Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 381 · 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 234 mangoes on Monday and 193 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 31 (b) 427 (c) 41 (d) 51
2. 2.A school has 241 boys and 173 girls. 57 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 347 (b) 414 (c) 357 (d) 471
3. 3.A school has 282 boys and 195 girls. 80 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 387 (b) 557 (c) 477 (d) 397
4. 4.After giving away 21 marbles, a boy has 288 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 267 (b) 319 (c) 299 (d) 309
5. 5.A farmer picks 351 mangoes on Monday and 269 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 72 (b) 92 (c) 82 (d) 620
6. 6.A train has 362 passengers. At a station, 311 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 41 (b) 61 (c) 673 (d) 51
7. 7.A train has 612 passengers. At a station, 524 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 98 (b) 78 (c) 1136 (d) 88
8. 8.A school has 269 boys and 267 girls. 67 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 603 (b) 536 (c) 459 (d) 469
9. 9.A train has 322 passengers. At a station, 148 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 470 (b) 174 (c) 164 (d) 184
10. 10.A farmer picks 240 mangoes on Monday and 214 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 36 (b) 26 (c) 454 (d) 16
11. 11.A farmer picks 201 mangoes on Monday and 122 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 89 (b) 69 (c) 323 (d) 79
12. 12.After giving away 24 marbles, a boy has 50 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 84 (b) 64 (c) 26 (d) 74
13. 13.A farmer picks 572 mangoes on Monday and 160 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 402 (b) 422 (c) 412 (d) 732
14. 14.A train has 748 passengers. At a station, 412 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 346 (b) 336 (c) 326 (d) 1160
15. 15.A library has 393 books. It buys 66 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 469 (b) 327 (c) 459 (d) 449
16. 16.After giving away 139 marbles, a boy has 237 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 366 (b) 98 (c) 386 (d) 376
17. 17.A farmer picks 277 mangoes on Monday and 112 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 165 (b) 175 (c) 155 (d) 389
18. 18.A school has 228 boys and 219 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 501 (b) 383 (c) 447 (d) 393
19. 19.A farmer picks 353 mangoes on Monday and 326 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 27 (b) 17 (c) 679 (d) 37
20. 20.A train has 587 passengers. At a station, 531 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1118 (b) 56 (c) 46 (d) 66
21. 21.A school has 128 boys and 194 girls. 127 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 322 (b) 449 (c) 185 (d) 195
22. 22.A library has 286 books. It buys 76 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 352 (b) 372 (c) 210 (d) 362
23. 23.After giving away 158 marbles, a boy has 111 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 270 (b) 269 (c) 259 (d) 279
24. 24.A train has 364 passengers. At a station, 290 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 84 (b) 64 (c) 74 (d) 654
25. 25.A school has 122 boys and 126 girls. 50 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 298 (b) 198 (c) 248 (d) 188
26. 26.A train has 705 passengers. At a station, 148 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 557 (b) 547 (c) 567 (d) 853
27. 27.A train has 720 passengers. At a station, 127 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 847 (b) 583 (c) 593 (d) 603
28. 28.A school has 298 boys and 144 girls. 87 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 529 (b) 355 (c) 442 (d) 345
29. 29.A school has 151 boys and 207 girls. 95 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 263 (b) 358 (c) 253 (d) 453
30. 30.A library has 389 books. It buys 82 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 481 (b) 471 (c) 461 (d) 307
31. 31.After giving away 157 marbles, a boy has 119 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 276 (b) 266 (c) 286 (d) 277
32. 32.A train has 570 passengers. At a station, 358 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 928 (b) 202 (c) 222 (d) 212
33. 33.After giving away 147 marbles, a boy has 204 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 57 (b) 361 (c) 351 (d) 341
34. 34.A school has 150 boys and 207 girls. 110 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 237 (b) 467 (c) 247 (d) 357
35. 35.A train has 524 passengers. At a station, 205 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 329 (b) 309 (c) 319 (d) 729
36. 36.A train has 506 passengers. At a station, 173 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 323 (b) 343 (c) 679 (d) 333
37. 37.After giving away 30 marbles, a boy has 58 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 28 (b) 98 (c) 78 (d) 88
38. 38.After giving away 43 marbles, a boy has 102 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 135 (b) 59 (c) 155 (d) 145
39. 39.After giving away 150 marbles, a boy has 257 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 107 (b) 417 (c) 397 (d) 407
40. 40.A farmer picks 336 mangoes on Monday and 260 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 76 (b) 86 (c) 596 (d) 66

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