Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 452 · 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 599 mangoes on Monday and 522 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 77 (b) 87 (c) 67 (d) 1121
2. 2.After giving away 20 marbles, a boy has 238 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 268 (b) 218 (c) 258 (d) 248
3. 3.A school has 212 boys and 211 girls. 116 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 297 (b) 539 (c) 423 (d) 307
4. 4.A library has 145 books. It buys 213 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 358 (b) 368 (c) 458 (d) 348
5. 5.A farmer picks 386 mangoes on Monday and 236 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 160 (b) 622 (c) 150 (d) 140
6. 6.A train has 587 passengers. At a station, 281 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 868 (b) 316 (c) 306 (d) 296
7. 7.A library has 380 books. It buys 209 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 171 (b) 599 (c) 589 (d) 579
8. 8.After giving away 109 marbles, a boy has 161 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 260 (b) 270 (c) 280 (d) 52
9. 9.A train has 447 passengers. At a station, 288 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 169 (b) 149 (c) 735 (d) 159
10. 10.A train has 746 passengers. At a station, 157 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 903 (b) 599 (c) 589 (d) 579
11. 11.After giving away 27 marbles, a boy has 299 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 316 (b) 272 (c) 326 (d) 336
12. 12.A farmer picks 370 mangoes on Monday and 120 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 260 (b) 250 (c) 490 (d) 240
13. 13.A library has 293 books. It buys 111 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 182 (b) 414 (c) 404 (d) 394
14. 14.A train has 766 passengers. At a station, 396 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 370 (b) 360 (c) 380 (d) 1162
15. 15.A train has 768 passengers. At a station, 528 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 250 (b) 240 (c) 230 (d) 1296
16. 16.A school has 271 boys and 262 girls. 77 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 456 (b) 446 (c) 610 (d) 533
17. 17.A library has 143 books. It buys 62 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 81 (b) 205 (c) 195 (d) 215
18. 18.A library has 290 books. It buys 136 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 416 (b) 436 (c) 426 (d) 154
19. 19.A farmer picks 435 mangoes on Monday and 374 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 71 (b) 809 (c) 51 (d) 61
20. 20.A library has 304 books. It buys 186 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 490 (b) 118 (c) 480 (d) 500
21. 21.After giving away 37 marbles, a boy has 259 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 222 (b) 286 (c) 296 (d) 306
22. 22.After giving away 186 marbles, a boy has 31 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 227 (b) 217 (c) 207 (d) 218
23. 23.After giving away 187 marbles, a boy has 193 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 390 (b) 370 (c) 6 (d) 380
24. 24.A farmer picks 208 mangoes on Monday and 117 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 81 (b) 91 (c) 101 (d) 325
25. 25.A library has 169 books. It buys 116 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 53 (b) 275 (c) 295 (d) 285
26. 26.A train has 655 passengers. At a station, 148 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 517 (b) 497 (c) 803 (d) 507
27. 27.A train has 443 passengers. At a station, 358 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 75 (b) 801 (c) 95 (d) 85
28. 28.A library has 226 books. It buys 160 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 66 (b) 396 (c) 386 (d) 376
29. 29.A school has 173 boys and 219 girls. 132 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 250 (b) 392 (c) 260 (d) 524
30. 30.A train has 504 passengers. At a station, 319 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 175 (b) 195 (c) 823 (d) 185
31. 31.A school has 245 boys and 174 girls. 143 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 562 (b) 276 (c) 266 (d) 419
32. 32.After giving away 177 marbles, a boy has 100 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 287 (b) 277 (c) 267 (d) 278
33. 33.A library has 123 books. It buys 185 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 298 (b) 408 (c) 308 (d) 318
34. 34.A train has 396 passengers. At a station, 122 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 284 (b) 518 (c) 264 (d) 274
35. 35.A library has 457 books. It buys 276 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 733 (b) 181 (c) 723 (d) 743
36. 36.A train has 517 passengers. At a station, 273 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 254 (b) 244 (c) 790 (d) 234
37. 37.A library has 229 books. It buys 318 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 647 (b) 537 (c) 557 (d) 547
38. 38.A train has 494 passengers. At a station, 408 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 96 (b) 86 (c) 76 (d) 902
39. 39.A train has 729 passengers. At a station, 312 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1041 (b) 407 (c) 417 (d) 427
40. 40.A school has 248 boys and 275 girls. 56 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 467 (b) 523 (c) 579 (d) 457

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