Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 734 · 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 218 mangoes on Monday and 160 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 58 (b) 378 (c) 68 (d) 48
2. 2.After giving away 69 marbles, a boy has 74 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 153 (b) 133 (c) 5 (d) 143
3. 3.A school has 244 boys and 143 girls. 124 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 511 (b) 263 (c) 387 (d) 253
4. 4.A train has 364 passengers. At a station, 115 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 259 (b) 249 (c) 239 (d) 479
5. 5.A school has 187 boys and 146 girls. 57 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 390 (b) 266 (c) 276 (d) 333
6. 6.After giving away 37 marbles, a boy has 274 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 311 (b) 237 (c) 321 (d) 301
7. 7.A library has 294 books. It buys 148 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 452 (b) 146 (c) 432 (d) 442
8. 8.A farmer picks 491 mangoes on Monday and 418 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 63 (b) 909 (c) 83 (d) 73
9. 9.After giving away 195 marbles, a boy has 203 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 388 (b) 8 (c) 408 (d) 398
10. 10.A farmer picks 299 mangoes on Monday and 111 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 198 (b) 410 (c) 178 (d) 188
11. 11.A train has 335 passengers. At a station, 140 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 205 (b) 185 (c) 475 (d) 195
12. 12.After giving away 111 marbles, a boy has 86 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 198 (b) 207 (c) 197 (d) 187
13. 13.A library has 370 books. It buys 142 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 502 (b) 228 (c) 522 (d) 512
14. 14.A school has 105 boys and 153 girls. 60 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 318 (b) 258 (c) 188 (d) 198
15. 15.A farmer picks 223 mangoes on Monday and 199 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 34 (b) 422 (c) 14 (d) 24
16. 16.A library has 154 books. It buys 169 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 313 (b) 423 (c) 323 (d) 333
17. 17.A school has 279 boys and 206 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 485 (b) 547 (c) 423 (d) 413
18. 18.A library has 344 books. It buys 252 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 92 (b) 586 (c) 606 (d) 596
19. 19.A train has 549 passengers. At a station, 132 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 417 (b) 427 (c) 681 (d) 407
20. 20.A farmer picks 259 mangoes on Monday and 173 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 76 (b) 96 (c) 432 (d) 86
21. 21.A train has 360 passengers. At a station, 150 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 510 (b) 220 (c) 200 (d) 210
22. 22.After giving away 20 marbles, a boy has 199 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 179 (b) 209 (c) 219 (d) 229
23. 23.After giving away 71 marbles, a boy has 155 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 84 (b) 216 (c) 236 (d) 226
24. 24.A farmer picks 475 mangoes on Monday and 360 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 105 (b) 125 (c) 115 (d) 835
25. 25.A train has 717 passengers. At a station, 510 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1227 (b) 217 (c) 197 (d) 207
26. 26.A library has 303 books. It buys 67 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 236 (b) 360 (c) 370 (d) 380
27. 27.A school has 219 boys and 209 girls. 115 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 303 (b) 543 (c) 428 (d) 313
28. 28.A train has 497 passengers. At a station, 301 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 186 (b) 206 (c) 798 (d) 196
29. 29.A library has 353 books. It buys 175 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 178 (b) 528 (c) 538 (d) 518
30. 30.A school has 100 boys and 147 girls. 79 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 326 (b) 158 (c) 247 (d) 168
31. 31.A farmer picks 494 mangoes on Monday and 264 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 220 (b) 758 (c) 240 (d) 230
32. 32.A train has 542 passengers. At a station, 172 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 714 (b) 360 (c) 370 (d) 380
33. 33.A train has 720 passengers. At a station, 330 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 390 (b) 380 (c) 1050 (d) 400
34. 34.A school has 199 boys and 106 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 305 (b) 242 (c) 358 (d) 252
35. 35.A school has 130 boys and 144 girls. 111 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 385 (b) 163 (c) 153 (d) 274
36. 36.A school has 218 boys and 196 girls. 63 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 477 (b) 351 (c) 341 (d) 414
37. 37.A library has 333 books. It buys 315 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 658 (b) 18 (c) 648 (d) 638
38. 38.A train has 332 passengers. At a station, 237 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 105 (b) 95 (c) 85 (d) 569
39. 39.A library has 156 books. It buys 143 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 289 (b) 299 (c) 13 (d) 309
40. 40.A farmer picks 447 mangoes on Monday and 188 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 635 (b) 269 (c) 249 (d) 259

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