Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 746 · 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 school has 144 boys and 245 girls. 66 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 389 (b) 313 (c) 323 (d) 455
2. 2.A farmer picks 325 mangoes on Monday and 116 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 209 (b) 199 (c) 441 (d) 219
3. 3.After giving away 196 marbles, a boy has 122 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 328 (b) 308 (c) 318 (d) 319
4. 4.After giving away 155 marbles, a boy has 269 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 414 (b) 114 (c) 434 (d) 424
5. 5.A library has 317 books. It buys 217 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 100 (b) 524 (c) 544 (d) 534
6. 6.A train has 686 passengers. At a station, 590 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 86 (b) 1276 (c) 106 (d) 96
7. 7.A school has 189 boys and 267 girls. 60 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 456 (b) 396 (c) 516 (d) 386
8. 8.A farmer picks 258 mangoes on Monday and 147 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 405 (b) 111 (c) 121 (d) 101
9. 9.A school has 105 boys and 256 girls. 107 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 244 (b) 468 (c) 254 (d) 361
10. 10.A library has 193 books. It buys 273 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 476 (b) 466 (c) 456 (d) 566
11. 11.After giving away 117 marbles, a boy has 126 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 253 (b) 233 (c) 243 (d) 9
12. 12.A farmer picks 229 mangoes on Monday and 110 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 129 (b) 119 (c) 109 (d) 339
13. 13.A farmer picks 485 mangoes on Monday and 283 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 192 (b) 768 (c) 202 (d) 212
14. 14.A farmer picks 292 mangoes on Monday and 208 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 94 (b) 84 (c) 500 (d) 74
15. 15.A school has 125 boys and 249 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 310 (b) 428 (c) 374 (d) 320
16. 16.A farmer picks 457 mangoes on Monday and 263 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 184 (b) 720 (c) 194 (d) 204
17. 17.After giving away 188 marbles, a boy has 89 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 278 (b) 277 (c) 267 (d) 287
18. 18.A farmer picks 367 mangoes on Monday and 280 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 97 (b) 647 (c) 77 (d) 87
19. 19.A library has 230 books. It buys 197 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 417 (b) 437 (c) 33 (d) 427
20. 20.A library has 163 books. It buys 96 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 269 (b) 67 (c) 259 (d) 249
21. 21.A train has 413 passengers. At a station, 336 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 749 (b) 87 (c) 67 (d) 77
22. 22.A train has 484 passengers. At a station, 367 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 851 (b) 117 (c) 107 (d) 127
23. 23.A school has 132 boys and 119 girls. 56 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 251 (b) 185 (c) 307 (d) 195
24. 24.A library has 345 books. It buys 55 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 290 (b) 400 (c) 390 (d) 410
25. 25.A train has 470 passengers. At a station, 366 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 836 (b) 94 (c) 114 (d) 104
26. 26.A library has 204 books. It buys 150 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 344 (b) 354 (c) 364 (d) 54
27. 27.A train has 620 passengers. At a station, 551 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 59 (b) 79 (c) 69 (d) 1171
28. 28.A library has 413 books. It buys 259 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 154 (b) 662 (c) 682 (d) 672
29. 29.A school has 238 boys and 104 girls. 120 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 342 (b) 462 (c) 222 (d) 212
30. 30.After giving away 161 marbles, a boy has 27 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 178 (b) 198 (c) 189 (d) 188
31. 31.A train has 396 passengers. At a station, 139 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 267 (b) 247 (c) 257 (d) 535
32. 32.A library has 364 books. It buys 109 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 483 (b) 463 (c) 473 (d) 255
33. 33.A library has 148 books. It buys 153 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 401 (b) 291 (c) 311 (d) 301
34. 34.A library has 126 books. It buys 76 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 192 (b) 212 (c) 50 (d) 202
35. 35.A farmer picks 543 mangoes on Monday and 233 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 320 (b) 776 (c) 310 (d) 300
36. 36.A farmer picks 307 mangoes on Monday and 211 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 106 (b) 86 (c) 96 (d) 518
37. 37.A train has 443 passengers. At a station, 116 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 337 (b) 327 (c) 317 (d) 559
38. 38.A train has 326 passengers. At a station, 144 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 172 (b) 182 (c) 192 (d) 470
39. 39.A train has 409 passengers. At a station, 284 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 115 (b) 135 (c) 693 (d) 125
40. 40.A farmer picks 225 mangoes on Monday and 136 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 99 (b) 79 (c) 361 (d) 89

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