Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 735 · 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 458 mangoes on Monday and 378 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 70 (b) 80 (c) 90 (d) 836
2. 2.After giving away 108 marbles, a boy has 224 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 342 (b) 116 (c) 322 (d) 332
3. 3.A train has 398 passengers. At a station, 215 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 613 (b) 193 (c) 183 (d) 173
4. 4.A farmer picks 214 mangoes on Monday and 100 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 124 (b) 314 (c) 104 (d) 114
5. 5.A train has 677 passengers. At a station, 312 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 375 (b) 989 (c) 365 (d) 355
6. 6.A school has 143 boys and 108 girls. 111 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 140 (b) 362 (c) 251 (d) 130
7. 7.A train has 709 passengers. At a station, 333 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 386 (b) 376 (c) 366 (d) 1042
8. 8.A school has 191 boys and 245 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 371 (b) 381 (c) 491 (d) 436
9. 9.A library has 191 books. It buys 193 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 384 (b) 484 (c) 394 (d) 374
10. 10.A farmer picks 552 mangoes on Monday and 313 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 229 (b) 865 (c) 249 (d) 239
11. 11.After giving away 189 marbles, a boy has 186 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 375 (b) 376 (c) 365 (d) 385
12. 12.A train has 442 passengers. At a station, 123 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 329 (b) 319 (c) 565 (d) 309
13. 13.A library has 125 books. It buys 332 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 557 (b) 447 (c) 457 (d) 467
14. 14.After giving away 152 marbles, a boy has 268 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 420 (b) 410 (c) 116 (d) 430
15. 15.A train has 782 passengers. At a station, 170 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 602 (b) 622 (c) 612 (d) 952
16. 16.After giving away 116 marbles, a boy has 54 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 170 (b) 171 (c) 180 (d) 160
17. 17.After giving away 40 marbles, a boy has 267 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 227 (b) 297 (c) 307 (d) 317
18. 18.A farmer picks 312 mangoes on Monday and 201 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 513 (b) 111 (c) 121 (d) 101
19. 19.After giving away 171 marbles, a boy has 25 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 186 (b) 206 (c) 197 (d) 196
20. 20.After giving away 141 marbles, a boy has 26 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 177 (b) 168 (c) 167 (d) 157
21. 21.A train has 751 passengers. At a station, 149 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 592 (b) 900 (c) 602 (d) 612
22. 22.A library has 154 books. It buys 195 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 349 (b) 359 (c) 339 (d) 449
23. 23.A school has 201 boys and 195 girls. 88 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 484 (b) 298 (c) 308 (d) 396
24. 24.A school has 245 boys and 269 girls. 68 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 514 (b) 582 (c) 436 (d) 446
25. 25.A library has 224 books. It buys 260 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 494 (b) 474 (c) 484 (d) 584
26. 26.A farmer picks 301 mangoes on Monday and 208 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 83 (b) 93 (c) 103 (d) 509
27. 27.After giving away 84 marbles, a boy has 208 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 124 (b) 292 (c) 282 (d) 302
28. 28.A library has 178 books. It buys 111 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 299 (b) 289 (c) 279 (d) 67
29. 29.A farmer picks 567 mangoes on Monday and 163 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 404 (b) 730 (c) 414 (d) 394
30. 30.A library has 221 books. It buys 191 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 30 (b) 422 (c) 402 (d) 412
31. 31.After giving away 196 marbles, a boy has 258 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 444 (b) 464 (c) 454 (d) 62
32. 32.A school has 219 boys and 189 girls. 116 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 524 (b) 282 (c) 408 (d) 292
33. 33.A train has 791 passengers. At a station, 244 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 557 (b) 1035 (c) 537 (d) 547
34. 34.A farmer picks 342 mangoes on Monday and 205 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 147 (b) 127 (c) 137 (d) 547
35. 35.A train has 659 passengers. At a station, 335 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 324 (b) 314 (c) 994 (d) 334
36. 36.A school has 107 boys and 202 girls. 142 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 451 (b) 167 (c) 309 (d) 157
37. 37.A library has 218 books. It buys 298 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 616 (b) 526 (c) 506 (d) 516
38. 38.A library has 337 books. It buys 299 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 38 (b) 636 (c) 626 (d) 646
39. 39.A school has 150 boys and 114 girls. 56 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 320 (b) 198 (c) 208 (d) 264
40. 40.After giving away 68 marbles, a boy has 226 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 158 (b) 304 (c) 294 (d) 284

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