Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 77 · 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 298 boys and 115 girls. 149 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 254 (b) 413 (c) 264 (d) 562
2. 2.A farmer picks 536 mangoes on Monday and 301 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 235 (b) 225 (c) 837 (d) 245
3. 3.A farmer picks 430 mangoes on Monday and 264 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 694 (b) 166 (c) 156 (d) 176
4. 4.After giving away 81 marbles, a boy has 235 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 316 (b) 326 (c) 154 (d) 306
5. 5.A train has 448 passengers. At a station, 309 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 149 (b) 129 (c) 757 (d) 139
6. 6.A farmer picks 539 mangoes on Monday and 323 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 226 (b) 216 (c) 206 (d) 862
7. 7.After giving away 142 marbles, a boy has 52 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 195 (b) 204 (c) 194 (d) 184
8. 8.A school has 232 boys and 108 girls. 84 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 424 (b) 256 (c) 340 (d) 246
9. 9.A train has 351 passengers. At a station, 208 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 559 (b) 143 (c) 133 (d) 153
10. 10.A farmer picks 424 mangoes on Monday and 166 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 268 (b) 248 (c) 590 (d) 258
11. 11.A farmer picks 433 mangoes on Monday and 156 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 589 (b) 267 (c) 277 (d) 287
12. 12.A school has 123 boys and 193 girls. 140 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 316 (b) 166 (c) 456 (d) 176
13. 13.A train has 597 passengers. At a station, 205 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 402 (b) 382 (c) 802 (d) 392
14. 14.A farmer picks 483 mangoes on Monday and 189 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 304 (b) 284 (c) 294 (d) 672
15. 15.A school has 198 boys and 165 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 432 (b) 363 (c) 284 (d) 294
16. 16.A library has 436 books. It buys 138 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 584 (b) 564 (c) 298 (d) 574
17. 17.A farmer picks 553 mangoes on Monday and 128 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 681 (b) 425 (c) 415 (d) 435
18. 18.A library has 217 books. It buys 311 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 518 (b) 528 (c) 628 (d) 538
19. 19.A train has 651 passengers. At a station, 509 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 132 (b) 142 (c) 1160 (d) 152
20. 20.A library has 228 books. It buys 328 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 556 (b) 656 (c) 566 (d) 546
21. 21.A library has 120 books. It buys 134 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 244 (b) 354 (c) 254 (d) 264
22. 22.After giving away 78 marbles, a boy has 266 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 334 (b) 344 (c) 354 (d) 188
23. 23.A train has 474 passengers. At a station, 195 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 289 (b) 669 (c) 279 (d) 269
24. 24.A school has 234 boys and 245 girls. 94 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 573 (b) 385 (c) 375 (d) 479
25. 25.A library has 348 books. It buys 168 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 180 (b) 516 (c) 526 (d) 506
26. 26.After giving away 88 marbles, a boy has 175 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 253 (b) 273 (c) 87 (d) 263
27. 27.A farmer picks 439 mangoes on Monday and 338 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 91 (b) 777 (c) 111 (d) 101
28. 28.A train has 744 passengers. At a station, 362 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1106 (b) 372 (c) 382 (d) 392
29. 29.A farmer picks 423 mangoes on Monday and 189 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 612 (b) 224 (c) 244 (d) 234
30. 30.A library has 166 books. It buys 56 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 212 (b) 222 (c) 232 (d) 110
31. 31.A school has 299 boys and 100 girls. 127 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 262 (b) 272 (c) 399 (d) 526
32. 32.After giving away 199 marbles, a boy has 147 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 346 (b) 336 (c) 356 (d) 347
33. 33.A library has 322 books. It buys 88 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 234 (b) 410 (c) 400 (d) 420
34. 34.A library has 281 books. It buys 86 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 195 (b) 357 (c) 367 (d) 377
35. 35.A library has 180 books. It buys 110 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 300 (b) 280 (c) 290 (d) 70
36. 36.A school has 262 boys and 138 girls. 104 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 286 (b) 504 (c) 296 (d) 400
37. 37.A train has 734 passengers. At a station, 115 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 609 (b) 629 (c) 619 (d) 849
38. 38.A farmer picks 352 mangoes on Monday and 155 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 197 (b) 187 (c) 207 (d) 507
39. 39.A library has 470 books. It buys 88 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 568 (b) 548 (c) 558 (d) 382
40. 40.A library has 345 books. It buys 149 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 484 (b) 196 (c) 504 (d) 494

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