Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 765 · 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 140 boys and 225 girls. 66 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 365 (b) 431 (c) 289 (d) 299
2. 2.A farmer picks 337 mangoes on Monday and 275 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 62 (b) 72 (c) 612 (d) 52
3. 3.A farmer picks 389 mangoes on Monday and 144 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 235 (b) 255 (c) 533 (d) 245
4. 4.A train has 785 passengers. At a station, 509 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1294 (b) 276 (c) 286 (d) 266
5. 5.A farmer picks 346 mangoes on Monday and 127 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 209 (b) 473 (c) 229 (d) 219
6. 6.A train has 647 passengers. At a station, 567 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 70 (b) 1214 (c) 90 (d) 80
7. 7.A school has 242 boys and 235 girls. 77 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 390 (b) 554 (c) 477 (d) 400
8. 8.A train has 312 passengers. At a station, 130 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 182 (b) 192 (c) 172 (d) 442
9. 9.A train has 400 passengers. At a station, 243 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 167 (b) 157 (c) 643 (d) 147
10. 10.A school has 123 boys and 223 girls. 110 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 236 (b) 346 (c) 226 (d) 456
11. 11.A school has 112 boys and 104 girls. 51 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 267 (b) 155 (c) 165 (d) 216
12. 12.A library has 127 books. It buys 200 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 337 (b) 317 (c) 427 (d) 327
13. 13.After giving away 139 marbles, a boy has 241 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 390 (b) 370 (c) 102 (d) 380
14. 14.A farmer picks 544 mangoes on Monday and 411 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 143 (b) 123 (c) 955 (d) 133
15. 15.A library has 476 books. It buys 306 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 170 (b) 782 (c) 792 (d) 772
16. 16.A school has 234 boys and 272 girls. 146 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 652 (b) 506 (c) 350 (d) 360
17. 17.A library has 152 books. It buys 193 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 445 (b) 355 (c) 335 (d) 345
18. 18.A school has 105 boys and 195 girls. 96 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 204 (b) 194 (c) 300 (d) 396
19. 19.A train has 367 passengers. At a station, 151 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 518 (b) 226 (c) 216 (d) 206
20. 20.A farmer picks 431 mangoes on Monday and 346 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 85 (b) 95 (c) 777 (d) 75
21. 21.After giving away 135 marbles, a boy has 174 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 319 (b) 299 (c) 309 (d) 39
22. 22.A school has 116 boys and 104 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 141 (b) 151 (c) 220 (d) 289
23. 23.A school has 139 boys and 178 girls. 67 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 250 (b) 240 (c) 317 (d) 384
24. 24.A library has 370 books. It buys 181 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 189 (b) 551 (c) 541 (d) 561
25. 25.After giving away 142 marbles, a boy has 25 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 167 (b) 177 (c) 157 (d) 168
26. 26.A library has 452 books. It buys 207 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 245 (b) 659 (c) 669 (d) 649
27. 27.A school has 147 boys and 138 girls. 123 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 408 (b) 152 (c) 285 (d) 162
28. 28.A train has 421 passengers. At a station, 347 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 74 (b) 64 (c) 768 (d) 84
29. 29.A farmer picks 477 mangoes on Monday and 173 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 304 (b) 294 (c) 650 (d) 314
30. 30.A school has 298 boys and 142 girls. 88 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 342 (b) 440 (c) 352 (d) 528
31. 31.A school has 198 boys and 127 girls. 134 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 191 (b) 325 (c) 459 (d) 181
32. 32.A train has 782 passengers. At a station, 720 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 52 (b) 72 (c) 62 (d) 1502
33. 33.A library has 282 books. It buys 200 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 472 (b) 82 (c) 492 (d) 482
34. 34.A train has 520 passengers. At a station, 404 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 126 (b) 106 (c) 116 (d) 924
35. 35.A train has 683 passengers. At a station, 227 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 910 (b) 446 (c) 466 (d) 456
36. 36.A library has 360 books. It buys 170 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 520 (b) 540 (c) 190 (d) 530
37. 37.A library has 258 books. It buys 72 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 340 (b) 320 (c) 330 (d) 186
38. 38.A train has 536 passengers. At a station, 336 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 200 (b) 210 (c) 872 (d) 190
39. 39.A farmer picks 454 mangoes on Monday and 336 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 108 (b) 118 (c) 790 (d) 128
40. 40.A library has 356 books. It buys 319 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 37 (b) 665 (c) 685 (d) 675

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