Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 403 · 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 school has 226 boys and 105 girls. 113 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 444 (b) 208 (c) 218 (d) 331
2. 2.A farmer picks 371 mangoes on Monday and 267 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 104 (b) 114 (c) 638 (d) 94
3. 3.A farmer picks 460 mangoes on Monday and 430 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 40 (b) 30 (c) 890 (d) 20
4. 4.A school has 115 boys and 294 girls. 117 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 409 (b) 526 (c) 282 (d) 292
5. 5.After giving away 27 marbles, a boy has 169 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 142 (b) 206 (c) 196 (d) 186
6. 6.A train has 376 passengers. At a station, 201 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 165 (b) 185 (c) 175 (d) 577
7. 7.A train has 656 passengers. At a station, 434 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 222 (b) 1090 (c) 212 (d) 232
8. 8.A train has 440 passengers. At a station, 212 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 228 (b) 238 (c) 652 (d) 218
9. 9.After giving away 181 marbles, a boy has 176 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 367 (b) 358 (c) 347 (d) 357
10. 10.After giving away 49 marbles, a boy has 197 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 236 (b) 256 (c) 148 (d) 246
11. 11.A school has 256 boys and 287 girls. 88 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 543 (b) 445 (c) 631 (d) 455
12. 12.A train has 372 passengers. At a station, 279 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 103 (b) 93 (c) 651 (d) 83
13. 13.A library has 160 books. It buys 249 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 509 (b) 399 (c) 409 (d) 419
14. 14.A farmer picks 335 mangoes on Monday and 155 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 170 (b) 490 (c) 180 (d) 190
15. 15.After giving away 117 marbles, a boy has 133 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 260 (b) 240 (c) 250 (d) 16
16. 16.A train has 561 passengers. At a station, 134 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 417 (b) 437 (c) 695 (d) 427
17. 17.A train has 381 passengers. At a station, 318 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 73 (b) 53 (c) 63 (d) 699
18. 18.A library has 134 books. It buys 313 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 547 (b) 447 (c) 457 (d) 437
19. 19.A farmer picks 486 mangoes on Monday and 286 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 190 (b) 210 (c) 772 (d) 200
20. 20.A school has 249 boys and 241 girls. 137 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 490 (b) 343 (c) 627 (d) 353
21. 21.A train has 706 passengers. At a station, 557 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 159 (b) 149 (c) 139 (d) 1263
22. 22.A farmer picks 347 mangoes on Monday and 243 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 94 (b) 104 (c) 114 (d) 590
23. 23.After giving away 75 marbles, a boy has 200 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 265 (b) 275 (c) 285 (d) 125
24. 24.A library has 332 books. It buys 237 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 569 (b) 559 (c) 95 (d) 579
25. 25.A train has 543 passengers. At a station, 362 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 905 (b) 171 (c) 191 (d) 181
26. 26.A farmer picks 430 mangoes on Monday and 167 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 253 (b) 597 (c) 263 (d) 273
27. 27.A farmer picks 494 mangoes on Monday and 348 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 136 (b) 842 (c) 146 (d) 156
28. 28.After giving away 178 marbles, a boy has 220 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 398 (b) 42 (c) 388 (d) 408
29. 29.A train has 350 passengers. At a station, 120 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 230 (b) 470 (c) 240 (d) 220
30. 30.A train has 461 passengers. At a station, 345 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 116 (b) 806 (c) 126 (d) 106
31. 31.After giving away 158 marbles, a boy has 78 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 236 (b) 246 (c) 226 (d) 237
32. 32.A school has 164 boys and 212 girls. 102 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 478 (b) 376 (c) 264 (d) 274
33. 33.A train has 640 passengers. At a station, 172 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 478 (b) 468 (c) 458 (d) 812
34. 34.A library has 434 books. It buys 141 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 575 (b) 585 (c) 293 (d) 565
35. 35.A farmer picks 233 mangoes on Monday and 112 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 111 (b) 345 (c) 131 (d) 121
36. 36.A school has 142 boys and 207 girls. 104 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 245 (b) 235 (c) 453 (d) 349
37. 37.A school has 290 boys and 282 girls. 77 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 495 (b) 649 (c) 572 (d) 485
38. 38.A farmer picks 317 mangoes on Monday and 289 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 18 (b) 606 (c) 38 (d) 28
39. 39.After giving away 41 marbles, a boy has 38 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 80 (b) 69 (c) 79 (d) 89
40. 40.A library has 386 books. It buys 310 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 686 (b) 706 (c) 696 (d) 76

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