Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 627 · 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 347 mangoes on Monday and 176 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 181 (b) 523 (c) 161 (d) 171
2. 2.A train has 317 passengers. At a station, 106 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 211 (b) 423 (c) 201 (d) 221
3. 3.A library has 190 books. It buys 171 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 361 (b) 351 (c) 19 (d) 371
4. 4.After giving away 145 marbles, a boy has 296 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 431 (b) 451 (c) 441 (d) 151
5. 5.A school has 300 boys and 215 girls. 104 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 411 (b) 515 (c) 401 (d) 619
6. 6.After giving away 123 marbles, a boy has 29 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 153 (b) 142 (c) 162 (d) 152
7. 7.A train has 356 passengers. At a station, 273 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 93 (b) 83 (c) 73 (d) 629
8. 8.A school has 157 boys and 281 girls. 128 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 310 (b) 438 (c) 566 (d) 300
9. 9.A farmer picks 328 mangoes on Monday and 226 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 112 (b) 102 (c) 554 (d) 92
10. 10.After giving away 81 marbles, a boy has 98 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 17 (b) 189 (c) 179 (d) 169
11. 11.After giving away 81 marbles, a boy has 262 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 343 (b) 333 (c) 353 (d) 181
12. 12.A library has 334 books. It buys 274 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 598 (b) 618 (c) 60 (d) 608
13. 13.A farmer picks 462 mangoes on Monday and 110 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 352 (b) 572 (c) 362 (d) 342
14. 14.A train has 744 passengers. At a station, 603 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1347 (b) 131 (c) 141 (d) 151
15. 15.A farmer picks 393 mangoes on Monday and 148 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 255 (b) 541 (c) 245 (d) 235
16. 16.A school has 266 boys and 206 girls. 60 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 532 (b) 412 (c) 472 (d) 402
17. 17.A school has 105 boys and 248 girls. 56 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 353 (b) 287 (c) 297 (d) 409
18. 18.A school has 123 boys and 168 girls. 98 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 291 (b) 183 (c) 193 (d) 389
19. 19.A train has 369 passengers. At a station, 195 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 564 (b) 164 (c) 184 (d) 174
20. 20.A library has 138 books. It buys 303 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 451 (b) 541 (c) 431 (d) 441
21. 21.A library has 183 books. It buys 148 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 331 (b) 321 (c) 35 (d) 341
22. 22.A library has 139 books. It buys 155 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 394 (b) 284 (c) 294 (d) 304
23. 23.A library has 248 books. It buys 306 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 554 (b) 654 (c) 544 (d) 564
24. 24.A train has 735 passengers. At a station, 519 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 226 (b) 1254 (c) 216 (d) 206
25. 25.A farmer picks 388 mangoes on Monday and 274 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 104 (b) 114 (c) 124 (d) 662
26. 26.A train has 493 passengers. At a station, 121 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 382 (b) 362 (c) 372 (d) 614
27. 27.After giving away 38 marbles, a boy has 252 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 214 (b) 300 (c) 280 (d) 290
28. 28.A school has 174 boys and 127 girls. 147 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 448 (b) 154 (c) 301 (d) 144
29. 29.A farmer picks 263 mangoes on Monday and 156 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 117 (b) 419 (c) 97 (d) 107
30. 30.A train has 318 passengers. At a station, 130 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 448 (b) 178 (c) 198 (d) 188
31. 31.After giving away 186 marbles, a boy has 237 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 433 (b) 413 (c) 423 (d) 51
32. 32.A train has 684 passengers. At a station, 509 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1193 (b) 185 (c) 165 (d) 175
33. 33.A train has 340 passengers. At a station, 177 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 153 (b) 173 (c) 517 (d) 163
34. 34.A library has 426 books. It buys 313 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 749 (b) 739 (c) 729 (d) 113
35. 35.A farmer picks 212 mangoes on Monday and 123 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 89 (b) 99 (c) 335 (d) 79
36. 36.After giving away 196 marbles, a boy has 262 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 448 (b) 468 (c) 458 (d) 66
37. 37.After giving away 156 marbles, a boy has 23 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 179 (b) 189 (c) 180 (d) 169
38. 38.After giving away 81 marbles, a boy has 133 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 224 (b) 52 (c) 204 (d) 214
39. 39.A school has 152 boys and 227 girls. 51 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 318 (b) 328 (c) 430 (d) 379
40. 40.A farmer picks 393 mangoes on Monday and 154 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 249 (b) 229 (c) 547 (d) 239

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