Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 440 · 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 291 mangoes on Monday and 150 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 131 (b) 441 (c) 151 (d) 141
2. 2.A school has 212 boys and 143 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 355 (b) 283 (c) 293 (d) 417
3. 3.A school has 120 boys and 190 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 363 (b) 310 (c) 247 (d) 257
4. 4.A school has 142 boys and 207 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 295 (b) 285 (c) 349 (d) 403
5. 5.A library has 204 books. It buys 244 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 458 (b) 548 (c) 448 (d) 438
6. 6.A train has 461 passengers. At a station, 212 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 673 (b) 249 (c) 239 (d) 259
7. 7.A train has 799 passengers. At a station, 524 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 275 (b) 285 (c) 265 (d) 1323
8. 8.A train has 546 passengers. At a station, 345 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 191 (b) 891 (c) 211 (d) 201
9. 9.A farmer picks 462 mangoes on Monday and 267 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 729 (b) 205 (c) 185 (d) 195
10. 10.A farmer picks 354 mangoes on Monday and 210 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 154 (b) 564 (c) 134 (d) 144
11. 11.After giving away 183 marbles, a boy has 30 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 203 (b) 223 (c) 213 (d) 214
12. 12.A farmer picks 245 mangoes on Monday and 113 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 358 (b) 122 (c) 142 (d) 132
13. 13.A library has 377 books. It buys 267 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 110 (b) 654 (c) 634 (d) 644
14. 14.A school has 284 boys and 162 girls. 92 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 354 (b) 446 (c) 538 (d) 344
15. 15.After giving away 189 marbles, a boy has 224 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 423 (b) 35 (c) 413 (d) 403
16. 16.A train has 378 passengers. At a station, 271 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 649 (b) 117 (c) 107 (d) 97
17. 17.After giving away 80 marbles, a boy has 247 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 167 (b) 327 (c) 337 (d) 317
18. 18.After giving away 78 marbles, a boy has 69 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 147 (b) 137 (c) 157 (d) 148
19. 19.A train has 392 passengers. At a station, 148 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 254 (b) 540 (c) 234 (d) 244
20. 20.After giving away 28 marbles, a boy has 178 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 196 (b) 216 (c) 150 (d) 206
21. 21.A library has 177 books. It buys 166 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 343 (b) 333 (c) 11 (d) 353
22. 22.A school has 156 boys and 232 girls. 109 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 269 (b) 388 (c) 497 (d) 279
23. 23.A train has 406 passengers. At a station, 224 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 182 (b) 630 (c) 172 (d) 192
24. 24.A library has 246 books. It buys 230 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 466 (b) 16 (c) 486 (d) 476
25. 25.A train has 546 passengers. At a station, 126 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 420 (b) 672 (c) 410 (d) 430
26. 26.A library has 170 books. It buys 165 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 345 (b) 325 (c) 335 (d) 5
27. 27.A farmer picks 403 mangoes on Monday and 184 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 587 (b) 209 (c) 229 (d) 219
28. 28.A school has 224 boys and 130 girls. 63 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 281 (b) 354 (c) 417 (d) 291
29. 29.A library has 156 books. It buys 168 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 314 (b) 324 (c) 334 (d) 424
30. 30.A train has 729 passengers. At a station, 217 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 946 (b) 522 (c) 512 (d) 502
31. 31.After giving away 136 marbles, a boy has 299 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 163 (b) 445 (c) 425 (d) 435
32. 32.A farmer picks 458 mangoes on Monday and 149 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 607 (b) 299 (c) 319 (d) 309
33. 33.After giving away 22 marbles, a boy has 107 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 85 (b) 119 (c) 129 (d) 139
34. 34.A train has 497 passengers. At a station, 439 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 48 (b) 58 (c) 68 (d) 936
35. 35.A school has 294 boys and 168 girls. 59 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 521 (b) 393 (c) 403 (d) 462
36. 36.A school has 239 boys and 236 girls. 93 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 475 (b) 382 (c) 372 (d) 568
37. 37.A train has 731 passengers. At a station, 675 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 56 (b) 46 (c) 1406 (d) 66
38. 38.After giving away 125 marbles, a boy has 284 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 399 (b) 159 (c) 419 (d) 409
39. 39.A library has 130 books. It buys 88 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 218 (b) 208 (c) 42 (d) 228
40. 40.A train has 421 passengers. At a station, 131 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 300 (b) 280 (c) 290 (d) 552

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