Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 342 · 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 256 mangoes on Monday and 117 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 373 (b) 149 (c) 129 (d) 139
2. 2.A farmer picks 330 mangoes on Monday and 156 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 486 (b) 174 (c) 164 (d) 184
3. 3.A train has 390 passengers. At a station, 111 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 279 (b) 501 (c) 289 (d) 269
4. 4.A school has 288 boys and 147 girls. 52 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 487 (b) 373 (c) 435 (d) 383
5. 5.After giving away 40 marbles, a boy has 130 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 180 (b) 90 (c) 160 (d) 170
6. 6.After giving away 131 marbles, a boy has 155 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 296 (b) 286 (c) 24 (d) 276
7. 7.A train has 784 passengers. At a station, 639 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1423 (b) 155 (c) 145 (d) 135
8. 8.A farmer picks 597 mangoes on Monday and 546 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 41 (b) 1143 (c) 51 (d) 61
9. 9.A school has 128 boys and 134 girls. 124 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 262 (b) 128 (c) 138 (d) 386
10. 10.A train has 406 passengers. At a station, 328 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 68 (b) 88 (c) 734 (d) 78
11. 11.After giving away 110 marbles, a boy has 138 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 238 (b) 248 (c) 28 (d) 258
12. 12.A library has 245 books. It buys 55 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 190 (b) 290 (c) 310 (d) 300
13. 13.A library has 444 books. It buys 327 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 117 (b) 761 (c) 781 (d) 771
14. 14.A library has 175 books. It buys 207 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 372 (b) 392 (c) 482 (d) 382
15. 15.A school has 163 boys and 156 girls. 67 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 319 (b) 242 (c) 252 (d) 386
16. 16.A library has 365 books. It buys 83 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 448 (b) 438 (c) 282 (d) 458
17. 17.A library has 175 books. It buys 248 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 423 (b) 523 (c) 413 (d) 433
18. 18.A train has 714 passengers. At a station, 360 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 364 (b) 344 (c) 354 (d) 1074
19. 19.After giving away 185 marbles, a boy has 135 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 310 (b) 320 (c) 330 (d) 321
20. 20.A library has 121 books. It buys 222 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 333 (b) 353 (c) 343 (d) 443
21. 21.A library has 126 books. It buys 100 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 236 (b) 226 (c) 216 (d) 26
22. 22.A train has 625 passengers. At a station, 339 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 286 (b) 964 (c) 296 (d) 276
23. 23.A train has 712 passengers. At a station, 273 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 429 (b) 439 (c) 449 (d) 985
24. 24.A library has 186 books. It buys 245 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 421 (b) 441 (c) 431 (d) 531
25. 25.After giving away 182 marbles, a boy has 289 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 107 (b) 461 (c) 471 (d) 481
26. 26.A train has 424 passengers. At a station, 222 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 646 (b) 192 (c) 202 (d) 212
27. 27.A school has 174 boys and 247 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 356 (b) 421 (c) 476 (d) 366
28. 28.After giving away 85 marbles, a boy has 160 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 75 (b) 255 (c) 235 (d) 245
29. 29.A school has 279 boys and 262 girls. 80 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 621 (b) 541 (c) 451 (d) 461
30. 30.A train has 321 passengers. At a station, 140 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 181 (b) 461 (c) 171 (d) 191
31. 31.A school has 186 boys and 103 girls. 68 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 211 (b) 289 (c) 221 (d) 357
32. 32.After giving away 89 marbles, a boy has 254 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 165 (b) 343 (c) 333 (d) 353
33. 33.After giving away 192 marbles, a boy has 201 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 9 (b) 403 (c) 393 (d) 383
34. 34.A library has 477 books. It buys 125 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 352 (b) 592 (c) 602 (d) 612
35. 35.A train has 442 passengers. At a station, 137 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 295 (b) 579 (c) 305 (d) 315
36. 36.A train has 547 passengers. At a station, 168 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 389 (b) 715 (c) 379 (d) 369
37. 37.A train has 466 passengers. At a station, 246 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 210 (b) 712 (c) 230 (d) 220
38. 38.A library has 452 books. It buys 265 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 717 (b) 727 (c) 707 (d) 187
39. 39.After giving away 71 marbles, a boy has 157 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 228 (b) 238 (c) 86 (d) 218
40. 40.A farmer picks 495 mangoes on Monday and 406 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 99 (b) 901 (c) 79 (d) 89

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