Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 286 · 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 259 boys and 114 girls. 86 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 287 (b) 373 (c) 277 (d) 459
2. 2.A farmer picks 487 mangoes on Monday and 467 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 30 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) 954
3. 3.A farmer picks 454 mangoes on Monday and 148 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 602 (b) 296 (c) 306 (d) 316
4. 4.A library has 249 books. It buys 194 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 55 (b) 443 (c) 433 (d) 453
5. 5.A library has 413 books. It buys 109 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 304 (b) 512 (c) 532 (d) 522
6. 6.A school has 123 boys and 108 girls. 64 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 157 (b) 295 (c) 167 (d) 231
7. 7.A school has 244 boys and 163 girls. 109 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 407 (b) 288 (c) 516 (d) 298
8. 8.A train has 482 passengers. At a station, 372 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 120 (b) 100 (c) 854 (d) 110
9. 9.A farmer picks 291 mangoes on Monday and 265 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 556 (b) 26 (c) 36 (d) 16
10. 10.A train has 469 passengers. At a station, 311 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 158 (b) 148 (c) 168 (d) 780
11. 11.A school has 140 boys and 174 girls. 106 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 420 (b) 314 (c) 198 (d) 208
12. 12.A library has 140 books. It buys 328 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 478 (b) 458 (c) 468 (d) 568
13. 13.A train has 701 passengers. At a station, 515 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1216 (b) 196 (c) 176 (d) 186
14. 14.A train has 692 passengers. At a station, 177 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 869 (b) 525 (c) 515 (d) 505
15. 15.After giving away 101 marbles, a boy has 242 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 141 (b) 343 (c) 353 (d) 333
16. 16.A farmer picks 249 mangoes on Monday and 108 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 151 (b) 357 (c) 141 (d) 131
17. 17.A farmer picks 397 mangoes on Monday and 292 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 115 (b) 689 (c) 95 (d) 105
18. 18.A train has 749 passengers. At a station, 387 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 352 (b) 372 (c) 362 (d) 1136
19. 19.A farmer picks 250 mangoes on Monday and 160 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 100 (b) 80 (c) 90 (d) 410
20. 20.A train has 335 passengers. At a station, 104 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 231 (b) 221 (c) 241 (d) 439
21. 21.A school has 275 boys and 146 girls. 80 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 341 (b) 421 (c) 501 (d) 331
22. 22.After giving away 148 marbles, a boy has 91 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 240 (b) 249 (c) 229 (d) 239
23. 23.After giving away 126 marbles, a boy has 276 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 150 (b) 412 (c) 402 (d) 392
24. 24.A library has 163 books. It buys 137 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 300 (b) 290 (c) 26 (d) 310
25. 25.A library has 163 books. It buys 120 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 43 (b) 293 (c) 283 (d) 273
26. 26.A train has 432 passengers. At a station, 335 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 87 (b) 107 (c) 767 (d) 97
27. 27.After giving away 112 marbles, a boy has 234 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 346 (b) 336 (c) 356 (d) 122
28. 28.A library has 299 books. It buys 75 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 224 (b) 384 (c) 374 (d) 364
29. 29.A school has 241 boys and 243 girls. 105 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 484 (b) 379 (c) 589 (d) 369
30. 30.A school has 185 boys and 261 girls. 107 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 446 (b) 329 (c) 339 (d) 553
31. 31.A library has 180 books. It buys 220 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 410 (b) 500 (c) 400 (d) 390
32. 32.After giving away 57 marbles, a boy has 73 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 16 (b) 120 (c) 130 (d) 140
33. 33.A farmer picks 567 mangoes on Monday and 106 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 471 (b) 451 (c) 673 (d) 461
34. 34.A school has 134 boys and 107 girls. 87 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 144 (b) 241 (c) 154 (d) 328
35. 35.A train has 567 passengers. At a station, 387 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 954 (b) 180 (c) 190 (d) 170
36. 36.A farmer picks 494 mangoes on Monday and 174 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 310 (b) 668 (c) 320 (d) 330
37. 37.A library has 283 books. It buys 294 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 677 (b) 577 (c) 567 (d) 587
38. 38.After giving away 55 marbles, a boy has 169 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 224 (b) 234 (c) 114 (d) 214
39. 39.A farmer picks 560 mangoes on Monday and 139 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 699 (b) 411 (c) 431 (d) 421
40. 40.A farmer picks 514 mangoes on Monday and 150 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 364 (b) 354 (c) 664 (d) 374

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