Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 406 · 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 329 mangoes on Monday and 271 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 48 (b) 68 (c) 600 (d) 58
2. 2.A school has 174 boys and 227 girls. 141 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 401 (b) 542 (c) 250 (d) 260
3. 3.A library has 345 books. It buys 221 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 124 (b) 576 (c) 566 (d) 556
4. 4.After giving away 27 marbles, a boy has 186 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 203 (b) 213 (c) 159 (d) 223
5. 5.A train has 779 passengers. At a station, 247 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 542 (b) 1026 (c) 532 (d) 522
6. 6.After giving away 61 marbles, a boy has 187 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 238 (b) 248 (c) 126 (d) 258
7. 7.A farmer picks 424 mangoes on Monday and 106 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 308 (b) 530 (c) 318 (d) 328
8. 8.A library has 379 books. It buys 348 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 737 (b) 31 (c) 727 (d) 717
9. 9.A school has 216 boys and 280 girls. 56 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 496 (b) 552 (c) 440 (d) 430
10. 10.A school has 186 boys and 130 girls. 122 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 316 (b) 194 (c) 184 (d) 438
11. 11.A school has 186 boys and 157 girls. 82 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 425 (b) 343 (c) 251 (d) 261
12. 12.A school has 268 boys and 199 girls. 82 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 385 (b) 375 (c) 549 (d) 467
13. 13.A school has 172 boys and 167 girls. 78 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 251 (b) 339 (c) 261 (d) 417
14. 14.A library has 225 books. It buys 130 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 95 (b) 365 (c) 345 (d) 355
15. 15.A farmer picks 228 mangoes on Monday and 120 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 108 (b) 98 (c) 118 (d) 348
16. 16.A train has 451 passengers. At a station, 180 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 281 (b) 261 (c) 631 (d) 271
17. 17.A train has 535 passengers. At a station, 261 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 796 (b) 264 (c) 274 (d) 284
18. 18.After giving away 164 marbles, a boy has 240 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 76 (b) 414 (c) 404 (d) 394
19. 19.A school has 279 boys and 259 girls. 127 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 665 (b) 538 (c) 411 (d) 401
20. 20.A school has 250 boys and 278 girls. 60 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 528 (b) 468 (c) 588 (d) 458
21. 21.After giving away 84 marbles, a boy has 51 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 136 (b) 125 (c) 145 (d) 135
22. 22.A train has 560 passengers. At a station, 401 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 169 (b) 961 (c) 159 (d) 149
23. 23.A train has 658 passengers. At a station, 525 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 133 (b) 123 (c) 143 (d) 1183
24. 24.A school has 203 boys and 201 girls. 131 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 263 (b) 404 (c) 535 (d) 273
25. 25.A train has 691 passengers. At a station, 341 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 360 (b) 1032 (c) 340 (d) 350
26. 26.A library has 290 books. It buys 329 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 619 (b) 609 (c) 719 (d) 629
27. 27.After giving away 196 marbles, a boy has 236 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 40 (b) 442 (c) 432 (d) 422
28. 28.A train has 693 passengers. At a station, 351 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1044 (b) 332 (c) 342 (d) 352
29. 29.A school has 275 boys and 192 girls. 92 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 375 (b) 467 (c) 365 (d) 559
30. 30.A train has 331 passengers. At a station, 144 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 197 (b) 177 (c) 187 (d) 475
31. 31.A farmer picks 232 mangoes on Monday and 133 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 89 (b) 109 (c) 365 (d) 99
32. 32.After giving away 27 marbles, a boy has 279 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 316 (b) 252 (c) 296 (d) 306
33. 33.A farmer picks 288 mangoes on Monday and 110 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 168 (b) 188 (c) 178 (d) 398
34. 34.A train has 768 passengers. At a station, 322 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1090 (b) 446 (c) 436 (d) 456
35. 35.A train has 494 passengers. At a station, 220 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 264 (b) 284 (c) 274 (d) 714
36. 36.A farmer picks 539 mangoes on Monday and 451 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 88 (b) 990 (c) 78 (d) 98
37. 37.A farmer picks 445 mangoes on Monday and 283 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 162 (b) 728 (c) 172 (d) 152
38. 38.After giving away 116 marbles, a boy has 26 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 152 (b) 132 (c) 143 (d) 142
39. 39.A library has 318 books. It buys 322 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 740 (b) 640 (c) 630 (d) 650
40. 40.After giving away 125 marbles, a boy has 222 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 97 (b) 357 (c) 347 (d) 337

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