Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 304 · 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 454 mangoes on Monday and 287 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 157 (b) 741 (c) 177 (d) 167
2. 2.A library has 436 books. It buys 159 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 277 (b) 595 (c) 585 (d) 605
3. 3.A farmer picks 278 mangoes on Monday and 238 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 30 (b) 40 (c) 516 (d) 50
4. 4.A train has 481 passengers. At a station, 198 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 679 (b) 293 (c) 273 (d) 283
5. 5.A farmer picks 296 mangoes on Monday and 188 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 484 (b) 108 (c) 98 (d) 118
6. 6.After giving away 36 marbles, a boy has 79 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 115 (b) 105 (c) 125 (d) 43
7. 7.A school has 271 boys and 110 girls. 67 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 448 (b) 314 (c) 381 (d) 304
8. 8.A school has 263 boys and 225 girls. 112 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 366 (b) 600 (c) 376 (d) 488
9. 9.After giving away 158 marbles, a boy has 231 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 399 (b) 73 (c) 389 (d) 379
10. 10.After giving away 35 marbles, a boy has 220 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 185 (b) 255 (c) 265 (d) 245
11. 11.A farmer picks 366 mangoes on Monday and 105 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 261 (b) 271 (c) 251 (d) 471
12. 12.A school has 272 boys and 118 girls. 120 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 270 (b) 390 (c) 510 (d) 260
13. 13.A library has 160 books. It buys 289 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 459 (b) 449 (c) 439 (d) 549
14. 14.A farmer picks 483 mangoes on Monday and 432 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 51 (b) 915 (c) 41 (d) 61
15. 15.A school has 237 boys and 157 girls. 109 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 503 (b) 285 (c) 394 (d) 275
16. 16.A school has 160 boys and 295 girls. 68 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 387 (b) 523 (c) 377 (d) 455
17. 17.A library has 335 books. It buys 215 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 540 (b) 560 (c) 120 (d) 550
18. 18.A school has 287 boys and 130 girls. 110 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 417 (b) 307 (c) 297 (d) 527
19. 19.A train has 301 passengers. At a station, 219 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 72 (b) 92 (c) 520 (d) 82
20. 20.After giving away 197 marbles, a boy has 97 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 304 (b) 294 (c) 295 (d) 284
21. 21.A school has 125 boys and 184 girls. 121 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 188 (b) 430 (c) 178 (d) 309
22. 22.After giving away 134 marbles, a boy has 58 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 202 (b) 193 (c) 182 (d) 192
23. 23.A train has 691 passengers. At a station, 587 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 94 (b) 114 (c) 1278 (d) 104
24. 24.A school has 144 boys and 268 girls. 64 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 412 (b) 476 (c) 338 (d) 348
25. 25.After giving away 166 marbles, a boy has 70 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 246 (b) 226 (c) 236 (d) 237
26. 26.A train has 489 passengers. At a station, 242 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 237 (b) 257 (c) 247 (d) 731
27. 27.A library has 245 books. It buys 137 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 372 (b) 392 (c) 382 (d) 108
28. 28.A train has 413 passengers. At a station, 342 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 755 (b) 81 (c) 71 (d) 61
29. 29.A library has 150 books. It buys 100 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 260 (b) 240 (c) 250 (d) 50
30. 30.A school has 233 boys and 216 girls. 121 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 318 (b) 449 (c) 328 (d) 570
31. 31.A school has 176 boys and 165 girls. 72 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 413 (b) 341 (c) 269 (d) 259
32. 32.A train has 753 passengers. At a station, 517 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1270 (b) 226 (c) 236 (d) 246
33. 33.A school has 109 boys and 107 girls. 91 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 307 (b) 125 (c) 115 (d) 216
34. 34.A library has 279 books. It buys 100 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 379 (b) 179 (c) 369 (d) 389
35. 35.A train has 689 passengers. At a station, 617 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 82 (b) 62 (c) 1306 (d) 72
36. 36.A library has 434 books. It buys 220 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 214 (b) 654 (c) 664 (d) 644
37. 37.A library has 243 books. It buys 67 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 176 (b) 300 (c) 320 (d) 310
38. 38.A school has 188 boys and 243 girls. 75 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 431 (b) 356 (c) 346 (d) 506
39. 39.A train has 724 passengers. At a station, 460 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 254 (b) 1184 (c) 274 (d) 264
40. 40.After giving away 196 marbles, a boy has 80 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 277 (b) 276 (c) 266 (d) 286

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