Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 421 · 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 336 mangoes on Monday and 111 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 215 (b) 225 (c) 235 (d) 447
2. 2.A school has 200 boys and 294 girls. 72 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 566 (b) 494 (c) 412 (d) 422
3. 3.A school has 295 boys and 236 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 531 (b) 586 (c) 466 (d) 476
4. 4.After giving away 146 marbles, a boy has 271 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 407 (b) 427 (c) 125 (d) 417
5. 5.A school has 188 boys and 273 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 461 (b) 514 (c) 408 (d) 398
6. 6.A library has 159 books. It buys 294 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 443 (b) 463 (c) 553 (d) 453
7. 7.A library has 316 books. It buys 198 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 514 (b) 504 (c) 118 (d) 524
8. 8.A library has 347 books. It buys 304 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 43 (b) 641 (c) 661 (d) 651
9. 9.A library has 390 books. It buys 254 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 634 (b) 644 (c) 136 (d) 654
10. 10.A school has 134 boys and 259 girls. 107 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 286 (b) 500 (c) 276 (d) 393
11. 11.A train has 800 passengers. At a station, 325 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 465 (b) 1125 (c) 475 (d) 485
12. 12.A library has 352 books. It buys 302 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 50 (b) 644 (c) 654 (d) 664
13. 13.A school has 213 boys and 213 girls. 126 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 426 (b) 552 (c) 300 (d) 290
14. 14.A school has 230 boys and 300 girls. 96 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 626 (b) 530 (c) 434 (d) 424
15. 15.A train has 556 passengers. At a station, 104 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 442 (b) 462 (c) 452 (d) 660
16. 16.A farmer picks 344 mangoes on Monday and 269 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 75 (b) 65 (c) 613 (d) 85
17. 17.A farmer picks 504 mangoes on Monday and 149 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 355 (b) 653 (c) 345 (d) 365
18. 18.A farmer picks 401 mangoes on Monday and 288 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 103 (b) 689 (c) 123 (d) 113
19. 19.A farmer picks 444 mangoes on Monday and 331 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 123 (b) 113 (c) 103 (d) 775
20. 20.A train has 730 passengers. At a station, 541 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1271 (b) 179 (c) 189 (d) 199
21. 21.A library has 199 books. It buys 144 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 55 (b) 353 (c) 343 (d) 333
22. 22.A train has 747 passengers. At a station, 370 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1117 (b) 387 (c) 367 (d) 377
23. 23.A school has 154 boys and 238 girls. 142 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 240 (b) 534 (c) 392 (d) 250
24. 24.A school has 221 boys and 110 girls. 125 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 456 (b) 331 (c) 196 (d) 206
25. 25.A train has 570 passengers. At a station, 180 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 750 (b) 390 (c) 380 (d) 400
26. 26.A farmer picks 253 mangoes on Monday and 198 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 45 (b) 451 (c) 55 (d) 65
27. 27.A train has 796 passengers. At a station, 649 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1445 (b) 157 (c) 137 (d) 147
28. 28.A train has 342 passengers. At a station, 181 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 161 (b) 151 (c) 523 (d) 171
29. 29.A train has 377 passengers. At a station, 128 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 505 (b) 239 (c) 259 (d) 249
30. 30.A farmer picks 431 mangoes on Monday and 292 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 129 (b) 723 (c) 149 (d) 139
31. 31.After giving away 122 marbles, a boy has 41 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 153 (b) 164 (c) 163 (d) 173
32. 32.A school has 273 boys and 218 girls. 58 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 433 (b) 423 (c) 549 (d) 491
33. 33.A farmer picks 452 mangoes on Monday and 174 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 278 (b) 626 (c) 268 (d) 288
34. 34.A farmer picks 596 mangoes on Monday and 557 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 49 (b) 39 (c) 1153 (d) 29
35. 35.A train has 323 passengers. At a station, 244 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 79 (b) 89 (c) 567 (d) 69
36. 36.A library has 453 books. It buys 249 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 702 (b) 204 (c) 712 (d) 692
37. 37.After giving away 61 marbles, a boy has 224 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 285 (b) 275 (c) 295 (d) 163
38. 38.A library has 474 books. It buys 135 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 609 (b) 599 (c) 619 (d) 339
39. 39.A library has 385 books. It buys 335 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 730 (b) 720 (c) 50 (d) 710
40. 40.A farmer picks 425 mangoes on Monday and 193 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 222 (b) 232 (c) 618 (d) 242

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