Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 582 · 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 255 boys and 241 girls. 68 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 564 (b) 418 (c) 428 (d) 496
2. 2.A farmer picks 441 mangoes on Monday and 247 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 688 (b) 204 (c) 184 (d) 194
3. 3.After giving away 99 marbles, a boy has 132 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 231 (b) 241 (c) 33 (d) 221
4. 4.A train has 580 passengers. At a station, 149 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 441 (b) 729 (c) 421 (d) 431
5. 5.A school has 211 boys and 238 girls. 95 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 354 (b) 344 (c) 449 (d) 544
6. 6.A train has 733 passengers. At a station, 396 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 327 (b) 337 (c) 347 (d) 1129
7. 7.A farmer picks 554 mangoes on Monday and 177 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 367 (b) 387 (c) 377 (d) 731
8. 8.A farmer picks 318 mangoes on Monday and 264 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 54 (b) 44 (c) 64 (d) 582
9. 9.After giving away 72 marbles, a boy has 74 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 146 (b) 136 (c) 156 (d) 2
10. 10.After giving away 78 marbles, a boy has 70 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 149 (b) 148 (c) 158 (d) 138
11. 11.After giving away 23 marbles, a boy has 91 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 104 (b) 124 (c) 68 (d) 114
12. 12.A farmer picks 318 mangoes on Monday and 206 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 102 (b) 122 (c) 524 (d) 112
13. 13.A school has 203 boys and 291 girls. 70 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 414 (b) 424 (c) 494 (d) 564
14. 14.After giving away 155 marbles, a boy has 92 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 248 (b) 257 (c) 237 (d) 247
15. 15.A library has 473 books. It buys 215 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 678 (b) 698 (c) 688 (d) 258
16. 16.A library has 385 books. It buys 301 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 676 (b) 696 (c) 84 (d) 686
17. 17.After giving away 63 marbles, a boy has 179 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 116 (b) 252 (c) 232 (d) 242
18. 18.A school has 115 boys and 238 girls. 113 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 353 (b) 230 (c) 466 (d) 240
19. 19.A train has 588 passengers. At a station, 155 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 423 (b) 743 (c) 433 (d) 443
20. 20.A school has 202 boys and 272 girls. 50 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 524 (b) 414 (c) 424 (d) 474
21. 21.A train has 552 passengers. At a station, 202 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 340 (b) 350 (c) 360 (d) 754
22. 22.A library has 303 books. It buys 90 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 393 (b) 403 (c) 383 (d) 213
23. 23.A train has 515 passengers. At a station, 240 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 755 (b) 285 (c) 265 (d) 275
24. 24.A library has 224 books. It buys 303 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 527 (b) 537 (c) 517 (d) 627
25. 25.A farmer picks 401 mangoes on Monday and 293 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 98 (b) 118 (c) 108 (d) 694
26. 26.A library has 149 books. It buys 136 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 285 (b) 275 (c) 295 (d) 13
27. 27.A farmer picks 460 mangoes on Monday and 379 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 81 (b) 839 (c) 91 (d) 71
28. 28.A train has 579 passengers. At a station, 239 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 818 (b) 340 (c) 350 (d) 330
29. 29.A train has 768 passengers. At a station, 133 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 901 (b) 625 (c) 645 (d) 635
30. 30.A train has 784 passengers. At a station, 134 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 650 (b) 640 (c) 660 (d) 918
31. 31.A library has 419 books. It buys 161 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 570 (b) 258 (c) 590 (d) 580
32. 32.A train has 594 passengers. At a station, 267 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 861 (b) 317 (c) 337 (d) 327
33. 33.A farmer picks 273 mangoes on Monday and 166 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 439 (b) 117 (c) 97 (d) 107
34. 34.After giving away 110 marbles, a boy has 244 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 344 (b) 354 (c) 364 (d) 134
35. 35.A train has 364 passengers. At a station, 184 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 170 (b) 180 (c) 190 (d) 548
36. 36.A farmer picks 222 mangoes on Monday and 122 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 90 (b) 344 (c) 110 (d) 100
37. 37.After giving away 63 marbles, a boy has 168 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 231 (b) 221 (c) 241 (d) 105
38. 38.A school has 166 boys and 261 girls. 133 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 284 (b) 294 (c) 427 (d) 560
39. 39.After giving away 25 marbles, a boy has 107 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 142 (b) 122 (c) 82 (d) 132
40. 40.A school has 280 boys and 211 girls. 108 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 373 (b) 491 (c) 383 (d) 599

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