Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 430 · 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 188 boys and 252 girls. 113 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 317 (b) 440 (c) 327 (d) 553
2. 2.After giving away 96 marbles, a boy has 259 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 355 (b) 163 (c) 345 (d) 365
3. 3.A train has 628 passengers. At a station, 415 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1043 (b) 203 (c) 223 (d) 213
4. 4.A farmer picks 485 mangoes on Monday and 295 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 780 (b) 200 (c) 190 (d) 180
5. 5.After giving away 172 marbles, a boy has 113 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 286 (b) 295 (c) 285 (d) 275
6. 6.A library has 178 books. It buys 119 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 59 (b) 307 (c) 287 (d) 297
7. 7.A library has 213 books. It buys 132 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 345 (b) 355 (c) 81 (d) 335
8. 8.A train has 725 passengers. At a station, 223 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 512 (b) 502 (c) 492 (d) 948
9. 9.A school has 220 boys and 235 girls. 105 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 560 (b) 455 (c) 350 (d) 340
10. 10.A farmer picks 237 mangoes on Monday and 190 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 57 (b) 37 (c) 47 (d) 427
11. 11.A train has 732 passengers. At a station, 438 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 294 (b) 284 (c) 304 (d) 1170
12. 12.After giving away 66 marbles, a boy has 147 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 81 (b) 213 (c) 223 (d) 203
13. 13.A library has 199 books. It buys 292 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 501 (b) 481 (c) 591 (d) 491
14. 14.A farmer picks 360 mangoes on Monday and 122 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 482 (b) 228 (c) 248 (d) 238
15. 15.A farmer picks 396 mangoes on Monday and 136 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 250 (b) 260 (c) 270 (d) 532
16. 16.A farmer picks 312 mangoes on Monday and 267 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 579 (b) 55 (c) 35 (d) 45
17. 17.A school has 169 boys and 143 girls. 129 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 183 (b) 173 (c) 441 (d) 312
18. 18.A school has 201 boys and 107 girls. 141 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 157 (b) 449 (c) 308 (d) 167
19. 19.A farmer picks 288 mangoes on Monday and 158 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 120 (b) 446 (c) 130 (d) 140
20. 20.A train has 400 passengers. At a station, 150 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 240 (b) 250 (c) 550 (d) 260
21. 21.A school has 143 boys and 245 girls. 104 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 388 (b) 284 (c) 274 (d) 492
22. 22.A library has 262 books. It buys 302 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 664 (b) 574 (c) 564 (d) 554
23. 23.After giving away 142 marbles, a boy has 130 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 282 (b) 262 (c) 273 (d) 272
24. 24.A library has 446 books. It buys 211 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 667 (b) 235 (c) 657 (d) 647
25. 25.A train has 598 passengers. At a station, 430 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 168 (b) 1028 (c) 158 (d) 178
26. 26.A farmer picks 351 mangoes on Monday and 119 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 470 (b) 242 (c) 232 (d) 222
27. 27.A school has 107 boys and 274 girls. 96 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 275 (b) 381 (c) 285 (d) 477
28. 28.A train has 457 passengers. At a station, 238 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 695 (b) 219 (c) 209 (d) 229
29. 29.A library has 162 books. It buys 202 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 374 (b) 364 (c) 464 (d) 354
30. 30.A farmer picks 418 mangoes on Monday and 156 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 272 (b) 252 (c) 574 (d) 262
31. 31.A train has 597 passengers. At a station, 241 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 838 (b) 366 (c) 356 (d) 346
32. 32.A library has 240 books. It buys 310 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 650 (b) 550 (c) 540 (d) 560
33. 33.A farmer picks 273 mangoes on Monday and 151 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 122 (b) 424 (c) 132 (d) 112
34. 34.A farmer picks 385 mangoes on Monday and 322 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 707 (b) 53 (c) 73 (d) 63
35. 35.A library has 201 books. It buys 223 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 524 (b) 434 (c) 424 (d) 414
36. 36.A school has 157 boys and 282 girls. 72 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 511 (b) 367 (c) 357 (d) 439
37. 37.After giving away 118 marbles, a boy has 227 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 109 (b) 345 (c) 355 (d) 335
38. 38.A school has 270 boys and 226 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 496 (b) 558 (c) 424 (d) 434
39. 39.A farmer picks 569 mangoes on Monday and 368 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 937 (b) 191 (c) 201 (d) 211
40. 40.After giving away 185 marbles, a boy has 36 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 221 (b) 211 (c) 222 (d) 231

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