Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 580 · 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 588 mangoes on Monday and 354 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 224 (b) 234 (c) 244 (d) 942
2. 2.A farmer picks 532 mangoes on Monday and 147 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 679 (b) 375 (c) 385 (d) 395
3. 3.A school has 181 boys and 198 girls. 130 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 509 (b) 379 (c) 249 (d) 239
4. 4.A library has 344 books. It buys 324 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 658 (b) 20 (c) 678 (d) 668
5. 5.A school has 125 boys and 211 girls. 141 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 336 (b) 185 (c) 477 (d) 195
6. 6.A school has 235 boys and 194 girls. 77 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 429 (b) 342 (c) 352 (d) 506
7. 7.A library has 460 books. It buys 60 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 530 (b) 520 (c) 510 (d) 400
8. 8.A school has 119 boys and 259 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 313 (b) 433 (c) 323 (d) 378
9. 9.A school has 216 boys and 254 girls. 129 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 470 (b) 599 (c) 331 (d) 341
10. 10.A library has 380 books. It buys 95 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 475 (b) 285 (c) 465 (d) 485
11. 11.A train has 667 passengers. At a station, 361 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 306 (b) 1028 (c) 316 (d) 296
12. 12.A farmer picks 357 mangoes on Monday and 306 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 663 (b) 51 (c) 41 (d) 61
13. 13.A school has 163 boys and 178 girls. 65 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 341 (b) 276 (c) 266 (d) 406
14. 14.A school has 157 boys and 182 girls. 70 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 269 (b) 339 (c) 409 (d) 259
15. 15.A train has 574 passengers. At a station, 202 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 382 (b) 362 (c) 776 (d) 372
16. 16.A library has 196 books. It buys 253 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 459 (b) 449 (c) 439 (d) 549
17. 17.A farmer picks 204 mangoes on Monday and 129 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 75 (b) 85 (c) 65 (d) 333
18. 18.A school has 276 boys and 249 girls. 106 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 409 (b) 419 (c) 631 (d) 525
19. 19.A school has 168 boys and 106 girls. 57 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 331 (b) 207 (c) 217 (d) 274
20. 20.A school has 164 boys and 220 girls. 52 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 332 (b) 384 (c) 322 (d) 436
21. 21.A train has 675 passengers. At a station, 239 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 914 (b) 426 (c) 446 (d) 436
22. 22.A school has 245 boys and 137 girls. 104 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 278 (b) 486 (c) 382 (d) 268
23. 23.A train has 733 passengers. At a station, 523 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 200 (b) 1256 (c) 210 (d) 220
24. 24.A farmer picks 221 mangoes on Monday and 131 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 100 (b) 352 (c) 80 (d) 90
25. 25.A train has 716 passengers. At a station, 611 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 105 (b) 115 (c) 95 (d) 1327
26. 26.A library has 294 books. It buys 259 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 553 (b) 543 (c) 563 (d) 35
27. 27.A school has 256 boys and 295 girls. 125 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 676 (b) 416 (c) 551 (d) 426
28. 28.A train has 599 passengers. At a station, 233 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 366 (b) 832 (c) 356 (d) 376
29. 29.After giving away 170 marbles, a boy has 105 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 275 (b) 265 (c) 285 (d) 276
30. 30.A school has 228 boys and 160 girls. 148 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 536 (b) 388 (c) 230 (d) 240
31. 31.A train has 647 passengers. At a station, 198 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 449 (b) 845 (c) 439 (d) 459
32. 32.After giving away 86 marbles, a boy has 52 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 139 (b) 148 (c) 128 (d) 138
33. 33.After giving away 108 marbles, a boy has 221 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 339 (b) 113 (c) 329 (d) 319
34. 34.A farmer picks 401 mangoes on Monday and 169 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 232 (b) 570 (c) 242 (d) 222
35. 35.A farmer picks 245 mangoes on Monday and 119 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 126 (b) 364 (c) 116 (d) 136
36. 36.A school has 154 boys and 172 girls. 50 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 376 (b) 266 (c) 326 (d) 276
37. 37.After giving away 73 marbles, a boy has 237 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 310 (b) 300 (c) 320 (d) 164
38. 38.A library has 210 books. It buys 190 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 390 (b) 20 (c) 410 (d) 400
39. 39.A library has 155 books. It buys 310 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 455 (b) 475 (c) 465 (d) 565
40. 40.A train has 625 passengers. At a station, 146 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 469 (b) 479 (c) 489 (d) 771

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