Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 287 · 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 245 boys and 125 girls. 141 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 370 (b) 229 (c) 219 (d) 511
2. 2.A train has 353 passengers. At a station, 121 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 242 (b) 232 (c) 474 (d) 222
3. 3.A library has 451 books. It buys 213 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 654 (b) 238 (c) 674 (d) 664
4. 4.A train has 793 passengers. At a station, 558 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 225 (b) 1351 (c) 245 (d) 235
5. 5.A library has 251 books. It buys 331 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 592 (b) 582 (c) 682 (d) 572
6. 6.A farmer picks 510 mangoes on Monday and 189 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 311 (b) 331 (c) 321 (d) 699
7. 7.A farmer picks 317 mangoes on Monday and 287 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 30 (b) 604 (c) 40 (d) 20
8. 8.A library has 372 books. It buys 154 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 218 (b) 516 (c) 526 (d) 536
9. 9.A farmer picks 205 mangoes on Monday and 165 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 50 (b) 370 (c) 40 (d) 30
10. 10.A library has 300 books. It buys 319 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 629 (b) 619 (c) 609 (d) 719
11. 11.After giving away 111 marbles, a boy has 293 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 394 (b) 404 (c) 414 (d) 182
12. 12.A library has 317 books. It buys 81 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 408 (b) 236 (c) 398 (d) 388
13. 13.A farmer picks 318 mangoes on Monday and 252 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 76 (b) 66 (c) 570 (d) 56
14. 14.A library has 260 books. It buys 135 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 125 (b) 405 (c) 385 (d) 395
15. 15.A library has 290 books. It buys 165 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 455 (b) 125 (c) 445 (d) 465
16. 16.A library has 200 books. It buys 149 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 339 (b) 359 (c) 51 (d) 349
17. 17.After giving away 159 marbles, a boy has 148 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 317 (b) 308 (c) 297 (d) 307
18. 18.A farmer picks 521 mangoes on Monday and 435 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 76 (b) 96 (c) 956 (d) 86
19. 19.A library has 264 books. It buys 236 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 490 (b) 510 (c) 28 (d) 500
20. 20.A school has 228 boys and 164 girls. 119 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 511 (b) 392 (c) 273 (d) 263
21. 21.A farmer picks 207 mangoes on Monday and 123 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 84 (b) 94 (c) 74 (d) 330
22. 22.A train has 545 passengers. At a station, 155 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 400 (b) 390 (c) 380 (d) 700
23. 23.A farmer picks 491 mangoes on Monday and 168 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 323 (b) 333 (c) 313 (d) 659
24. 24.After giving away 169 marbles, a boy has 260 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 91 (b) 429 (c) 419 (d) 439
25. 25.After giving away 183 marbles, a boy has 52 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 236 (b) 235 (c) 225 (d) 245
26. 26.A farmer picks 378 mangoes on Monday and 128 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 250 (b) 240 (c) 260 (d) 506
27. 27.A library has 478 books. It buys 118 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 586 (b) 596 (c) 606 (d) 360
28. 28.A farmer picks 590 mangoes on Monday and 334 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 924 (b) 256 (c) 266 (d) 246
29. 29.A school has 270 boys and 271 girls. 133 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 674 (b) 541 (c) 398 (d) 408
30. 30.A train has 769 passengers. At a station, 540 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 219 (b) 1309 (c) 239 (d) 229
31. 31.A train has 781 passengers. At a station, 472 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 299 (b) 319 (c) 309 (d) 1253
32. 32.A library has 170 books. It buys 265 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 425 (b) 535 (c) 445 (d) 435
33. 33.A school has 183 boys and 173 girls. 148 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 504 (b) 208 (c) 356 (d) 198
34. 34.A farmer picks 261 mangoes on Monday and 200 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 51 (b) 61 (c) 461 (d) 71
35. 35.A school has 290 boys and 187 girls. 121 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 346 (b) 356 (c) 598 (d) 477
36. 36.A school has 179 boys and 100 girls. 85 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 364 (b) 184 (c) 279 (d) 194
37. 37.A library has 294 books. It buys 96 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 198 (b) 380 (c) 400 (d) 390
38. 38.After giving away 53 marbles, a boy has 50 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 113 (b) 104 (c) 93 (d) 103
39. 39.A farmer picks 587 mangoes on Monday and 482 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 95 (b) 1069 (c) 115 (d) 105
40. 40.A library has 308 books. It buys 338 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 656 (b) 646 (c) 636 (d) 746

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