Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 420 · 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 310 mangoes on Monday and 258 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 52 (b) 42 (c) 62 (d) 568
2. 2.A library has 147 books. It buys 346 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 593 (b) 493 (c) 483 (d) 503
3. 3.A library has 312 books. It buys 97 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 215 (b) 399 (c) 409 (d) 419
4. 4.A train has 512 passengers. At a station, 240 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 282 (b) 752 (c) 262 (d) 272
5. 5.A school has 288 boys and 111 girls. 68 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 331 (b) 467 (c) 321 (d) 399
6. 6.A library has 362 books. It buys 258 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 104 (b) 630 (c) 610 (d) 620
7. 7.After giving away 100 marbles, a boy has 92 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 182 (b) 193 (c) 202 (d) 192
8. 8.A train has 716 passengers. At a station, 390 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 336 (b) 1106 (c) 316 (d) 326
9. 9.A train has 377 passengers. At a station, 265 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 642 (b) 122 (c) 102 (d) 112
10. 10.A farmer picks 410 mangoes on Monday and 335 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 75 (b) 745 (c) 65 (d) 85
11. 11.A farmer picks 312 mangoes on Monday and 143 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 179 (b) 169 (c) 159 (d) 455
12. 12.A school has 105 boys and 119 girls. 133 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 357 (b) 224 (c) 91 (d) 81
13. 13.A school has 177 boys and 222 girls. 111 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 399 (b) 278 (c) 288 (d) 510
14. 14.A school has 150 boys and 192 girls. 133 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 199 (b) 209 (c) 342 (d) 475
15. 15.After giving away 43 marbles, a boy has 149 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 192 (b) 106 (c) 202 (d) 182
16. 16.A school has 118 boys and 168 girls. 150 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 436 (b) 126 (c) 136 (d) 286
17. 17.A train has 753 passengers. At a station, 123 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 620 (b) 640 (c) 630 (d) 876
18. 18.A library has 393 books. It buys 179 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 214 (b) 562 (c) 572 (d) 582
19. 19.A library has 200 books. It buys 308 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 608 (b) 498 (c) 518 (d) 508
20. 20.A train has 641 passengers. At a station, 332 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 299 (b) 309 (c) 319 (d) 973
21. 21.After giving away 194 marbles, a boy has 102 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 296 (b) 286 (c) 306 (d) 297
22. 22.A library has 188 books. It buys 109 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 79 (b) 287 (c) 307 (d) 297
23. 23.A farmer picks 223 mangoes on Monday and 155 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 378 (b) 58 (c) 78 (d) 68
24. 24.After giving away 157 marbles, a boy has 187 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 30 (b) 344 (c) 354 (d) 334
25. 25.A school has 140 boys and 173 girls. 101 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 202 (b) 313 (c) 414 (d) 212
26. 26.A library has 252 books. It buys 156 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 398 (b) 418 (c) 96 (d) 408
27. 27.A train has 746 passengers. At a station, 183 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 573 (b) 563 (c) 553 (d) 929
28. 28.A farmer picks 230 mangoes on Monday and 114 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 344 (b) 126 (c) 106 (d) 116
29. 29.A train has 391 passengers. At a station, 213 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 188 (b) 168 (c) 604 (d) 178
30. 30.A school has 232 boys and 170 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 338 (b) 402 (c) 456 (d) 348
31. 31.After giving away 174 marbles, a boy has 149 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 333 (b) 324 (c) 313 (d) 323
32. 32.A train has 785 passengers. At a station, 370 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 415 (b) 425 (c) 1155 (d) 405
33. 33.A library has 434 books. It buys 303 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 747 (b) 131 (c) 727 (d) 737
34. 34.A school has 281 boys and 287 girls. 64 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 504 (b) 568 (c) 632 (d) 494
35. 35.A train has 443 passengers. At a station, 149 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 592 (b) 294 (c) 284 (d) 304
36. 36.A library has 386 books. It buys 111 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 275 (b) 497 (c) 487 (d) 507
37. 37.A library has 296 books. It buys 292 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 588 (b) 4 (c) 598 (d) 578
38. 38.After giving away 104 marbles, a boy has 254 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 368 (b) 358 (c) 150 (d) 348
39. 39.A train has 404 passengers. At a station, 209 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 195 (b) 613 (c) 205 (d) 185
40. 40.A school has 186 boys and 230 girls. 146 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 562 (b) 260 (c) 416 (d) 270

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