Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 764 · 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 167 boys and 186 girls. 141 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 212 (b) 353 (c) 494 (d) 202
2. 2.A school has 133 boys and 255 girls. 136 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 252 (b) 242 (c) 524 (d) 388
3. 3.A farmer picks 372 mangoes on Monday and 176 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 196 (b) 186 (c) 206 (d) 548
4. 4.A library has 313 books. It buys 310 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 613 (b) 633 (c) 623 (d) 3
5. 5.A train has 743 passengers. At a station, 583 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 150 (b) 1326 (c) 170 (d) 160
6. 6.After giving away 117 marbles, a boy has 80 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 197 (b) 207 (c) 198 (d) 187
7. 7.A train has 751 passengers. At a station, 369 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1120 (b) 392 (c) 372 (d) 382
8. 8.A farmer picks 236 mangoes on Monday and 134 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 112 (b) 92 (c) 370 (d) 102
9. 9.After giving away 76 marbles, a boy has 192 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 278 (b) 258 (c) 268 (d) 116
10. 10.A school has 233 boys and 200 girls. 129 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 294 (b) 304 (c) 433 (d) 562
11. 11.A train has 632 passengers. At a station, 294 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 348 (b) 328 (c) 926 (d) 338
12. 12.A farmer picks 263 mangoes on Monday and 180 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 73 (b) 443 (c) 93 (d) 83
13. 13.A farmer picks 402 mangoes on Monday and 163 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 249 (b) 239 (c) 565 (d) 229
14. 14.A school has 211 boys and 181 girls. 51 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 331 (b) 392 (c) 341 (d) 443
15. 15.A train has 487 passengers. At a station, 146 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 341 (b) 633 (c) 331 (d) 351
16. 16.A school has 200 boys and 294 girls. 119 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 613 (b) 494 (c) 365 (d) 375
17. 17.A school has 252 boys and 130 girls. 125 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 257 (b) 247 (c) 507 (d) 382
18. 18.A school has 134 boys and 127 girls. 85 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 346 (b) 166 (c) 176 (d) 261
19. 19.A school has 188 boys and 114 girls. 82 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 220 (b) 384 (c) 302 (d) 210
20. 20.A library has 353 books. It buys 54 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 417 (b) 407 (c) 299 (d) 397
21. 21.A school has 259 boys and 122 girls. 56 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 437 (b) 325 (c) 381 (d) 315
22. 22.A train has 433 passengers. At a station, 250 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 193 (b) 183 (c) 683 (d) 173
23. 23.A train has 647 passengers. At a station, 156 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 501 (b) 491 (c) 803 (d) 481
24. 24.A farmer picks 476 mangoes on Monday and 117 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 593 (b) 349 (c) 359 (d) 369
25. 25.A train has 781 passengers. At a station, 293 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 498 (b) 1074 (c) 478 (d) 488
26. 26.A farmer picks 590 mangoes on Monday and 314 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 286 (b) 266 (c) 276 (d) 904
27. 27.A library has 346 books. It buys 122 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 478 (b) 468 (c) 224 (d) 458
28. 28.A library has 190 books. It buys 213 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 393 (b) 503 (c) 403 (d) 413
29. 29.A library has 222 books. It buys 220 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 442 (b) 452 (c) 2 (d) 432
30. 30.A farmer picks 269 mangoes on Monday and 100 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 159 (b) 369 (c) 179 (d) 169
31. 31.A library has 416 books. It buys 173 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 589 (b) 579 (c) 599 (d) 243
32. 32.A library has 379 books. It buys 179 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 568 (b) 200 (c) 558 (d) 548
33. 33.A train has 487 passengers. At a station, 291 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 186 (b) 196 (c) 778 (d) 206
34. 34.After giving away 191 marbles, a boy has 26 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 217 (b) 207 (c) 227 (d) 218
35. 35.A library has 333 books. It buys 136 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 459 (b) 197 (c) 479 (d) 469
36. 36.A library has 177 books. It buys 212 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 489 (b) 399 (c) 379 (d) 389
37. 37.A train has 301 passengers. At a station, 169 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 122 (b) 142 (c) 132 (d) 470
38. 38.After giving away 71 marbles, a boy has 65 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 146 (b) 136 (c) 137 (d) 126
39. 39.A farmer picks 374 mangoes on Monday and 237 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 611 (b) 147 (c) 137 (d) 127
40. 40.A farmer picks 327 mangoes on Monday and 128 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 209 (b) 199 (c) 455 (d) 189

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