Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 389 · 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 487 mangoes on Monday and 119 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 358 (b) 606 (c) 368 (d) 378
2. 2.A school has 223 boys and 146 girls. 65 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 434 (b) 294 (c) 304 (d) 369
3. 3.A train has 458 passengers. At a station, 342 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 800 (b) 126 (c) 106 (d) 116
4. 4.After giving away 100 marbles, a boy has 230 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 320 (b) 340 (c) 330 (d) 130
5. 5.A farmer picks 388 mangoes on Monday and 246 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 634 (b) 132 (c) 142 (d) 152
6. 6.A library has 456 books. It buys 231 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 697 (b) 687 (c) 225 (d) 677
7. 7.A library has 125 books. It buys 79 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 204 (b) 194 (c) 46 (d) 214
8. 8.A train has 396 passengers. At a station, 292 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 688 (b) 114 (c) 104 (d) 94
9. 9.A library has 297 books. It buys 308 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 605 (b) 615 (c) 705 (d) 595
10. 10.A library has 164 books. It buys 63 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 227 (b) 101 (c) 237 (d) 217
11. 11.After giving away 49 marbles, a boy has 210 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 249 (b) 269 (c) 259 (d) 161
12. 12.A school has 245 boys and 104 girls. 71 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 278 (b) 349 (c) 268 (d) 420
13. 13.A library has 363 books. It buys 83 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 456 (b) 446 (c) 436 (d) 280
14. 14.A train has 753 passengers. At a station, 343 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 400 (b) 1096 (c) 420 (d) 410
15. 15.A train has 672 passengers. At a station, 146 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 818 (b) 526 (c) 516 (d) 536
16. 16.A school has 240 boys and 179 girls. 71 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 348 (b) 419 (c) 490 (d) 338
17. 17.A farmer picks 325 mangoes on Monday and 250 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 575 (b) 75 (c) 85 (d) 65
18. 18.A farmer picks 467 mangoes on Monday and 409 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 68 (b) 876 (c) 58 (d) 48
19. 19.A train has 785 passengers. At a station, 357 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 428 (b) 418 (c) 1142 (d) 438
20. 20.After giving away 42 marbles, a boy has 36 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 79 (b) 78 (c) 68 (d) 88
21. 21.A school has 113 boys and 164 girls. 140 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 137 (b) 417 (c) 277 (d) 127
22. 22.A library has 157 books. It buys 141 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 298 (b) 308 (c) 16 (d) 288
23. 23.A library has 336 books. It buys 222 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 114 (b) 558 (c) 568 (d) 548
24. 24.A train has 586 passengers. At a station, 260 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 846 (b) 336 (c) 326 (d) 316
25. 25.A school has 122 boys and 226 girls. 147 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 191 (b) 348 (c) 201 (d) 495
26. 26.After giving away 95 marbles, a boy has 58 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 153 (b) 143 (c) 154 (d) 163
27. 27.After giving away 85 marbles, a boy has 274 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 189 (b) 359 (c) 349 (d) 369
28. 28.A farmer picks 316 mangoes on Monday and 205 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 111 (b) 521 (c) 121 (d) 101
29. 29.A library has 328 books. It buys 64 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 264 (b) 402 (c) 392 (d) 382
30. 30.A farmer picks 252 mangoes on Monday and 121 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 131 (b) 121 (c) 141 (d) 373
31. 31.A school has 236 boys and 200 girls. 73 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 353 (b) 436 (c) 509 (d) 363
32. 32.A train has 546 passengers. At a station, 200 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 746 (b) 356 (c) 336 (d) 346
33. 33.A farmer picks 392 mangoes on Monday and 141 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 533 (b) 251 (c) 261 (d) 241
34. 34.After giving away 194 marbles, a boy has 39 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 223 (b) 234 (c) 233 (d) 243
35. 35.A farmer picks 597 mangoes on Monday and 576 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 1173 (b) 21 (c) 11 (d) 31
36. 36.After giving away 97 marbles, a boy has 251 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 358 (b) 348 (c) 154 (d) 338
37. 37.A library has 125 books. It buys 96 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 231 (b) 211 (c) 29 (d) 221
38. 38.A train has 550 passengers. At a station, 262 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 278 (b) 298 (c) 812 (d) 288
39. 39.A farmer picks 537 mangoes on Monday and 483 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 64 (b) 54 (c) 44 (d) 1020
40. 40.A train has 605 passengers. At a station, 177 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 438 (b) 782 (c) 418 (d) 428

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