Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 453 · 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 544 mangoes on Monday and 342 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 886 (b) 192 (c) 202 (d) 212
2. 2.After giving away 168 marbles, a boy has 220 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 398 (b) 378 (c) 388 (d) 52
3. 3.A school has 269 boys and 298 girls. 56 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 511 (b) 623 (c) 567 (d) 501
4. 4.A train has 508 passengers. At a station, 152 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 660 (b) 356 (c) 366 (d) 346
5. 5.After giving away 73 marbles, a boy has 81 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 154 (b) 144 (c) 8 (d) 164
6. 6.A farmer picks 500 mangoes on Monday and 454 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 36 (b) 954 (c) 46 (d) 56
7. 7.After giving away 136 marbles, a boy has 118 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 264 (b) 255 (c) 244 (d) 254
8. 8.After giving away 150 marbles, a boy has 70 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 230 (b) 210 (c) 221 (d) 220
9. 9.A library has 149 books. It buys 242 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 401 (b) 391 (c) 381 (d) 491
10. 10.A train has 342 passengers. At a station, 111 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 221 (b) 231 (c) 241 (d) 453
11. 11.A farmer picks 422 mangoes on Monday and 344 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 766 (b) 78 (c) 68 (d) 88
12. 12.A train has 697 passengers. At a station, 644 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 53 (b) 43 (c) 63 (d) 1341
13. 13.A train has 425 passengers. At a station, 146 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 279 (b) 571 (c) 269 (d) 289
14. 14.A train has 684 passengers. At a station, 196 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 498 (b) 880 (c) 478 (d) 488
15. 15.After giving away 184 marbles, a boy has 192 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 8 (b) 366 (c) 376 (d) 386
16. 16.A library has 305 books. It buys 167 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 138 (b) 472 (c) 482 (d) 462
17. 17.A train has 722 passengers. At a station, 526 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1248 (b) 196 (c) 206 (d) 186
18. 18.A library has 400 books. It buys 350 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 760 (b) 740 (c) 750 (d) 50
19. 19.A library has 221 books. It buys 276 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 507 (b) 497 (c) 597 (d) 487
20. 20.A farmer picks 255 mangoes on Monday and 172 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 93 (b) 83 (c) 427 (d) 73
21. 21.After giving away 97 marbles, a boy has 70 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 167 (b) 168 (c) 157 (d) 177
22. 22.A train has 612 passengers. At a station, 184 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 796 (b) 438 (c) 418 (d) 428
23. 23.After giving away 45 marbles, a boy has 187 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 242 (b) 222 (c) 142 (d) 232
24. 24.A library has 279 books. It buys 263 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 542 (b) 532 (c) 552 (d) 16
25. 25.A school has 195 boys and 201 girls. 81 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 315 (b) 477 (c) 396 (d) 305
26. 26.A farmer picks 262 mangoes on Monday and 118 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 144 (b) 154 (c) 380 (d) 134
27. 27.A farmer picks 345 mangoes on Monday and 203 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 152 (b) 142 (c) 132 (d) 548
28. 28.After giving away 122 marbles, a boy has 279 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 391 (b) 157 (c) 411 (d) 401
29. 29.A school has 122 boys and 101 girls. 105 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 223 (b) 108 (c) 328 (d) 118
30. 30.A farmer picks 295 mangoes on Monday and 233 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 52 (b) 72 (c) 62 (d) 528
31. 31.A library has 319 books. It buys 313 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 6 (b) 622 (c) 632 (d) 642
32. 32.After giving away 120 marbles, a boy has 252 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 132 (b) 362 (c) 372 (d) 382
33. 33.A library has 255 books. It buys 86 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 169 (b) 351 (c) 331 (d) 341
34. 34.After giving away 24 marbles, a boy has 180 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 194 (b) 156 (c) 214 (d) 204
35. 35.A library has 473 books. It buys 320 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 803 (b) 783 (c) 793 (d) 153
36. 36.A school has 184 boys and 242 girls. 87 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 339 (b) 329 (c) 426 (d) 513
37. 37.A train has 740 passengers. At a station, 655 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 75 (b) 1395 (c) 85 (d) 95
38. 38.A school has 214 boys and 145 girls. 126 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 223 (b) 359 (c) 485 (d) 233
39. 39.A school has 106 boys and 118 girls. 109 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 224 (b) 333 (c) 105 (d) 115
40. 40.A train has 493 passengers. At a station, 168 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 335 (b) 325 (c) 661 (d) 315

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