Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 373 · 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 207 mangoes on Monday and 172 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 45 (b) 379 (c) 35 (d) 25
2. 2.A train has 722 passengers. At a station, 511 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 221 (b) 201 (c) 1233 (d) 211
3. 3.A school has 240 boys and 129 girls. 64 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 305 (b) 369 (c) 295 (d) 433
4. 4.After giving away 133 marbles, a boy has 127 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 260 (b) 270 (c) 250 (d) 261
5. 5.A library has 286 books. It buys 96 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 382 (b) 372 (c) 392 (d) 190
6. 6.A library has 443 books. It buys 52 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 505 (b) 485 (c) 495 (d) 391
7. 7.A library has 185 books. It buys 52 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 247 (b) 227 (c) 237 (d) 133
8. 8.A library has 299 books. It buys 325 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 724 (b) 624 (c) 634 (d) 614
9. 9.A school has 281 boys and 146 girls. 93 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 520 (b) 427 (c) 324 (d) 334
10. 10.A train has 761 passengers. At a station, 176 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 585 (b) 937 (c) 595 (d) 575
11. 11.After giving away 88 marbles, a boy has 123 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 35 (b) 221 (c) 201 (d) 211
12. 12.A train has 564 passengers. At a station, 116 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 438 (b) 458 (c) 448 (d) 680
13. 13.A farmer picks 411 mangoes on Monday and 208 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 203 (b) 193 (c) 213 (d) 619
14. 14.A library has 279 books. It buys 130 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 409 (b) 419 (c) 399 (d) 149
15. 15.A train has 461 passengers. At a station, 305 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 766 (b) 166 (c) 146 (d) 156
16. 16.A train has 335 passengers. At a station, 285 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 620 (b) 60 (c) 50 (d) 40
17. 17.A school has 205 boys and 230 girls. 81 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 354 (b) 435 (c) 516 (d) 344
18. 18.After giving away 42 marbles, a boy has 21 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 73 (b) 63 (c) 53 (d) 64
19. 19.A train has 675 passengers. At a station, 156 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 509 (b) 831 (c) 529 (d) 519
20. 20.A train has 693 passengers. At a station, 287 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 980 (b) 396 (c) 406 (d) 416
21. 21.A farmer picks 239 mangoes on Monday and 209 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 448 (d) 40
22. 22.A farmer picks 357 mangoes on Monday and 247 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 100 (b) 110 (c) 604 (d) 120
23. 23.A school has 154 boys and 279 girls. 133 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 566 (b) 300 (c) 433 (d) 290
24. 24.After giving away 138 marbles, a boy has 32 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 171 (b) 170 (c) 160 (d) 180
25. 25.After giving away 85 marbles, a boy has 61 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 136 (b) 156 (c) 146 (d) 147
26. 26.A train has 382 passengers. At a station, 264 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 108 (b) 646 (c) 128 (d) 118
27. 27.A farmer picks 348 mangoes on Monday and 128 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 476 (b) 230 (c) 220 (d) 210
28. 28.A train has 701 passengers. At a station, 455 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 256 (b) 236 (c) 246 (d) 1156
29. 29.A train has 473 passengers. At a station, 371 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 112 (b) 92 (c) 844 (d) 102
30. 30.A library has 288 books. It buys 100 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 398 (b) 378 (c) 388 (d) 188
31. 31.After giving away 179 marbles, a boy has 169 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 348 (b) 358 (c) 338 (d) 349
32. 32.A library has 333 books. It buys 264 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 607 (b) 587 (c) 597 (d) 69
33. 33.A library has 209 books. It buys 200 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 419 (b) 399 (c) 409 (d) 9
34. 34.A farmer picks 509 mangoes on Monday and 345 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 174 (b) 154 (c) 854 (d) 164
35. 35.A farmer picks 401 mangoes on Monday and 232 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 179 (b) 169 (c) 159 (d) 633
36. 36.A school has 106 boys and 195 girls. 115 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 416 (b) 186 (c) 301 (d) 176
37. 37.A school has 223 boys and 168 girls. 96 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 487 (b) 295 (c) 285 (d) 391
38. 38.A farmer picks 202 mangoes on Monday and 142 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 70 (b) 60 (c) 344 (d) 50
39. 39.A library has 214 books. It buys 195 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 399 (b) 19 (c) 409 (d) 419
40. 40.A library has 136 books. It buys 135 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 281 (b) 261 (c) 1 (d) 271

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