Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 4 · 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 423 mangoes on Monday and 310 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 103 (b) 123 (c) 113 (d) 733
2. 2.After giving away 157 marbles, a boy has 38 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 195 (b) 185 (c) 196 (d) 205
3. 3.A train has 603 passengers. At a station, 242 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 371 (b) 351 (c) 361 (d) 845
4. 4.A school has 183 boys and 128 girls. 81 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 230 (b) 220 (c) 392 (d) 311
5. 5.A train has 387 passengers. At a station, 114 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 263 (b) 283 (c) 501 (d) 273
6. 6.A school has 127 boys and 270 girls. 92 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 305 (b) 295 (c) 489 (d) 397
7. 7.A library has 228 books. It buys 165 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 393 (b) 403 (c) 63 (d) 383
8. 8.A school has 164 boys and 185 girls. 135 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 204 (b) 484 (c) 349 (d) 214
9. 9.A library has 228 books. It buys 164 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 392 (b) 64 (c) 382 (d) 402
10. 10.A school has 241 boys and 230 girls. 115 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 586 (b) 346 (c) 471 (d) 356
11. 11.A farmer picks 236 mangoes on Monday and 136 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 90 (b) 372 (c) 100 (d) 110
12. 12.A school has 279 boys and 189 girls. 134 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 468 (b) 602 (c) 324 (d) 334
13. 13.A library has 319 books. It buys 328 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 637 (b) 647 (c) 747 (d) 657
14. 14.A library has 201 books. It buys 237 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 438 (b) 428 (c) 538 (d) 448
15. 15.A library has 211 books. It buys 301 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 512 (b) 612 (c) 502 (d) 522
16. 16.After giving away 71 marbles, a boy has 168 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 239 (b) 229 (c) 97 (d) 249
17. 17.A farmer picks 570 mangoes on Monday and 108 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 678 (b) 472 (c) 452 (d) 462
18. 18.A school has 260 boys and 108 girls. 60 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 428 (b) 368 (c) 308 (d) 298
19. 19.A library has 420 books. It buys 119 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 301 (b) 529 (c) 549 (d) 539
20. 20.After giving away 74 marbles, a boy has 29 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 104 (b) 103 (c) 113 (d) 93
21. 21.A farmer picks 415 mangoes on Monday and 223 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 638 (b) 202 (c) 182 (d) 192
22. 22.A train has 430 passengers. At a station, 368 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 72 (b) 62 (c) 798 (d) 52
23. 23.A farmer picks 207 mangoes on Monday and 120 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 77 (b) 97 (c) 327 (d) 87
24. 24.A school has 135 boys and 220 girls. 60 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 415 (b) 295 (c) 355 (d) 285
25. 25.A school has 132 boys and 259 girls. 95 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 286 (b) 296 (c) 486 (d) 391
26. 26.A school has 237 boys and 145 girls. 100 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 272 (b) 482 (c) 382 (d) 282
27. 27.A library has 357 books. It buys 80 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 447 (b) 427 (c) 277 (d) 437
28. 28.A school has 116 boys and 156 girls. 137 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 272 (b) 125 (c) 409 (d) 135
29. 29.A farmer picks 577 mangoes on Monday and 208 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 359 (b) 785 (c) 369 (d) 379
30. 30.A library has 151 books. It buys 338 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 589 (b) 499 (c) 489 (d) 479
31. 31.A train has 426 passengers. At a station, 289 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 127 (b) 715 (c) 147 (d) 137
32. 32.A school has 139 boys and 288 girls. 89 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 516 (b) 328 (c) 427 (d) 338
33. 33.A farmer picks 520 mangoes on Monday and 216 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 314 (b) 736 (c) 294 (d) 304
34. 34.A school has 134 boys and 138 girls. 95 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 367 (b) 177 (c) 272 (d) 167
35. 35.A train has 303 passengers. At a station, 251 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 62 (b) 554 (c) 52 (d) 42
36. 36.A school has 260 boys and 243 girls. 52 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 555 (b) 441 (c) 451 (d) 503
37. 37.A train has 555 passengers. At a station, 237 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 328 (b) 308 (c) 318 (d) 792
38. 38.After giving away 42 marbles, a boy has 270 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 302 (b) 322 (c) 312 (d) 228
39. 39.A library has 158 books. It buys 52 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 200 (b) 210 (c) 220 (d) 106
40. 40.A train has 587 passengers. At a station, 122 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 709 (b) 465 (c) 455 (d) 475

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