Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 589 · 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 141 boys and 158 girls. 109 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 190 (b) 180 (c) 299 (d) 408
2. 2.A train has 774 passengers. At a station, 155 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 609 (b) 929 (c) 619 (d) 629
3. 3.After giving away 125 marbles, a boy has 107 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 222 (b) 233 (c) 232 (d) 242
4. 4.A train has 646 passengers. At a station, 147 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 499 (b) 489 (c) 509 (d) 793
5. 5.A farmer picks 505 mangoes on Monday and 258 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 763 (b) 257 (c) 247 (d) 237
6. 6.A train has 319 passengers. At a station, 154 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 155 (b) 473 (c) 165 (d) 175
7. 7.After giving away 138 marbles, a boy has 70 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 208 (b) 209 (c) 218 (d) 198
8. 8.A library has 228 books. It buys 285 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 613 (b) 513 (c) 523 (d) 503
9. 9.A farmer picks 324 mangoes on Monday and 111 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 435 (b) 203 (c) 223 (d) 213
10. 10.After giving away 118 marbles, a boy has 75 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 193 (b) 194 (c) 203 (d) 183
11. 11.A farmer picks 230 mangoes on Monday and 107 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 123 (b) 113 (c) 337 (d) 133
12. 12.A school has 183 boys and 136 girls. 60 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 379 (b) 319 (c) 249 (d) 259
13. 13.A train has 638 passengers. At a station, 390 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 238 (b) 258 (c) 1028 (d) 248
14. 14.After giving away 150 marbles, a boy has 134 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 294 (b) 285 (c) 274 (d) 284
15. 15.A library has 257 books. It buys 216 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 483 (b) 41 (c) 473 (d) 463
16. 16.A farmer picks 341 mangoes on Monday and 207 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 144 (b) 124 (c) 134 (d) 548
17. 17.A library has 382 books. It buys 147 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 539 (b) 519 (c) 235 (d) 529
18. 18.A school has 192 boys and 196 girls. 74 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 304 (b) 314 (c) 462 (d) 388
19. 19.A school has 202 boys and 222 girls. 57 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 357 (b) 367 (c) 424 (d) 481
20. 20.A farmer picks 489 mangoes on Monday and 365 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 124 (b) 134 (c) 854 (d) 114
21. 21.After giving away 110 marbles, a boy has 85 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 195 (b) 205 (c) 196 (d) 185
22. 22.A farmer picks 506 mangoes on Monday and 106 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 410 (b) 400 (c) 390 (d) 612
23. 23.After giving away 109 marbles, a boy has 174 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 293 (b) 273 (c) 283 (d) 65
24. 24.After giving away 176 marbles, a boy has 68 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 244 (b) 245 (c) 254 (d) 234
25. 25.A school has 280 boys and 295 girls. 65 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 575 (b) 640 (c) 510 (d) 500
26. 26.A library has 149 books. It buys 176 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 335 (b) 315 (c) 325 (d) 425
27. 27.A school has 300 boys and 121 girls. 87 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 334 (b) 508 (c) 421 (d) 324
28. 28.A farmer picks 266 mangoes on Monday and 234 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 22 (b) 42 (c) 32 (d) 500
29. 29.After giving away 81 marbles, a boy has 193 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 284 (b) 264 (c) 274 (d) 112
30. 30.A library has 236 books. It buys 148 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 374 (b) 384 (c) 88 (d) 394
31. 31.A library has 239 books. It buys 134 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 105 (b) 373 (c) 363 (d) 383
32. 32.A library has 141 books. It buys 249 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 380 (b) 490 (c) 390 (d) 400
33. 33.After giving away 186 marbles, a boy has 159 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 345 (b) 335 (c) 355 (d) 346
34. 34.After giving away 94 marbles, a boy has 113 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 19 (b) 207 (c) 217 (d) 197
35. 35.A farmer picks 288 mangoes on Monday and 149 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 437 (b) 149 (c) 129 (d) 139
36. 36.After giving away 157 marbles, a boy has 267 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 110 (b) 414 (c) 424 (d) 434
37. 37.A train has 434 passengers. At a station, 333 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 111 (b) 91 (c) 767 (d) 101
38. 38.After giving away 166 marbles, a boy has 257 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 433 (b) 413 (c) 91 (d) 423
39. 39.A train has 549 passengers. At a station, 395 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 944 (b) 144 (c) 154 (d) 164
40. 40.A farmer picks 413 mangoes on Monday and 278 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 125 (b) 691 (c) 145 (d) 135

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