Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 581 · 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 school has 265 boys and 146 girls. 93 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 504 (b) 308 (c) 411 (d) 318
2. 2.A farmer picks 597 mangoes on Monday and 356 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 241 (b) 231 (c) 251 (d) 953
3. 3.A farmer picks 247 mangoes on Monday and 127 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 374 (b) 120 (c) 130 (d) 110
4. 4.A train has 548 passengers. At a station, 494 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 64 (b) 54 (c) 44 (d) 1042
5. 5.After giving away 198 marbles, a boy has 88 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 287 (b) 296 (c) 276 (d) 286
6. 6.A school has 274 boys and 139 girls. 64 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 477 (b) 339 (c) 413 (d) 349
7. 7.A farmer picks 475 mangoes on Monday and 194 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 281 (b) 271 (c) 669 (d) 291
8. 8.A library has 174 books. It buys 55 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 239 (b) 119 (c) 219 (d) 229
9. 9.A library has 357 books. It buys 88 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 445 (b) 455 (c) 435 (d) 269
10. 10.A school has 136 boys and 204 girls. 100 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 340 (b) 230 (c) 240 (d) 440
11. 11.After giving away 58 marbles, a boy has 218 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 160 (b) 266 (c) 286 (d) 276
12. 12.A train has 453 passengers. At a station, 194 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 269 (b) 259 (c) 647 (d) 249
13. 13.A farmer picks 248 mangoes on Monday and 108 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 130 (b) 356 (c) 140 (d) 150
14. 14.A farmer picks 464 mangoes on Monday and 292 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 756 (b) 162 (c) 172 (d) 182
15. 15.A train has 693 passengers. At a station, 208 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 901 (b) 475 (c) 485 (d) 495
16. 16.A farmer picks 424 mangoes on Monday and 225 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 209 (b) 649 (c) 189 (d) 199
17. 17.A train has 747 passengers. At a station, 424 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 333 (b) 323 (c) 1171 (d) 313
18. 18.A farmer picks 298 mangoes on Monday and 236 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 52 (b) 534 (c) 72 (d) 62
19. 19.A school has 287 boys and 108 girls. 146 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 395 (b) 249 (c) 239 (d) 541
20. 20.A library has 251 books. It buys 178 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 419 (b) 429 (c) 439 (d) 73
21. 21.A school has 241 boys and 219 girls. 111 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 460 (b) 349 (c) 571 (d) 339
22. 22.A farmer picks 464 mangoes on Monday and 402 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 866 (b) 52 (c) 72 (d) 62
23. 23.After giving away 58 marbles, a boy has 300 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 368 (b) 358 (c) 242 (d) 348
24. 24.A train has 694 passengers. At a station, 613 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 91 (b) 81 (c) 71 (d) 1307
25. 25.A train has 554 passengers. At a station, 270 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 274 (b) 284 (c) 824 (d) 294
26. 26.A school has 281 boys and 171 girls. 144 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 308 (b) 596 (c) 298 (d) 452
27. 27.A farmer picks 249 mangoes on Monday and 194 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 65 (b) 45 (c) 443 (d) 55
28. 28.A library has 435 books. It buys 257 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 692 (b) 178 (c) 682 (d) 702
29. 29.A school has 109 boys and 259 girls. 80 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 448 (b) 278 (c) 368 (d) 288
30. 30.A farmer picks 220 mangoes on Monday and 153 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 77 (b) 67 (c) 57 (d) 373
31. 31.A train has 391 passengers. At a station, 279 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 102 (b) 670 (c) 112 (d) 122
32. 32.A school has 232 boys and 212 girls. 141 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 585 (b) 303 (c) 444 (d) 293
33. 33.A train has 656 passengers. At a station, 461 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 185 (b) 205 (c) 1117 (d) 195
34. 34.A train has 335 passengers. At a station, 226 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 119 (b) 109 (c) 561 (d) 99
35. 35.A farmer picks 575 mangoes on Monday and 254 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 829 (b) 321 (c) 311 (d) 331
36. 36.A library has 368 books. It buys 319 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 49 (b) 687 (c) 697 (d) 677
37. 37.A library has 390 books. It buys 284 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 664 (b) 106 (c) 674 (d) 684
38. 38.A train has 410 passengers. At a station, 168 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 578 (b) 252 (c) 242 (d) 232
39. 39.A school has 244 boys and 222 girls. 66 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 400 (b) 390 (c) 532 (d) 466
40. 40.A farmer picks 528 mangoes on Monday and 152 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 366 (b) 376 (c) 680 (d) 386

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