Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 281 · 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 415 mangoes on Monday and 150 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 565 (b) 275 (c) 265 (d) 255
2. 2.A train has 379 passengers. At a station, 235 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 154 (b) 134 (c) 614 (d) 144
3. 3.A train has 345 passengers. At a station, 204 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 131 (b) 141 (c) 151 (d) 549
4. 4.After giving away 26 marbles, a boy has 129 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 165 (b) 145 (c) 155 (d) 103
5. 5.A train has 791 passengers. At a station, 344 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1135 (b) 447 (c) 437 (d) 457
6. 6.A school has 216 boys and 267 girls. 138 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 335 (b) 345 (c) 483 (d) 621
7. 7.After giving away 108 marbles, a boy has 280 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 378 (b) 388 (c) 172 (d) 398
8. 8.A school has 266 boys and 223 girls. 70 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 559 (b) 419 (c) 409 (d) 489
9. 9.A school has 183 boys and 263 girls. 110 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 556 (b) 446 (c) 326 (d) 336
10. 10.After giving away 70 marbles, a boy has 126 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 206 (b) 56 (c) 196 (d) 186
11. 11.After giving away 153 marbles, a boy has 190 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 333 (b) 343 (c) 353 (d) 37
12. 12.A school has 152 boys and 247 girls. 72 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 471 (b) 327 (c) 399 (d) 317
13. 13.A school has 206 boys and 214 girls. 132 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 420 (b) 278 (c) 552 (d) 288
14. 14.A train has 351 passengers. At a station, 115 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 226 (b) 466 (c) 246 (d) 236
15. 15.A farmer picks 322 mangoes on Monday and 186 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 126 (b) 508 (c) 146 (d) 136
16. 16.A school has 121 boys and 165 girls. 60 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 226 (b) 216 (c) 286 (d) 346
17. 17.A library has 399 books. It buys 52 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 441 (b) 451 (c) 461 (d) 347
18. 18.After giving away 34 marbles, a boy has 273 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 307 (b) 317 (c) 297 (d) 239
19. 19.A train has 301 passengers. At a station, 195 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 96 (b) 106 (c) 116 (d) 496
20. 20.A library has 155 books. It buys 59 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 96 (b) 204 (c) 224 (d) 214
21. 21.A farmer picks 302 mangoes on Monday and 148 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 154 (b) 144 (c) 450 (d) 164
22. 22.A school has 199 boys and 186 girls. 126 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 511 (b) 259 (c) 385 (d) 249
23. 23.A farmer picks 290 mangoes on Monday and 127 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 173 (b) 417 (c) 153 (d) 163
24. 24.A school has 235 boys and 101 girls. 131 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 336 (b) 195 (c) 467 (d) 205
25. 25.A farmer picks 350 mangoes on Monday and 141 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 491 (b) 199 (c) 209 (d) 219
26. 26.A school has 227 boys and 146 girls. 122 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 495 (b) 241 (c) 373 (d) 251
27. 27.A farmer picks 393 mangoes on Monday and 174 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 567 (b) 209 (c) 229 (d) 219
28. 28.A train has 669 passengers. At a station, 376 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 283 (b) 303 (c) 293 (d) 1045
29. 29.A farmer picks 436 mangoes on Monday and 321 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 115 (b) 757 (c) 105 (d) 125
30. 30.A train has 311 passengers. At a station, 143 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 168 (b) 454 (c) 178 (d) 158
31. 31.A library has 161 books. It buys 307 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 568 (b) 458 (c) 468 (d) 478
32. 32.A farmer picks 325 mangoes on Monday and 213 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 112 (b) 102 (c) 538 (d) 122
33. 33.A library has 367 books. It buys 77 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 434 (b) 444 (c) 290 (d) 454
34. 34.A train has 492 passengers. At a station, 384 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 108 (b) 876 (c) 118 (d) 98
35. 35.A train has 750 passengers. At a station, 217 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 523 (b) 543 (c) 967 (d) 533
36. 36.A train has 358 passengers. At a station, 199 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 149 (b) 169 (c) 159 (d) 557
37. 37.A train has 324 passengers. At a station, 191 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 133 (b) 515 (c) 143 (d) 123
38. 38.A train has 698 passengers. At a station, 343 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 345 (b) 1041 (c) 355 (d) 365
39. 39.A train has 750 passengers. At a station, 203 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 557 (b) 537 (c) 547 (d) 953
40. 40.A farmer picks 450 mangoes on Monday and 389 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 71 (b) 839 (c) 51 (d) 61

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