Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 548 · 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 452 mangoes on Monday and 143 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 299 (b) 595 (c) 309 (d) 319
2. 2.A school has 282 boys and 150 girls. 67 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 355 (b) 499 (c) 432 (d) 365
3. 3.A train has 767 passengers. At a station, 648 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1415 (b) 119 (c) 129 (d) 109
4. 4.A farmer picks 310 mangoes on Monday and 242 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 552 (b) 58 (c) 78 (d) 68
5. 5.A library has 361 books. It buys 343 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 694 (b) 18 (c) 714 (d) 704
6. 6.A library has 421 books. It buys 125 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 546 (b) 536 (c) 296 (d) 556
7. 7.A train has 779 passengers. At a station, 550 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 239 (b) 219 (c) 1329 (d) 229
8. 8.A farmer picks 237 mangoes on Monday and 190 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 57 (b) 47 (c) 37 (d) 427
9. 9.A library has 470 books. It buys 164 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 624 (b) 634 (c) 306 (d) 644
10. 10.A farmer picks 209 mangoes on Monday and 101 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 118 (b) 98 (c) 310 (d) 108
11. 11.A train has 568 passengers. At a station, 410 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 978 (b) 148 (c) 158 (d) 168
12. 12.A train has 309 passengers. At a station, 234 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 65 (b) 543 (c) 85 (d) 75
13. 13.A school has 239 boys and 151 girls. 122 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 512 (b) 258 (c) 390 (d) 268
14. 14.A school has 247 boys and 130 girls. 112 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 265 (b) 377 (c) 489 (d) 255
15. 15.A library has 355 books. It buys 143 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 498 (b) 488 (c) 508 (d) 212
16. 16.A train has 410 passengers. At a station, 266 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 144 (b) 134 (c) 154 (d) 676
17. 17.A school has 212 boys and 169 girls. 51 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 432 (b) 320 (c) 330 (d) 381
18. 18.A library has 259 books. It buys 139 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 408 (b) 388 (c) 398 (d) 120
19. 19.A train has 594 passengers. At a station, 112 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 472 (b) 492 (c) 706 (d) 482
20. 20.A school has 168 boys and 213 girls. 71 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 310 (b) 381 (c) 452 (d) 300
21. 21.After giving away 144 marbles, a boy has 131 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 285 (b) 265 (c) 276 (d) 275
22. 22.A train has 364 passengers. At a station, 143 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 507 (b) 221 (c) 211 (d) 231
23. 23.A train has 502 passengers. At a station, 236 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 256 (b) 738 (c) 276 (d) 266
24. 24.After giving away 101 marbles, a boy has 185 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 296 (b) 286 (c) 276 (d) 84
25. 25.A train has 409 passengers. At a station, 130 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 289 (b) 269 (c) 279 (d) 539
26. 26.A library has 431 books. It buys 347 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 788 (b) 778 (c) 768 (d) 84
27. 27.A train has 604 passengers. At a station, 316 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 298 (b) 278 (c) 920 (d) 288
28. 28.A school has 196 boys and 283 girls. 101 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 378 (b) 479 (c) 580 (d) 368
29. 29.A train has 509 passengers. At a station, 214 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 723 (b) 305 (c) 285 (d) 295
30. 30.A library has 247 books. It buys 205 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 42 (b) 442 (c) 452 (d) 462
31. 31.A train has 405 passengers. At a station, 284 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 121 (b) 689 (c) 111 (d) 131
32. 32.A train has 371 passengers. At a station, 235 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 126 (b) 606 (c) 146 (d) 136
33. 33.A library has 251 books. It buys 163 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 88 (b) 414 (c) 424 (d) 404
34. 34.A farmer picks 449 mangoes on Monday and 157 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 302 (b) 606 (c) 282 (d) 292
35. 35.A farmer picks 275 mangoes on Monday and 171 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 446 (b) 94 (c) 114 (d) 104
36. 36.After giving away 107 marbles, a boy has 283 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 390 (b) 380 (c) 400 (d) 176
37. 37.A library has 125 books. It buys 81 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 196 (b) 206 (c) 216 (d) 44
38. 38.A school has 119 boys and 102 girls. 135 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 221 (b) 356 (c) 76 (d) 86
39. 39.A library has 185 books. It buys 336 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 511 (b) 621 (c) 521 (d) 531
40. 40.After giving away 41 marbles, a boy has 166 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 125 (b) 217 (c) 197 (d) 207

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