Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 3 · 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 291 mangoes on Monday and 191 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 482 (b) 100 (c) 110 (d) 90
2. 2.A school has 262 boys and 162 girls. 139 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 424 (b) 275 (c) 285 (d) 563
3. 3.A library has 468 books. It buys 261 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 719 (b) 729 (c) 207 (d) 739
4. 4.A library has 250 books. It buys 253 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 603 (b) 513 (c) 493 (d) 503
5. 5.A school has 204 boys and 294 girls. 103 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 498 (b) 395 (c) 385 (d) 601
6. 6.After giving away 74 marbles, a boy has 238 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 322 (b) 302 (c) 164 (d) 312
7. 7.A train has 525 passengers. At a station, 412 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 937 (b) 103 (c) 113 (d) 123
8. 8.A farmer picks 408 mangoes on Monday and 295 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 103 (b) 123 (c) 113 (d) 703
9. 9.After giving away 197 marbles, a boy has 86 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 273 (b) 283 (c) 293 (d) 284
10. 10.A school has 105 boys and 292 girls. 79 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 476 (b) 397 (c) 308 (d) 318
11. 11.After giving away 98 marbles, a boy has 154 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 242 (b) 56 (c) 252 (d) 262
12. 12.A library has 226 books. It buys 152 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 368 (b) 388 (c) 378 (d) 74
13. 13.A library has 320 books. It buys 331 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 751 (b) 641 (c) 651 (d) 661
14. 14.A school has 186 boys and 141 girls. 107 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 210 (b) 220 (c) 434 (d) 327
15. 15.A school has 243 boys and 191 girls. 109 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 325 (b) 543 (c) 315 (d) 434
16. 16.After giving away 98 marbles, a boy has 166 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 254 (b) 264 (c) 274 (d) 68
17. 17.A library has 151 books. It buys 149 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 310 (b) 290 (c) 300 (d) 2
18. 18.A train has 708 passengers. At a station, 102 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 596 (b) 616 (c) 606 (d) 810
19. 19.A school has 255 boys and 293 girls. 115 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 548 (b) 663 (c) 423 (d) 433
20. 20.After giving away 152 marbles, a boy has 58 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 220 (b) 210 (c) 211 (d) 200
21. 21.After giving away 89 marbles, a boy has 262 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 351 (b) 361 (c) 341 (d) 173
22. 22.After giving away 27 marbles, a boy has 218 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 235 (b) 191 (c) 245 (d) 255
23. 23.A school has 210 boys and 249 girls. 120 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 329 (b) 339 (c) 579 (d) 459
24. 24.A farmer picks 517 mangoes on Monday and 348 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 179 (b) 169 (c) 159 (d) 865
25. 25.A farmer picks 446 mangoes on Monday and 343 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 113 (b) 93 (c) 789 (d) 103
26. 26.A farmer picks 557 mangoes on Monday and 522 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 35 (b) 1079 (c) 25 (d) 45
27. 27.A library has 295 books. It buys 121 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 416 (b) 406 (c) 174 (d) 426
28. 28.A library has 441 books. It buys 209 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 640 (b) 650 (c) 660 (d) 232
29. 29.A farmer picks 479 mangoes on Monday and 278 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 191 (b) 211 (c) 757 (d) 201
30. 30.A train has 727 passengers. At a station, 335 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 402 (b) 1062 (c) 382 (d) 392
31. 31.After giving away 182 marbles, a boy has 91 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 274 (b) 273 (c) 283 (d) 263
32. 32.A school has 150 boys and 189 girls. 84 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 245 (b) 423 (c) 255 (d) 339
33. 33.A train has 332 passengers. At a station, 104 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 436 (b) 238 (c) 218 (d) 228
34. 34.A school has 112 boys and 111 girls. 111 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 112 (b) 102 (c) 223 (d) 334
35. 35.A farmer picks 328 mangoes on Monday and 247 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 91 (b) 575 (c) 81 (d) 71
36. 36.A school has 164 boys and 147 girls. 125 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 436 (b) 311 (c) 186 (d) 176
37. 37.After giving away 21 marbles, a boy has 227 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 258 (b) 238 (c) 206 (d) 248
38. 38.A library has 249 books. It buys 80 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 329 (b) 319 (c) 169 (d) 339
39. 39.A school has 133 boys and 269 girls. 98 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 294 (b) 500 (c) 304 (d) 402
40. 40.A train has 760 passengers. At a station, 648 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 122 (b) 1408 (c) 102 (d) 112

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