Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 626 · 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 439 mangoes on Monday and 310 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 129 (b) 749 (c) 119 (d) 139
2. 2.A train has 642 passengers. At a station, 182 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 460 (b) 450 (c) 470 (d) 824
3. 3.A school has 191 boys and 161 girls. 150 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 202 (b) 192 (c) 352 (d) 502
4. 4.A farmer picks 234 mangoes on Monday and 205 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 39 (b) 439 (c) 29 (d) 19
5. 5.A school has 141 boys and 159 girls. 66 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 300 (b) 234 (c) 224 (d) 366
6. 6.A school has 123 boys and 240 girls. 122 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 231 (b) 241 (c) 485 (d) 363
7. 7.A library has 276 books. It buys 160 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 116 (b) 446 (c) 426 (d) 436
8. 8.A farmer picks 227 mangoes on Monday and 203 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 430 (b) 34 (c) 24 (d) 14
9. 9.A library has 447 books. It buys 227 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 684 (b) 220 (c) 664 (d) 674
10. 10.A school has 208 boys and 216 girls. 109 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 424 (b) 533 (c) 315 (d) 305
11. 11.A school has 293 boys and 237 girls. 110 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 420 (b) 410 (c) 640 (d) 530
12. 12.A library has 414 books. It buys 339 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 75 (b) 753 (c) 743 (d) 763
13. 13.A library has 203 books. It buys 261 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 564 (b) 474 (c) 464 (d) 454
14. 14.A library has 303 books. It buys 263 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 576 (b) 566 (c) 40 (d) 556
15. 15.A train has 506 passengers. At a station, 354 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 162 (b) 860 (c) 152 (d) 142
16. 16.A farmer picks 349 mangoes on Monday and 139 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 200 (b) 210 (c) 220 (d) 488
17. 17.A library has 416 books. It buys 332 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 758 (b) 738 (c) 84 (d) 748
18. 18.A farmer picks 365 mangoes on Monday and 177 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 188 (b) 542 (c) 198 (d) 178
19. 19.A farmer picks 329 mangoes on Monday and 282 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 37 (b) 47 (c) 57 (d) 611
20. 20.A school has 141 boys and 274 girls. 148 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 257 (b) 267 (c) 563 (d) 415
21. 21.After giving away 174 marbles, a boy has 224 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 50 (b) 398 (c) 388 (d) 408
22. 22.A school has 105 boys and 183 girls. 73 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 215 (b) 288 (c) 361 (d) 205
23. 23.A school has 149 boys and 218 girls. 102 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 265 (b) 367 (c) 255 (d) 469
24. 24.A school has 162 boys and 275 girls. 114 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 437 (b) 313 (c) 323 (d) 551
25. 25.A library has 409 books. It buys 87 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 322 (b) 506 (c) 486 (d) 496
26. 26.A library has 306 books. It buys 252 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 54 (b) 548 (c) 568 (d) 558
27. 27.A library has 388 books. It buys 268 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 120 (b) 666 (c) 646 (d) 656
28. 28.A train has 710 passengers. At a station, 242 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 458 (b) 468 (c) 952 (d) 478
29. 29.A library has 391 books. It buys 55 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 336 (b) 456 (c) 446 (d) 436
30. 30.A farmer picks 469 mangoes on Monday and 407 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 52 (b) 876 (c) 62 (d) 72
31. 31.A train has 519 passengers. At a station, 402 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 127 (b) 107 (c) 921 (d) 117
32. 32.A library has 167 books. It buys 281 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 438 (b) 548 (c) 458 (d) 448
33. 33.A library has 337 books. It buys 90 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 247 (b) 437 (c) 417 (d) 427
34. 34.A train has 451 passengers. At a station, 220 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 671 (b) 221 (c) 231 (d) 241
35. 35.After giving away 112 marbles, a boy has 157 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 279 (b) 269 (c) 259 (d) 45
36. 36.A library has 329 books. It buys 339 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 658 (b) 668 (c) 678 (d) 768
37. 37.After giving away 81 marbles, a boy has 74 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 145 (b) 165 (c) 155 (d) 156
38. 38.A school has 126 boys and 165 girls. 77 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 368 (b) 204 (c) 291 (d) 214
39. 39.After giving away 59 marbles, a boy has 152 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 93 (b) 221 (c) 201 (d) 211
40. 40.After giving away 120 marbles, a boy has 137 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 17 (b) 257 (c) 267 (d) 247

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