Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 327 · 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 126 boys and 108 girls. 117 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 234 (b) 107 (c) 351 (d) 117
2. 2.A farmer picks 222 mangoes on Monday and 108 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 104 (b) 124 (c) 114 (d) 330
3. 3.A school has 155 boys and 188 girls. 82 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 261 (b) 425 (c) 343 (d) 251
4. 4.After giving away 164 marbles, a boy has 54 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 218 (b) 228 (c) 208 (d) 219
5. 5.A farmer picks 253 mangoes on Monday and 194 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 59 (b) 447 (c) 49 (d) 69
6. 6.A library has 461 books. It buys 246 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 717 (b) 697 (c) 215 (d) 707
7. 7.A farmer picks 459 mangoes on Monday and 196 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 655 (b) 273 (c) 263 (d) 253
8. 8.A school has 299 boys and 120 girls. 132 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 419 (b) 551 (c) 277 (d) 287
9. 9.A train has 426 passengers. At a station, 130 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 556 (b) 306 (c) 296 (d) 286
10. 10.A farmer picks 215 mangoes on Monday and 195 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 410 (b) 10 (c) 30 (d) 20
11. 11.A school has 278 boys and 192 girls. 133 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 337 (b) 470 (c) 327 (d) 603
12. 12.A train has 319 passengers. At a station, 160 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 149 (b) 169 (c) 479 (d) 159
13. 13.A school has 233 boys and 229 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 531 (b) 462 (c) 393 (d) 383
14. 14.After giving away 171 marbles, a boy has 192 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 353 (b) 21 (c) 373 (d) 363
15. 15.A library has 380 books. It buys 324 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 704 (b) 694 (c) 714 (d) 56
16. 16.A train has 560 passengers. At a station, 487 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 63 (b) 83 (c) 1047 (d) 73
17. 17.A farmer picks 449 mangoes on Monday and 319 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 130 (b) 768 (c) 140 (d) 120
18. 18.A train has 312 passengers. At a station, 258 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 64 (b) 44 (c) 570 (d) 54
19. 19.A library has 372 books. It buys 208 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 590 (b) 164 (c) 570 (d) 580
20. 20.A school has 214 boys and 195 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 337 (b) 409 (c) 347 (d) 471
21. 21.A train has 609 passengers. At a station, 238 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 847 (b) 361 (c) 381 (d) 371
22. 22.A train has 677 passengers. At a station, 523 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1200 (b) 164 (c) 154 (d) 144
23. 23.After giving away 177 marbles, a boy has 90 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 257 (b) 268 (c) 277 (d) 267
24. 24.A train has 407 passengers. At a station, 308 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 109 (b) 99 (c) 89 (d) 715
25. 25.A farmer picks 343 mangoes on Monday and 289 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 54 (b) 632 (c) 64 (d) 44
26. 26.A farmer picks 367 mangoes on Monday and 214 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 143 (b) 163 (c) 153 (d) 581
27. 27.A school has 245 boys and 145 girls. 117 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 507 (b) 390 (c) 263 (d) 273
28. 28.A school has 209 boys and 214 girls. 80 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 503 (b) 333 (c) 343 (d) 423
29. 29.A farmer picks 297 mangoes on Monday and 221 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 76 (b) 86 (c) 66 (d) 518
30. 30.After giving away 73 marbles, a boy has 117 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 180 (b) 190 (c) 44 (d) 200
31. 31.A farmer picks 280 mangoes on Monday and 103 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 177 (b) 187 (c) 383 (d) 167
32. 32.After giving away 152 marbles, a boy has 208 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 350 (b) 360 (c) 56 (d) 370
33. 33.After giving away 84 marbles, a boy has 28 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 112 (b) 113 (c) 102 (d) 122
34. 34.After giving away 120 marbles, a boy has 214 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 324 (b) 344 (c) 334 (d) 94
35. 35.After giving away 140 marbles, a boy has 213 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 73 (b) 363 (c) 353 (d) 343
36. 36.A train has 429 passengers. At a station, 198 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 241 (b) 221 (c) 627 (d) 231
37. 37.A school has 247 boys and 134 girls. 132 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 381 (b) 513 (c) 239 (d) 249
38. 38.A farmer picks 530 mangoes on Monday and 404 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 136 (b) 126 (c) 116 (d) 934
39. 39.A school has 105 boys and 130 girls. 70 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 305 (b) 165 (c) 235 (d) 155
40. 40.A train has 310 passengers. At a station, 152 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 148 (b) 462 (c) 168 (d) 158

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