Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 707 · 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 train has 774 passengers. At a station, 169 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 943 (b) 605 (c) 615 (d) 595
2. 2.A school has 106 boys and 289 girls. 74 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 321 (b) 311 (c) 395 (d) 469
3. 3.After giving away 130 marbles, a boy has 171 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 311 (b) 41 (c) 301 (d) 291
4. 4.A farmer picks 375 mangoes on Monday and 179 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 196 (b) 206 (c) 186 (d) 554
5. 5.A farmer picks 244 mangoes on Monday and 145 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 109 (b) 389 (c) 89 (d) 99
6. 6.A farmer picks 569 mangoes on Monday and 108 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 471 (b) 677 (c) 461 (d) 451
7. 7.A farmer picks 214 mangoes on Monday and 121 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 93 (b) 335 (c) 103 (d) 83
8. 8.A library has 181 books. It buys 256 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 447 (b) 427 (c) 537 (d) 437
9. 9.A train has 354 passengers. At a station, 209 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 145 (b) 155 (c) 135 (d) 563
10. 10.A train has 682 passengers. At a station, 171 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 521 (b) 501 (c) 853 (d) 511
11. 11.A school has 124 boys and 161 girls. 103 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 388 (b) 182 (c) 172 (d) 285
12. 12.A library has 146 books. It buys 251 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 387 (b) 407 (c) 497 (d) 397
13. 13.After giving away 197 marbles, a boy has 266 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 463 (b) 69 (c) 453 (d) 473
14. 14.A farmer picks 335 mangoes on Monday and 305 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) 40 (d) 640
15. 15.A farmer picks 509 mangoes on Monday and 256 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 263 (b) 765 (c) 243 (d) 253
16. 16.After giving away 149 marbles, a boy has 31 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 181 (b) 190 (c) 170 (d) 180
17. 17.A school has 138 boys and 174 girls. 139 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 451 (b) 163 (c) 173 (d) 312
18. 18.A library has 279 books. It buys 70 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 359 (b) 349 (c) 339 (d) 209
19. 19.A library has 272 books. It buys 302 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 574 (b) 584 (c) 674 (d) 564
20. 20.A farmer picks 217 mangoes on Monday and 101 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 126 (b) 318 (c) 116 (d) 106
21. 21.A library has 340 books. It buys 313 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 663 (b) 27 (c) 653 (d) 643
22. 22.A library has 459 books. It buys 222 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 671 (b) 681 (c) 691 (d) 237
23. 23.A library has 343 books. It buys 200 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 143 (b) 533 (c) 553 (d) 543
24. 24.A school has 163 boys and 261 girls. 76 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 424 (b) 500 (c) 348 (d) 338
25. 25.A school has 269 boys and 133 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 456 (b) 348 (c) 338 (d) 402
26. 26.A train has 621 passengers. At a station, 207 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 424 (b) 828 (c) 414 (d) 404
27. 27.A train has 799 passengers. At a station, 695 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 104 (b) 114 (c) 94 (d) 1494
28. 28.After giving away 68 marbles, a boy has 268 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 200 (b) 326 (c) 336 (d) 346
29. 29.A farmer picks 259 mangoes on Monday and 197 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 52 (b) 72 (c) 456 (d) 62
30. 30.A farmer picks 253 mangoes on Monday and 148 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 401 (b) 105 (c) 95 (d) 115
31. 31.A school has 125 boys and 266 girls. 64 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 391 (b) 317 (c) 327 (d) 455
32. 32.A farmer picks 212 mangoes on Monday and 139 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 83 (b) 351 (c) 63 (d) 73
33. 33.A train has 411 passengers. At a station, 211 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 200 (b) 190 (c) 210 (d) 622
34. 34.A library has 242 books. It buys 314 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 546 (b) 566 (c) 556 (d) 656
35. 35.A school has 139 boys and 126 girls. 132 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 133 (b) 265 (c) 397 (d) 123
36. 36.A library has 166 books. It buys 203 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 379 (b) 369 (c) 469 (d) 359
37. 37.After giving away 50 marbles, a boy has 212 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 262 (b) 162 (c) 252 (d) 272
38. 38.A school has 133 boys and 124 girls. 135 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 122 (b) 257 (c) 392 (d) 112
39. 39.After giving away 193 marbles, a boy has 31 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 225 (b) 224 (c) 214 (d) 234
40. 40.A library has 423 books. It buys 61 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 474 (b) 484 (c) 494 (d) 362

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