Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 445 · 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 313 mangoes on Monday and 126 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 439 (b) 177 (c) 187 (d) 197
2. 2.After giving away 116 marbles, a boy has 75 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 181 (b) 201 (c) 192 (d) 191
3. 3.A school has 127 boys and 294 girls. 122 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 543 (b) 289 (c) 299 (d) 421
4. 4.A train has 451 passengers. At a station, 318 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 143 (b) 123 (c) 133 (d) 769
5. 5.After giving away 185 marbles, a boy has 266 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 81 (b) 441 (c) 461 (d) 451
6. 6.A train has 379 passengers. At a station, 240 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 149 (b) 139 (c) 129 (d) 619
7. 7.A library has 477 books. It buys 196 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 281 (b) 683 (c) 673 (d) 663
8. 8.A farmer picks 396 mangoes on Monday and 347 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 39 (b) 59 (c) 743 (d) 49
9. 9.A farmer picks 512 mangoes on Monday and 192 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 330 (b) 320 (c) 310 (d) 704
10. 10.A farmer picks 469 mangoes on Monday and 426 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 33 (b) 53 (c) 43 (d) 895
11. 11.After giving away 184 marbles, a boy has 78 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 272 (b) 262 (c) 263 (d) 252
12. 12.A train has 304 passengers. At a station, 115 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 199 (b) 179 (c) 189 (d) 419
13. 13.A library has 178 books. It buys 198 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 366 (b) 376 (c) 386 (d) 476
14. 14.A library has 149 books. It buys 119 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 258 (b) 278 (c) 268 (d) 30
15. 15.A train has 458 passengers. At a station, 292 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 750 (b) 176 (c) 166 (d) 156
16. 16.A train has 346 passengers. At a station, 155 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 191 (b) 501 (c) 181 (d) 201
17. 17.A school has 213 boys and 267 girls. 51 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 429 (b) 419 (c) 531 (d) 480
18. 18.A library has 143 books. It buys 54 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 207 (b) 89 (c) 187 (d) 197
19. 19.A train has 597 passengers. At a station, 462 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 145 (b) 135 (c) 1059 (d) 125
20. 20.A farmer picks 443 mangoes on Monday and 211 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 232 (b) 654 (c) 222 (d) 242
21. 21.A library has 454 books. It buys 87 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 551 (b) 531 (c) 367 (d) 541
22. 22.A school has 229 boys and 299 girls. 129 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 528 (b) 657 (c) 389 (d) 399
23. 23.A library has 320 books. It buys 294 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 26 (b) 614 (c) 604 (d) 624
24. 24.A train has 416 passengers. At a station, 298 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 118 (b) 108 (c) 128 (d) 714
25. 25.A school has 144 boys and 254 girls. 149 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 398 (b) 249 (c) 547 (d) 239
26. 26.A school has 296 boys and 148 girls. 88 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 532 (b) 356 (c) 444 (d) 346
27. 27.A train has 429 passengers. At a station, 310 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 739 (b) 129 (c) 109 (d) 119
28. 28.A library has 432 books. It buys 342 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 784 (b) 90 (c) 774 (d) 764
29. 29.A library has 261 books. It buys 336 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 697 (b) 597 (c) 607 (d) 587
30. 30.A school has 184 boys and 116 girls. 146 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 300 (b) 144 (c) 446 (d) 154
31. 31.A train has 367 passengers. At a station, 102 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 275 (b) 255 (c) 469 (d) 265
32. 32.After giving away 104 marbles, a boy has 139 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 253 (b) 233 (c) 243 (d) 35
33. 33.A farmer picks 390 mangoes on Monday and 161 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 239 (b) 229 (c) 551 (d) 219
34. 34.A school has 183 boys and 285 girls. 136 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 468 (b) 604 (c) 332 (d) 322
35. 35.A farmer picks 441 mangoes on Monday and 219 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 232 (b) 212 (c) 660 (d) 222
36. 36.A library has 206 books. It buys 200 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 406 (b) 6 (c) 396 (d) 416
37. 37.A library has 372 books. It buys 187 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 559 (b) 185 (c) 549 (d) 569
38. 38.A school has 143 boys and 114 girls. 75 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 257 (b) 182 (c) 172 (d) 332
39. 39.A farmer picks 281 mangoes on Monday and 203 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 484 (b) 88 (c) 68 (d) 78
40. 40.After giving away 104 marbles, a boy has 67 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 181 (b) 172 (c) 171 (d) 161

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