Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 416 · 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 225 mangoes on Monday and 128 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 87 (b) 97 (c) 353 (d) 107
2. 2.A library has 344 books. It buys 212 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 132 (b) 546 (c) 566 (d) 556
3. 3.After giving away 89 marbles, a boy has 72 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 161 (b) 162 (c) 171 (d) 151
4. 4.A library has 416 books. It buys 324 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 92 (b) 750 (c) 730 (d) 740
5. 5.A train has 657 passengers. At a station, 152 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 515 (b) 809 (c) 505 (d) 495
6. 6.A school has 132 boys and 267 girls. 51 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 399 (b) 450 (c) 338 (d) 348
7. 7.A train has 366 passengers. At a station, 300 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 666 (b) 56 (c) 66 (d) 76
8. 8.A library has 256 books. It buys 91 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 165 (b) 347 (c) 337 (d) 357
9. 9.A train has 711 passengers. At a station, 347 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1058 (b) 364 (c) 354 (d) 374
10. 10.After giving away 55 marbles, a boy has 49 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 94 (b) 105 (c) 114 (d) 104
11. 11.A farmer picks 497 mangoes on Monday and 225 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 282 (b) 272 (c) 262 (d) 722
12. 12.A farmer picks 475 mangoes on Monday and 218 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 247 (b) 257 (c) 693 (d) 267
13. 13.A library has 432 books. It buys 58 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 500 (b) 480 (c) 374 (d) 490
14. 14.A farmer picks 530 mangoes on Monday and 104 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 416 (b) 426 (c) 634 (d) 436
15. 15.After giving away 190 marbles, a boy has 201 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 401 (b) 391 (c) 11 (d) 381
16. 16.A train has 773 passengers. At a station, 601 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 172 (b) 182 (c) 162 (d) 1374
17. 17.A school has 240 boys and 291 girls. 84 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 447 (b) 437 (c) 615 (d) 531
18. 18.A train has 687 passengers. At a station, 608 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1295 (b) 89 (c) 79 (d) 69
19. 19.A farmer picks 520 mangoes on Monday and 469 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 61 (b) 51 (c) 989 (d) 41
20. 20.A library has 229 books. It buys 338 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 567 (b) 667 (c) 577 (d) 557
21. 21.A farmer picks 293 mangoes on Monday and 266 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 559 (b) 27 (c) 37 (d) 17
22. 22.A farmer picks 360 mangoes on Monday and 133 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 217 (b) 493 (c) 227 (d) 237
23. 23.A train has 311 passengers. At a station, 130 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 441 (b) 191 (c) 181 (d) 171
24. 24.A train has 543 passengers. At a station, 383 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 170 (b) 150 (c) 926 (d) 160
25. 25.A library has 126 books. It buys 339 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 565 (b) 455 (c) 465 (d) 475
26. 26.A school has 114 boys and 187 girls. 106 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 185 (b) 301 (c) 195 (d) 407
27. 27.A train has 768 passengers. At a station, 274 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 484 (b) 494 (c) 504 (d) 1042
28. 28.A library has 129 books. It buys 81 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 210 (b) 220 (c) 48 (d) 200
29. 29.A train has 437 passengers. At a station, 341 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 86 (b) 778 (c) 106 (d) 96
30. 30.A farmer picks 429 mangoes on Monday and 336 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 83 (b) 765 (c) 103 (d) 93
31. 31.A library has 324 books. It buys 166 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 158 (b) 500 (c) 490 (d) 480
32. 32.A library has 476 books. It buys 67 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 409 (b) 533 (c) 553 (d) 543
33. 33.A library has 415 books. It buys 194 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 599 (b) 221 (c) 619 (d) 609
34. 34.A train has 762 passengers. At a station, 226 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 526 (b) 546 (c) 988 (d) 536
35. 35.A train has 761 passengers. At a station, 534 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 227 (b) 217 (c) 1295 (d) 237
36. 36.A train has 701 passengers. At a station, 237 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 454 (b) 474 (c) 464 (d) 938
37. 37.A school has 214 boys and 266 girls. 57 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 480 (b) 413 (c) 423 (d) 537
38. 38.After giving away 49 marbles, a boy has 75 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 134 (b) 114 (c) 26 (d) 124
39. 39.A school has 226 boys and 135 girls. 78 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 273 (b) 361 (c) 283 (d) 439
40. 40.A library has 261 books. It buys 192 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 453 (b) 443 (c) 463 (d) 69

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