Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 267 · 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 253 mangoes on Monday and 145 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 98 (b) 398 (c) 108 (d) 118
2. 2.A farmer picks 260 mangoes on Monday and 187 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 83 (b) 447 (c) 73 (d) 63
3. 3.A farmer picks 269 mangoes on Monday and 192 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 67 (b) 77 (c) 87 (d) 461
4. 4.A farmer picks 541 mangoes on Monday and 196 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 335 (b) 737 (c) 345 (d) 355
5. 5.A school has 142 boys and 215 girls. 122 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 225 (b) 479 (c) 357 (d) 235
6. 6.A library has 173 books. It buys 68 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 105 (b) 231 (c) 251 (d) 241
7. 7.A train has 663 passengers. At a station, 310 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 353 (b) 973 (c) 363 (d) 343
8. 8.After giving away 78 marbles, a boy has 138 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 60 (b) 226 (c) 206 (d) 216
9. 9.A school has 277 boys and 101 girls. 120 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 498 (b) 378 (c) 248 (d) 258
10. 10.After giving away 137 marbles, a boy has 76 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 223 (b) 214 (c) 203 (d) 213
11. 11.A library has 224 books. It buys 135 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 89 (b) 349 (c) 369 (d) 359
12. 12.A train has 618 passengers. At a station, 179 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 429 (b) 797 (c) 439 (d) 449
13. 13.A school has 255 boys and 210 girls. 57 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 465 (b) 398 (c) 522 (d) 408
14. 14.A library has 189 books. It buys 319 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 498 (b) 508 (c) 518 (d) 608
15. 15.A library has 475 books. It buys 160 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 635 (b) 625 (c) 315 (d) 645
16. 16.A school has 206 boys and 255 girls. 87 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 548 (b) 374 (c) 461 (d) 364
17. 17.A train has 796 passengers. At a station, 307 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1103 (b) 499 (c) 479 (d) 489
18. 18.After giving away 184 marbles, a boy has 82 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 256 (b) 266 (c) 267 (d) 276
19. 19.After giving away 115 marbles, a boy has 262 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 147 (b) 367 (c) 387 (d) 377
20. 20.A library has 338 books. It buys 330 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 8 (b) 678 (c) 668 (d) 658
21. 21.A train has 549 passengers. At a station, 325 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 874 (b) 234 (c) 224 (d) 214
22. 22.A school has 105 boys and 148 girls. 144 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 253 (b) 397 (c) 99 (d) 109
23. 23.After giving away 35 marbles, a boy has 131 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 176 (b) 156 (c) 166 (d) 96
24. 24.A school has 195 boys and 202 girls. 83 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 314 (b) 397 (c) 304 (d) 480
25. 25.A train has 387 passengers. At a station, 267 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 110 (b) 654 (c) 130 (d) 120
26. 26.A school has 235 boys and 224 girls. 56 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 515 (b) 403 (c) 393 (d) 459
27. 27.A school has 159 boys and 104 girls. 95 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 158 (b) 263 (c) 168 (d) 358
28. 28.A library has 175 books. It buys 265 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 450 (b) 440 (c) 430 (d) 540
29. 29.A farmer picks 442 mangoes on Monday and 138 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 294 (b) 580 (c) 304 (d) 314
30. 30.A train has 363 passengers. At a station, 142 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 211 (b) 221 (c) 231 (d) 505
31. 31.A school has 297 boys and 196 girls. 113 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 493 (b) 370 (c) 606 (d) 380
32. 32.A school has 287 boys and 161 girls. 104 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 344 (b) 552 (c) 448 (d) 334
33. 33.A train has 349 passengers. At a station, 151 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 208 (b) 198 (c) 188 (d) 500
34. 34.After giving away 107 marbles, a boy has 67 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 184 (b) 164 (c) 175 (d) 174
35. 35.A train has 576 passengers. At a station, 276 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 310 (b) 852 (c) 300 (d) 290
36. 36.A library has 313 books. It buys 337 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 660 (b) 750 (c) 640 (d) 650
37. 37.A school has 159 boys and 105 girls. 114 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 150 (b) 264 (c) 140 (d) 378
38. 38.A library has 264 books. It buys 181 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 83 (b) 455 (c) 445 (d) 435
39. 39.After giving away 90 marbles, a boy has 281 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 361 (b) 191 (c) 381 (d) 371
40. 40.A library has 135 books. It buys 223 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 458 (b) 358 (c) 348 (d) 368

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