangoes on Monday and 118 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 83 (b) 73 (c) 319 (d) 93
14. 14.A train has 706 passengers. At a station, 606 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 90 (b) 110 (c) 1312 (d) 100
15. 15.After giving away 122 marbles, a boy has 269 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 401 (b) 381 (c) 391 (d) 147
16. 16.After giving away 173 marbles, a boy has 36 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 199 (b) 210 (c) 219 (d) 209
17. 17.A library has 157 books. It buys 83 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 250 (b) 74 (c) 230 (d) 240
18. 18.A library has 303 books. It buys 236 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 67 (b) 549 (c) 529 (d) 539
19. 19.A school has 129 boys and 145 girls. 86 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 274 (b) 360 (c) 188 (d) 178
20. 20.A train has 381 passengers. At a station, 162 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 229 (b) 209 (c) 543 (d) 219
21. 21.A school has 163 boys and 148 girls. 57 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 311 (b) 254 (c) 244 (d) 368
22. 22.A school has 147 boys and 190 girls. 105 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 337 (b) 222 (c) 232 (d) 442
23. 23.A library has 471 books. It buys 116 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 577 (b) 355 (c) 587 (d) 597
24. 24.A library has 394 books. It buys 201 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 605 (b) 193 (c) 595 (d) 585
25. 25.A train has 429 passengers. At a station, 370 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 49 (b) 799 (c) 69 (d) 59
26. 26.A library has 227 books. It buys 345 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 572 (b) 582 (c) 672 (d) 562
27. 27.A library has 187 books. It buys 341 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 538 (b) 518 (c) 628 (d) 528
28. 28.A library has 216 books. It buys 103 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 329 (b) 309 (c) 113 (d) 319
29. 29.A train has 653 passengers. At a station, 164 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 817 (b) 489 (c) 479 (d) 499
30. 30.After giving away 66 marbles, a boy has 194 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 128 (b) 250 (c) 260 (d) 270
31. 31.A library has 126 books. It buys 337 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 473 (b) 463 (c) 453 (d) 563
32. 32.A train has 542 passengers. At a station, 201 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 351 (b) 331 (c) 341 (d) 743
33. 33.A library has 270 books. It buys 318 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 578 (b) 688 (c) 588 (d) 598
34. 34.After giving away 182 marbles, a boy has 258 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 76 (b) 450 (c) 430 (d) 440
35. 35.A farmer picks 341 mangoes on Monday and 237 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 578 (b) 104 (c) 114 (d) 94
36. 36.A train has 384 passengers. At a station, 215 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 599 (b) 159 (c) 169 (d) 179
37. 37.A library has 373 books. It buys 302 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 665 (b) 685 (c) 71 (d) 675
38. 38.A school has 117 boys and 293 girls. 111 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 521 (b) 289 (c) 299 (d) 410
39. 39.After giving away 53 marbles, a boy has 262 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 209 (b) 325 (c) 315 (d) 305
40. 40.A school has 176 boys and 186 girls. 121 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 483 (b) 231 (c) 241 (d) 362

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