Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 460 · 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 375 mangoes on Monday and 128 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 247 (b) 237 (c) 257 (d) 503
2. 2.A farmer picks 525 mangoes on Monday and 254 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 271 (b) 281 (c) 261 (d) 779
3. 3.After giving away 38 marbles, a boy has 192 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 154 (b) 220 (c) 240 (d) 230
4. 4.A school has 270 boys and 209 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 532 (b) 416 (c) 426 (d) 479
5. 5.After giving away 120 marbles, a boy has 132 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 262 (b) 242 (c) 252 (d) 12
6. 6.After giving away 38 marbles, a boy has 45 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 93 (b) 7 (c) 83 (d) 73
7. 7.After giving away 68 marbles, a boy has 295 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 373 (b) 353 (c) 227 (d) 363
8. 8.A school has 104 boys and 155 girls. 56 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 193 (b) 259 (c) 203 (d) 315
9. 9.A train has 322 passengers. At a station, 163 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 169 (b) 485 (c) 159 (d) 149
10. 10.A farmer picks 525 mangoes on Monday and 351 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 174 (b) 876 (c) 184 (d) 164
11. 11.A library has 334 books. It buys 141 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 193 (b) 475 (c) 465 (d) 485
12. 12.A farmer picks 409 mangoes on Monday and 173 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 226 (b) 236 (c) 246 (d) 582
13. 13.A school has 165 boys and 212 girls. 60 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 377 (b) 437 (c) 307 (d) 317
14. 14.A library has 202 books. It buys 267 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 479 (b) 459 (c) 469 (d) 569
15. 15.A school has 209 boys and 156 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 426 (b) 365 (c) 304 (d) 294
16. 16.A school has 128 boys and 145 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 342 (b) 204 (c) 273 (d) 194
17. 17.A school has 107 boys and 233 girls. 82 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 258 (b) 248 (c) 422 (d) 340
18. 18.A farmer picks 371 mangoes on Monday and 104 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 267 (b) 277 (c) 257 (d) 475
19. 19.A farmer picks 290 mangoes on Monday and 235 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 525 (b) 65 (c) 45 (d) 55
20. 20.A train has 619 passengers. At a station, 241 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 388 (b) 378 (c) 860 (d) 368
21. 21.A train has 452 passengers. At a station, 224 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 218 (b) 676 (c) 228 (d) 238
22. 22.A school has 249 boys and 131 girls. 73 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 307 (b) 453 (c) 380 (d) 297
23. 23.After giving away 51 marbles, a boy has 81 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 122 (b) 30 (c) 132 (d) 142
24. 24.A school has 226 boys and 179 girls. 93 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 302 (b) 312 (c) 405 (d) 498
25. 25.A library has 411 books. It buys 310 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 731 (b) 721 (c) 711 (d) 101
26. 26.A train has 783 passengers. At a station, 242 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 541 (b) 551 (c) 531 (d) 1025
27. 27.A school has 259 boys and 104 girls. 73 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 436 (b) 290 (c) 280 (d) 363
28. 28.A library has 407 books. It buys 272 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 669 (b) 135 (c) 689 (d) 679
29. 29.A train has 336 passengers. At a station, 139 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 187 (b) 207 (c) 197 (d) 475
30. 30.A train has 746 passengers. At a station, 584 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 152 (b) 1330 (c) 162 (d) 172
31. 31.A library has 296 books. It buys 200 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 506 (b) 486 (c) 96 (d) 496
32. 32.A farmer picks 316 mangoes on Monday and 243 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 73 (b) 63 (c) 83 (d) 559
33. 33.A library has 218 books. It buys 136 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 364 (b) 354 (c) 344 (d) 82
34. 34.A school has 149 boys and 260 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 478 (b) 340 (c) 409 (d) 330
35. 35.A library has 404 books. It buys 269 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 673 (b) 683 (c) 135 (d) 663
36. 36.A farmer picks 441 mangoes on Monday and 113 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 318 (b) 328 (c) 554 (d) 338
37. 37.A train has 408 passengers. At a station, 339 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 69 (b) 59 (c) 747 (d) 79
38. 38.A train has 789 passengers. At a station, 327 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1116 (b) 472 (c) 452 (d) 462
39. 39.After giving away 199 marbles, a boy has 267 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 466 (b) 68 (c) 456 (d) 476
40. 40.A library has 335 books. It buys 172 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 517 (b) 497 (c) 507 (d) 163

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