Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 294 · 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 104 boys and 154 girls. 103 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 361 (b) 155 (c) 258 (d) 145
2. 2.A farmer picks 396 mangoes on Monday and 167 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 563 (b) 229 (c) 239 (d) 219
3. 3.A school has 204 boys and 147 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 404 (b) 351 (c) 288 (d) 298
4. 4.A train has 711 passengers. At a station, 184 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 527 (b) 537 (c) 895 (d) 517
5. 5.A library has 158 books. It buys 307 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 465 (b) 565 (c) 455 (d) 475
6. 6.A farmer picks 262 mangoes on Monday and 183 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 79 (b) 69 (c) 445 (d) 89
7. 7.A train has 774 passengers. At a station, 458 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 316 (b) 306 (c) 326 (d) 1232
8. 8.A farmer picks 470 mangoes on Monday and 445 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 25 (b) 35 (c) 15 (d) 915
9. 9.A farmer picks 434 mangoes on Monday and 355 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 89 (b) 789 (c) 79 (d) 69
10. 10.A train has 369 passengers. At a station, 209 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 160 (b) 170 (c) 578 (d) 150
11. 11.A farmer picks 230 mangoes on Monday and 129 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 101 (b) 111 (c) 91 (d) 359
12. 12.After giving away 89 marbles, a boy has 285 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 384 (b) 364 (c) 196 (d) 374
13. 13.A train has 605 passengers. At a station, 145 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 460 (b) 450 (c) 750 (d) 470
14. 14.A farmer picks 361 mangoes on Monday and 164 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 207 (b) 197 (c) 525 (d) 187
15. 15.After giving away 181 marbles, a boy has 174 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 356 (b) 345 (c) 365 (d) 355
16. 16.A farmer picks 451 mangoes on Monday and 200 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 261 (b) 251 (c) 241 (d) 651
17. 17.A train has 316 passengers. At a station, 227 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 99 (b) 79 (c) 89 (d) 543
18. 18.A school has 205 boys and 145 girls. 124 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 216 (b) 350 (c) 226 (d) 474
19. 19.A library has 367 books. It buys 156 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 211 (b) 533 (c) 523 (d) 513
20. 20.After giving away 169 marbles, a boy has 191 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 360 (b) 350 (c) 370 (d) 22
21. 21.A farmer picks 358 mangoes on Monday and 304 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 662 (b) 54 (c) 44 (d) 64
22. 22.A school has 115 boys and 107 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 167 (b) 157 (c) 277 (d) 222
23. 23.A train has 439 passengers. At a station, 256 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 193 (b) 695 (c) 173 (d) 183
24. 24.A school has 178 boys and 255 girls. 83 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 433 (b) 340 (c) 350 (d) 516
25. 25.A library has 262 books. It buys 348 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 600 (b) 620 (c) 710 (d) 610
26. 26.A school has 158 boys and 235 girls. 106 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 499 (b) 277 (c) 287 (d) 393
27. 27.A train has 451 passengers. At a station, 278 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 173 (b) 183 (c) 729 (d) 163
28. 28.A library has 341 books. It buys 70 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 401 (b) 421 (c) 271 (d) 411
29. 29.A library has 198 books. It buys 329 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 537 (b) 517 (c) 627 (d) 527
30. 30.After giving away 91 marbles, a boy has 294 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 395 (b) 375 (c) 203 (d) 385
31. 31.After giving away 29 marbles, a boy has 161 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 200 (b) 190 (c) 180 (d) 132
32. 32.A farmer picks 412 mangoes on Monday and 101 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 321 (b) 301 (c) 513 (d) 311
33. 33.A school has 272 boys and 188 girls. 130 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 590 (b) 330 (c) 320 (d) 460
34. 34.After giving away 88 marbles, a boy has 233 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 311 (b) 331 (c) 145 (d) 321
35. 35.A library has 392 books. It buys 129 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 511 (b) 263 (c) 521 (d) 531
36. 36.A farmer picks 302 mangoes on Monday and 142 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 170 (b) 444 (c) 160 (d) 150
37. 37.A farmer picks 348 mangoes on Monday and 191 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 157 (b) 539 (c) 147 (d) 167
38. 38.A train has 353 passengers. At a station, 115 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 468 (b) 238 (c) 248 (d) 228
39. 39.After giving away 86 marbles, a boy has 162 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 258 (b) 76 (c) 248 (d) 238
40. 40.A train has 465 passengers. At a station, 241 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 234 (b) 224 (c) 214 (d) 706

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