Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 488 · 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 train has 480 passengers. At a station, 270 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 220 (b) 210 (c) 750 (d) 200
2. 2.A farmer picks 429 mangoes on Monday and 407 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 32 (b) 22 (c) 836 (d) 12
3. 3.A library has 387 books. It buys 111 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 508 (b) 488 (c) 276 (d) 498
4. 4.A train has 769 passengers. At a station, 499 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 280 (b) 1268 (c) 260 (d) 270
5. 5.A train has 402 passengers. At a station, 283 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 109 (b) 119 (c) 685 (d) 129
6. 6.A library has 242 books. It buys 92 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 344 (b) 324 (c) 150 (d) 334
7. 7.A train has 775 passengers. At a station, 360 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 415 (b) 1135 (c) 425 (d) 405
8. 8.After giving away 30 marbles, a boy has 90 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 130 (b) 120 (c) 60 (d) 110
9. 9.A school has 133 boys and 254 girls. 66 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 453 (b) 311 (c) 321 (d) 387
10. 10.A farmer picks 558 mangoes on Monday and 210 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 768 (b) 348 (c) 358 (d) 338
11. 11.A farmer picks 335 mangoes on Monday and 177 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 168 (b) 512 (c) 148 (d) 158
12. 12.A farmer picks 521 mangoes on Monday and 121 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 390 (b) 410 (c) 400 (d) 642
13. 13.A train has 756 passengers. At a station, 234 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 990 (b) 522 (c) 512 (d) 532
14. 14.A farmer picks 445 mangoes on Monday and 235 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 680 (b) 210 (c) 220 (d) 200
15. 15.A library has 434 books. It buys 291 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 725 (b) 143 (c) 735 (d) 715
16. 16.A library has 201 books. It buys 248 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 549 (b) 439 (c) 459 (d) 449
17. 17.A train has 325 passengers. At a station, 120 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 195 (b) 205 (c) 215 (d) 445
18. 18.A train has 438 passengers. At a station, 194 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 234 (b) 254 (c) 244 (d) 632
19. 19.A farmer picks 549 mangoes on Monday and 144 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 395 (b) 405 (c) 693 (d) 415
20. 20.After giving away 167 marbles, a boy has 272 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 449 (b) 439 (c) 105 (d) 429
21. 21.A farmer picks 493 mangoes on Monday and 240 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 733 (b) 263 (c) 243 (d) 253
22. 22.A library has 136 books. It buys 284 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 410 (b) 420 (c) 430 (d) 520
23. 23.A farmer picks 340 mangoes on Monday and 183 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 167 (b) 157 (c) 147 (d) 523
24. 24.A train has 789 passengers. At a station, 693 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1482 (b) 106 (c) 96 (d) 86
25. 25.After giving away 157 marbles, a boy has 248 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 395 (b) 415 (c) 405 (d) 91
26. 26.A farmer picks 286 mangoes on Monday and 132 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 144 (b) 154 (c) 164 (d) 418
27. 27.A school has 143 boys and 139 girls. 112 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 394 (b) 160 (c) 170 (d) 282
28. 28.A school has 261 boys and 162 girls. 100 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 313 (b) 523 (c) 423 (d) 323
29. 29.A library has 408 books. It buys 115 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 513 (b) 523 (c) 293 (d) 533
30. 30.After giving away 36 marbles, a boy has 43 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 7 (b) 69 (c) 89 (d) 79
31. 31.After giving away 92 marbles, a boy has 21 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 103 (b) 123 (c) 113 (d) 114
32. 32.A farmer picks 278 mangoes on Monday and 116 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 172 (b) 152 (c) 162 (d) 394
33. 33.A school has 159 boys and 194 girls. 84 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 437 (b) 259 (c) 269 (d) 353
34. 34.After giving away 55 marbles, a boy has 155 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 220 (b) 210 (c) 200 (d) 100
35. 35.A farmer picks 304 mangoes on Monday and 212 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 516 (b) 82 (c) 102 (d) 92
36. 36.After giving away 28 marbles, a boy has 62 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 80 (b) 100 (c) 90 (d) 34
37. 37.After giving away 59 marbles, a boy has 102 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 161 (b) 171 (c) 151 (d) 43
38. 38.A library has 401 books. It buys 72 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 463 (b) 483 (c) 329 (d) 473
39. 39.A farmer picks 492 mangoes on Monday and 370 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 112 (b) 862 (c) 122 (d) 132
40. 40.A library has 150 books. It buys 73 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 213 (b) 233 (c) 77 (d) 223

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