Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 266 · 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 206 boys and 248 girls. 92 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 546 (b) 362 (c) 454 (d) 352
2. 2.A train has 423 passengers. At a station, 120 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 543 (b) 303 (c) 293 (d) 313
3. 3.A farmer picks 566 mangoes on Monday and 296 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 280 (b) 270 (c) 260 (d) 862
4. 4.A train has 361 passengers. At a station, 279 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 640 (b) 82 (c) 72 (d) 92
5. 5.A library has 360 books. It buys 105 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 455 (b) 475 (c) 255 (d) 465
6. 6.A train has 539 passengers. At a station, 293 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 236 (b) 246 (c) 832 (d) 256
7. 7.A train has 497 passengers. At a station, 234 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 253 (b) 731 (c) 263 (d) 273
8. 8.A farmer picks 337 mangoes on Monday and 241 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 86 (b) 96 (c) 106 (d) 578
9. 9.A library has 147 books. It buys 255 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 502 (b) 392 (c) 402 (d) 412
10. 10.A train has 678 passengers. At a station, 214 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 892 (b) 454 (c) 474 (d) 464
11. 11.A library has 275 books. It buys 92 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 183 (b) 357 (c) 377 (d) 367
12. 12.A library has 426 books. It buys 229 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 665 (b) 645 (c) 197 (d) 655
13. 13.A farmer picks 399 mangoes on Monday and 243 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 166 (b) 146 (c) 156 (d) 642
14. 14.After giving away 23 marbles, a boy has 46 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 79 (b) 69 (c) 23 (d) 59
15. 15.A farmer picks 237 mangoes on Monday and 157 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 70 (b) 90 (c) 80 (d) 394
16. 16.After giving away 37 marbles, a boy has 133 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 96 (b) 170 (c) 180 (d) 160
17. 17.A farmer picks 224 mangoes on Monday and 114 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 120 (b) 100 (c) 338 (d) 110
18. 18.A farmer picks 233 mangoes on Monday and 202 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 21 (b) 41 (c) 435 (d) 31
19. 19.A farmer picks 277 mangoes on Monday and 134 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 153 (b) 133 (c) 143 (d) 411
20. 20.A library has 465 books. It buys 334 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 131 (b) 809 (c) 799 (d) 789
21. 21.A school has 280 boys and 269 girls. 108 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 431 (b) 441 (c) 549 (d) 657
22. 22.A train has 620 passengers. At a station, 430 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 190 (b) 1050 (c) 180 (d) 200
23. 23.A train has 374 passengers. At a station, 137 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 511 (b) 237 (c) 227 (d) 247
24. 24.A library has 303 books. It buys 182 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 475 (b) 121 (c) 485 (d) 495
25. 25.After giving away 94 marbles, a boy has 120 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 204 (b) 26 (c) 224 (d) 214
26. 26.A library has 357 books. It buys 331 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 26 (b) 698 (c) 678 (d) 688
27. 27.A train has 341 passengers. At a station, 182 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 169 (b) 523 (c) 149 (d) 159
28. 28.A farmer picks 392 mangoes on Monday and 354 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 38 (b) 746 (c) 28 (d) 48
29. 29.A library has 150 books. It buys 61 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 89 (b) 201 (c) 221 (d) 211
30. 30.A farmer picks 425 mangoes on Monday and 164 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 251 (b) 589 (c) 271 (d) 261
31. 31.A library has 138 books. It buys 327 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 565 (b) 455 (c) 475 (d) 465
32. 32.A school has 176 boys and 130 girls. 126 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 170 (b) 306 (c) 180 (d) 432
33. 33.A library has 354 books. It buys 275 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 619 (b) 639 (c) 79 (d) 629
34. 34.A train has 576 passengers. At a station, 392 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 174 (b) 194 (c) 968 (d) 184
35. 35.A school has 151 boys and 253 girls. 142 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 404 (b) 252 (c) 546 (d) 262
36. 36.A train has 779 passengers. At a station, 313 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 476 (b) 1092 (c) 456 (d) 466
37. 37.A train has 545 passengers. At a station, 122 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 667 (b) 433 (c) 423 (d) 413
38. 38.A school has 155 boys and 194 girls. 51 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 349 (b) 298 (c) 400 (d) 288
39. 39.A farmer picks 354 mangoes on Monday and 272 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 72 (b) 82 (c) 626 (d) 92
40. 40.A library has 236 books. It buys 53 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 183 (b) 279 (c) 289 (d) 299

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