Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 302 · 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 395 mangoes on Monday and 220 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 175 (b) 165 (c) 185 (d) 615
2. 2.A school has 233 boys and 245 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 540 (b) 478 (c) 406 (d) 416
3. 3.A school has 275 boys and 288 girls. 126 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 427 (b) 689 (c) 437 (d) 563
4. 4.A library has 245 books. It buys 52 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 287 (b) 193 (c) 307 (d) 297
5. 5.A school has 168 boys and 249 girls. 101 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 518 (b) 417 (c) 306 (d) 316
6. 6.A school has 100 boys and 105 girls. 68 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 273 (b) 127 (c) 137 (d) 205
7. 7.After giving away 90 marbles, a boy has 106 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 186 (b) 206 (c) 196 (d) 16
8. 8.A school has 125 boys and 297 girls. 129 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 293 (b) 283 (c) 422 (d) 551
9. 9.A train has 709 passengers. At a station, 304 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 415 (b) 395 (c) 1013 (d) 405
10. 10.A school has 222 boys and 111 girls. 73 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 406 (b) 250 (c) 260 (d) 333
11. 11.A train has 580 passengers. At a station, 347 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 927 (b) 233 (c) 243 (d) 223
12. 12.A farmer picks 594 mangoes on Monday and 494 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 110 (b) 100 (c) 1088 (d) 90
13. 13.A train has 459 passengers. At a station, 306 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 163 (b) 153 (c) 765 (d) 143
14. 14.A train has 383 passengers. At a station, 279 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 104 (b) 662 (c) 94 (d) 114
15. 15.A library has 235 books. It buys 239 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 464 (b) 474 (c) 484 (d) 574
16. 16.A farmer picks 597 mangoes on Monday and 335 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 252 (b) 932 (c) 272 (d) 262
17. 17.A farmer picks 511 mangoes on Monday and 435 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 86 (b) 946 (c) 76 (d) 66
18. 18.A school has 232 boys and 160 girls. 83 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 309 (b) 475 (c) 392 (d) 299
19. 19.A train has 474 passengers. At a station, 306 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 178 (b) 780 (c) 168 (d) 158
20. 20.A library has 466 books. It buys 195 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 671 (b) 651 (c) 271 (d) 661
21. 21.A train has 488 passengers. At a station, 169 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 319 (b) 329 (c) 309 (d) 657
22. 22.A farmer picks 453 mangoes on Monday and 300 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 163 (b) 153 (c) 753 (d) 143
23. 23.After giving away 72 marbles, a boy has 253 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 181 (b) 335 (c) 325 (d) 315
24. 24.A school has 257 boys and 263 girls. 63 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 583 (b) 520 (c) 457 (d) 447
25. 25.A library has 150 books. It buys 195 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 355 (b) 445 (c) 335 (d) 345
26. 26.After giving away 96 marbles, a boy has 288 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 384 (b) 394 (c) 374 (d) 192
27. 27.A school has 176 boys and 223 girls. 122 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 399 (b) 521 (c) 267 (d) 277
28. 28.A library has 412 books. It buys 126 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 548 (b) 286 (c) 528 (d) 538
29. 29.After giving away 92 marbles, a boy has 233 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 335 (b) 141 (c) 325 (d) 315
30. 30.A farmer picks 246 mangoes on Monday and 108 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 148 (b) 354 (c) 128 (d) 138
31. 31.A train has 797 passengers. At a station, 364 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1161 (b) 433 (c) 423 (d) 443
32. 32.After giving away 107 marbles, a boy has 45 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 152 (b) 142 (c) 153 (d) 162
33. 33.A school has 166 boys and 132 girls. 68 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 366 (b) 220 (c) 298 (d) 230
34. 34.After giving away 122 marbles, a boy has 288 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 420 (b) 410 (c) 166 (d) 400
35. 35.A library has 161 books. It buys 125 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 296 (b) 286 (c) 276 (d) 36
36. 36.A farmer picks 437 mangoes on Monday and 292 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 135 (b) 155 (c) 145 (d) 729
37. 37.A library has 402 books. It buys 175 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 577 (b) 227 (c) 567 (d) 587
38. 38.A school has 123 boys and 141 girls. 130 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 394 (b) 124 (c) 264 (d) 134
39. 39.A school has 242 boys and 100 girls. 117 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 459 (b) 342 (c) 215 (d) 225
40. 40.A library has 142 books. It buys 294 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 426 (b) 446 (c) 436 (d) 536

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