Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 762 · 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 118 boys and 154 girls. 66 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 272 (b) 338 (c) 196 (d) 206
2. 2.After giving away 189 marbles, a boy has 102 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 292 (b) 301 (c) 291 (d) 281
3. 3.A school has 214 boys and 242 girls. 130 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 586 (b) 456 (c) 326 (d) 316
4. 4.A train has 648 passengers. At a station, 534 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1182 (b) 124 (c) 114 (d) 104
5. 5.A farmer picks 534 mangoes on Monday and 473 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 1007 (b) 71 (c) 51 (d) 61
6. 6.After giving away 44 marbles, a boy has 256 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 290 (b) 212 (c) 310 (d) 300
7. 7.A school has 111 boys and 149 girls. 72 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 260 (b) 188 (c) 332 (d) 178
8. 8.A train has 727 passengers. At a station, 324 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 393 (b) 1051 (c) 413 (d) 403
9. 9.A farmer picks 271 mangoes on Monday and 164 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 435 (b) 117 (c) 97 (d) 107
10. 10.A library has 264 books. It buys 252 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 516 (b) 12 (c) 506 (d) 526
11. 11.A library has 189 books. It buys 325 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 514 (b) 524 (c) 614 (d) 504
12. 12.A train has 494 passengers. At a station, 418 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 912 (b) 86 (c) 76 (d) 66
13. 13.A farmer picks 345 mangoes on Monday and 117 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 238 (b) 218 (c) 228 (d) 462
14. 14.A school has 113 boys and 265 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 315 (b) 378 (c) 431 (d) 325
15. 15.A farmer picks 298 mangoes on Monday and 261 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 47 (b) 559 (c) 27 (d) 37
16. 16.A farmer picks 379 mangoes on Monday and 153 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 216 (b) 226 (c) 236 (d) 532
17. 17.A farmer picks 256 mangoes on Monday and 219 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 47 (b) 27 (c) 475 (d) 37
18. 18.A farmer picks 355 mangoes on Monday and 271 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 74 (b) 84 (c) 94 (d) 626
19. 19.A school has 295 boys and 211 girls. 51 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 445 (b) 455 (c) 557 (d) 506
20. 20.A library has 377 books. It buys 162 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 549 (b) 539 (c) 215 (d) 529
21. 21.A train has 602 passengers. At a station, 448 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 144 (b) 1050 (c) 164 (d) 154
22. 22.A library has 387 books. It buys 260 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 127 (b) 657 (c) 637 (d) 647
23. 23.A farmer picks 396 mangoes on Monday and 186 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 220 (b) 200 (c) 582 (d) 210
24. 24.After giving away 83 marbles, a boy has 46 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 129 (b) 139 (c) 119 (d) 130
25. 25.A farmer picks 574 mangoes on Monday and 289 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 285 (b) 863 (c) 275 (d) 295
26. 26.A train has 586 passengers. At a station, 170 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 756 (b) 426 (c) 406 (d) 416
27. 27.A school has 155 boys and 149 girls. 103 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 407 (b) 201 (c) 191 (d) 304
28. 28.A train has 693 passengers. At a station, 101 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 794 (b) 602 (c) 582 (d) 592
29. 29.A library has 409 books. It buys 268 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 667 (b) 677 (c) 141 (d) 687
30. 30.A library has 360 books. It buys 243 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 613 (b) 593 (c) 603 (d) 117
31. 31.A library has 344 books. It buys 269 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 75 (b) 623 (c) 603 (d) 613
32. 32.A train has 776 passengers. At a station, 289 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 487 (b) 1065 (c) 497 (d) 477
33. 33.After giving away 102 marbles, a boy has 76 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 178 (b) 168 (c) 188 (d) 179
34. 34.A library has 440 books. It buys 262 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 712 (b) 702 (c) 692 (d) 178
35. 35.After giving away 185 marbles, a boy has 220 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 405 (b) 415 (c) 35 (d) 395
36. 36.A school has 245 boys and 224 girls. 65 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 469 (b) 394 (c) 534 (d) 404
37. 37.A farmer picks 552 mangoes on Monday and 276 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 276 (b) 286 (c) 828 (d) 266
38. 38.After giving away 75 marbles, a boy has 66 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 142 (b) 151 (c) 131 (d) 141
39. 39.A farmer picks 269 mangoes on Monday and 104 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 373 (b) 165 (c) 155 (d) 175
40. 40.A library has 460 books. It buys 59 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 529 (b) 509 (c) 519 (d) 401

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