Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 419 · 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 train has 546 passengers. At a station, 103 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 433 (b) 453 (c) 443 (d) 649
2. 2.A school has 176 boys and 155 girls. 150 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 481 (b) 331 (c) 171 (d) 181
3. 3.A farmer picks 582 mangoes on Monday and 433 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 149 (b) 1015 (c) 159 (d) 139
4. 4.A library has 174 books. It buys 111 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 63 (b) 295 (c) 285 (d) 275
5. 5.A farmer picks 497 mangoes on Monday and 255 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 242 (b) 752 (c) 232 (d) 252
6. 6.A library has 373 books. It buys 243 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 130 (b) 626 (c) 606 (d) 616
7. 7.A farmer picks 530 mangoes on Monday and 310 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 840 (b) 220 (c) 210 (d) 230
8. 8.A school has 148 boys and 159 girls. 72 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 379 (b) 225 (c) 235 (d) 307
9. 9.After giving away 76 marbles, a boy has 277 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 353 (b) 201 (c) 363 (d) 343
10. 10.A school has 251 boys and 268 girls. 125 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 384 (b) 394 (c) 644 (d) 519
11. 11.A farmer picks 218 mangoes on Monday and 160 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 48 (b) 58 (c) 68 (d) 378
12. 12.A train has 522 passengers. At a station, 110 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 402 (b) 632 (c) 412 (d) 422
13. 13.A train has 415 passengers. At a station, 113 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 528 (b) 302 (c) 292 (d) 312
14. 14.A farmer picks 543 mangoes on Monday and 236 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 779 (b) 317 (c) 297 (d) 307
15. 15.A farmer picks 462 mangoes on Monday and 301 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 171 (b) 161 (c) 763 (d) 151
16. 16.A school has 264 boys and 117 girls. 124 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 505 (b) 247 (c) 381 (d) 257
17. 17.A train has 716 passengers. At a station, 589 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1305 (b) 137 (c) 117 (d) 127
18. 18.A library has 140 books. It buys 80 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 60 (b) 210 (c) 230 (d) 220
19. 19.After giving away 73 marbles, a boy has 143 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 226 (b) 206 (c) 70 (d) 216
20. 20.A farmer picks 597 mangoes on Monday and 317 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 270 (b) 914 (c) 290 (d) 280
21. 21.A library has 273 books. It buys 161 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 434 (b) 444 (c) 424 (d) 112
22. 22.A school has 150 boys and 286 girls. 67 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 359 (b) 436 (c) 369 (d) 503
23. 23.A farmer picks 544 mangoes on Monday and 412 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 956 (b) 142 (c) 122 (d) 132
24. 24.A farmer picks 592 mangoes on Monday and 512 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 80 (b) 1104 (c) 90 (d) 70
25. 25.A farmer picks 233 mangoes on Monday and 162 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 395 (b) 81 (c) 71 (d) 61
26. 26.A library has 435 books. It buys 336 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 99 (b) 761 (c) 781 (d) 771
27. 27.A library has 347 books. It buys 152 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 489 (b) 195 (c) 509 (d) 499
28. 28.A library has 199 books. It buys 82 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 117 (b) 271 (c) 291 (d) 281
29. 29.A train has 625 passengers. At a station, 493 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 142 (b) 132 (c) 1118 (d) 122
30. 30.A school has 247 boys and 226 girls. 130 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 473 (b) 333 (c) 343 (d) 603
31. 31.A train has 328 passengers. At a station, 142 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 186 (b) 470 (c) 196 (d) 176
32. 32.A farmer picks 596 mangoes on Monday and 133 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 453 (b) 473 (c) 729 (d) 463
33. 33.A school has 264 boys and 250 girls. 115 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 514 (b) 629 (c) 389 (d) 399
34. 34.A school has 130 boys and 121 girls. 121 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 130 (b) 251 (c) 372 (d) 120
35. 35.A library has 274 books. It buys 236 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 500 (b) 38 (c) 520 (d) 510
36. 36.A train has 624 passengers. At a station, 395 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 219 (b) 1019 (c) 229 (d) 239
37. 37.A library has 195 books. It buys 306 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 601 (b) 491 (c) 501 (d) 511
38. 38.A train has 758 passengers. At a station, 457 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 291 (b) 1215 (c) 301 (d) 311
39. 39.After giving away 153 marbles, a boy has 209 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 56 (b) 352 (c) 372 (d) 362
40. 40.A farmer picks 548 mangoes on Monday and 405 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 153 (b) 953 (c) 143 (d) 133

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