Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 634 · 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 203 mangoes on Monday and 104 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 307 (b) 89 (c) 99 (d) 109
2. 2.After giving away 95 marbles, a boy has 191 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 296 (b) 96 (c) 276 (d) 286
3. 3.A train has 757 passengers. At a station, 664 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 103 (b) 1421 (c) 93 (d) 83
4. 4.A library has 204 books. It buys 214 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 518 (b) 408 (c) 418 (d) 428
5. 5.A train has 438 passengers. At a station, 358 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 70 (b) 90 (c) 796 (d) 80
6. 6.A train has 685 passengers. At a station, 304 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 391 (b) 989 (c) 371 (d) 381
7. 7.A school has 219 boys and 294 girls. 51 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 564 (b) 452 (c) 513 (d) 462
8. 8.A farmer picks 567 mangoes on Monday and 325 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 242 (b) 892 (c) 252 (d) 232
9. 9.A school has 111 boys and 135 girls. 57 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 189 (b) 246 (c) 179 (d) 303
10. 10.After giving away 172 marbles, a boy has 179 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 361 (b) 351 (c) 7 (d) 341
11. 11.A train has 427 passengers. At a station, 310 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 127 (b) 107 (c) 737 (d) 117
12. 12.A farmer picks 539 mangoes on Monday and 332 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 207 (b) 217 (c) 871 (d) 197
13. 13.A school has 224 boys and 260 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 484 (b) 413 (c) 545 (d) 423
14. 14.A school has 187 boys and 166 girls. 95 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 258 (b) 448 (c) 248 (d) 353
15. 15.A library has 408 books. It buys 171 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 569 (b) 237 (c) 589 (d) 579
16. 16.A train has 504 passengers. At a station, 411 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 915 (b) 93 (c) 83 (d) 103
17. 17.A farmer picks 578 mangoes on Monday and 270 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 848 (b) 308 (c) 298 (d) 318
18. 18.A farmer picks 546 mangoes on Monday and 191 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 345 (b) 365 (c) 737 (d) 355
19. 19.A train has 685 passengers. At a station, 453 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 222 (b) 242 (c) 232 (d) 1138
20. 20.A farmer picks 266 mangoes on Monday and 126 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 392 (b) 130 (c) 150 (d) 140
21. 21.A library has 373 books. It buys 335 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 38 (b) 718 (c) 708 (d) 698
22. 22.A school has 107 boys and 146 girls. 115 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 138 (b) 253 (c) 368 (d) 128
23. 23.A library has 264 books. It buys 340 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 594 (b) 704 (c) 604 (d) 614
24. 24.A train has 493 passengers. At a station, 200 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 693 (b) 293 (c) 283 (d) 303
25. 25.A train has 576 passengers. At a station, 104 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 462 (b) 680 (c) 472 (d) 482
26. 26.A library has 170 books. It buys 98 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 72 (b) 278 (c) 268 (d) 258
27. 27.A library has 192 books. It buys 344 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 526 (b) 536 (c) 636 (d) 546
28. 28.A train has 420 passengers. At a station, 149 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 569 (b) 281 (c) 271 (d) 261
29. 29.A library has 311 books. It buys 122 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 423 (b) 443 (c) 433 (d) 189
30. 30.A library has 160 books. It buys 77 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 83 (b) 227 (c) 247 (d) 237
31. 31.A library has 468 books. It buys 154 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 612 (b) 622 (c) 314 (d) 632
32. 32.A train has 308 passengers. At a station, 236 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 72 (b) 544 (c) 62 (d) 82
33. 33.After giving away 184 marbles, a boy has 247 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 421 (b) 63 (c) 431 (d) 441
34. 34.A farmer picks 558 mangoes on Monday and 195 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 753 (b) 373 (c) 353 (d) 363
35. 35.A farmer picks 405 mangoes on Monday and 293 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 102 (b) 122 (c) 112 (d) 698
36. 36.After giving away 67 marbles, a boy has 225 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 158 (b) 282 (c) 292 (d) 302
37. 37.After giving away 53 marbles, a boy has 199 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 262 (b) 242 (c) 146 (d) 252
38. 38.A train has 392 passengers. At a station, 332 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 70 (b) 50 (c) 60 (d) 724
39. 39.After giving away 22 marbles, a boy has 50 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 28 (b) 62 (c) 82 (d) 72
40. 40.A train has 361 passengers. At a station, 199 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 172 (b) 162 (c) 152 (d) 560

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