Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 408 · 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 147 boys and 284 girls. 139 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 282 (b) 292 (c) 431 (d) 570
2. 2.A library has 444 books. It buys 192 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 646 (b) 636 (c) 252 (d) 626
3. 3.After giving away 24 marbles, a boy has 125 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 139 (b) 149 (c) 101 (d) 159
4. 4.A farmer picks 408 mangoes on Monday and 340 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 748 (b) 68 (c) 78 (d) 58
5. 5.A library has 453 books. It buys 281 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 724 (b) 172 (c) 744 (d) 734
6. 6.A train has 644 passengers. At a station, 483 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 171 (b) 161 (c) 1127 (d) 151
7. 7.A library has 144 books. It buys 288 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 442 (b) 432 (c) 532 (d) 422
8. 8.A train has 321 passengers. At a station, 178 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 153 (b) 499 (c) 133 (d) 143
9. 9.A train has 685 passengers. At a station, 278 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 407 (b) 963 (c) 397 (d) 417
10. 10.A school has 259 boys and 186 girls. 129 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 306 (b) 574 (c) 316 (d) 445
11. 11.A train has 624 passengers. At a station, 218 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 416 (b) 406 (c) 842 (d) 396
12. 12.A library has 396 books. It buys 319 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 725 (b) 715 (c) 77 (d) 705
13. 13.A farmer picks 581 mangoes on Monday and 289 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 302 (b) 870 (c) 292 (d) 282
14. 14.A train has 579 passengers. At a station, 437 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 132 (b) 152 (c) 142 (d) 1016
15. 15.A library has 280 books. It buys 133 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 147 (b) 403 (c) 423 (d) 413
16. 16.A train has 552 passengers. At a station, 244 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 308 (b) 796 (c) 298 (d) 318
17. 17.A library has 202 books. It buys 185 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 17 (b) 397 (c) 387 (d) 377
18. 18.A farmer picks 377 mangoes on Monday and 342 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 35 (b) 719 (c) 45 (d) 25
19. 19.A train has 380 passengers. At a station, 191 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 179 (b) 189 (c) 199 (d) 571
20. 20.A library has 179 books. It buys 93 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 262 (b) 282 (c) 272 (d) 86
21. 21.A library has 450 books. It buys 266 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 716 (b) 184 (c) 726 (d) 706
22. 22.A school has 168 boys and 202 girls. 94 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 276 (b) 266 (c) 370 (d) 464
23. 23.After giving away 196 marbles, a boy has 161 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 347 (b) 367 (c) 357 (d) 358
24. 24.After giving away 98 marbles, a boy has 120 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 22 (b) 228 (c) 218 (d) 208
25. 25.A farmer picks 490 mangoes on Monday and 253 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 227 (b) 247 (c) 237 (d) 743
26. 26.A school has 251 boys and 258 girls. 99 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 410 (b) 400 (c) 509 (d) 608
27. 27.A train has 601 passengers. At a station, 163 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 448 (b) 764 (c) 438 (d) 428
28. 28.A library has 406 books. It buys 294 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 710 (b) 690 (c) 112 (d) 700
29. 29.A train has 738 passengers. At a station, 596 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 152 (b) 132 (c) 142 (d) 1334
30. 30.After giving away 101 marbles, a boy has 297 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 408 (b) 196 (c) 398 (d) 388
31. 31.A train has 441 passengers. At a station, 259 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 192 (b) 182 (c) 700 (d) 172
32. 32.A farmer picks 257 mangoes on Monday and 164 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 421 (b) 103 (c) 93 (d) 83
33. 33.A train has 509 passengers. At a station, 322 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 831 (b) 197 (c) 177 (d) 187
34. 34.After giving away 139 marbles, a boy has 192 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 331 (b) 341 (c) 321 (d) 53
35. 35.After giving away 24 marbles, a boy has 29 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 53 (b) 43 (c) 5 (d) 63
36. 36.A library has 363 books. It buys 94 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 467 (b) 447 (c) 457 (d) 269
37. 37.A library has 416 books. It buys 309 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 725 (b) 715 (c) 735 (d) 107
38. 38.A train has 366 passengers. At a station, 180 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 196 (b) 546 (c) 176 (d) 186
39. 39.A library has 120 books. It buys 106 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 14 (b) 216 (c) 236 (d) 226
40. 40.A farmer picks 332 mangoes on Monday and 276 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 46 (b) 56 (c) 608 (d) 66

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