Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 782 · 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 farmer picks 265 mangoes on Monday and 100 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 175 (b) 365 (c) 155 (d) 165
2. 2.A train has 716 passengers. At a station, 240 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 466 (b) 956 (c) 476 (d) 486
3. 3.A school has 248 boys and 123 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 306 (b) 426 (c) 371 (d) 316
4. 4.A library has 307 books. It buys 211 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 96 (b) 528 (c) 508 (d) 518
5. 5.A farmer picks 214 mangoes on Monday and 185 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 29 (b) 39 (c) 19 (d) 399
6. 6.After giving away 157 marbles, a boy has 61 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 208 (b) 218 (c) 228 (d) 219
7. 7.A train has 300 passengers. At a station, 113 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 197 (b) 187 (c) 177 (d) 413
8. 8.A train has 391 passengers. At a station, 149 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 540 (b) 242 (c) 252 (d) 232
9. 9.A train has 506 passengers. At a station, 451 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 65 (b) 957 (c) 45 (d) 55
10. 10.A library has 439 books. It buys 332 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 107 (b) 761 (c) 771 (d) 781
11. 11.A farmer picks 558 mangoes on Monday and 438 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 130 (b) 110 (c) 996 (d) 120
12. 12.A school has 130 boys and 141 girls. 72 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 271 (b) 189 (c) 199 (d) 343
13. 13.A library has 400 books. It buys 138 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 262 (b) 528 (c) 548 (d) 538
14. 14.After giving away 144 marbles, a boy has 21 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 165 (b) 166 (c) 175 (d) 155
15. 15.A train has 385 passengers. At a station, 190 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 195 (b) 185 (c) 205 (d) 575
16. 16.A school has 101 boys and 202 girls. 90 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 213 (b) 203 (c) 393 (d) 303
17. 17.A farmer picks 551 mangoes on Monday and 202 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 359 (b) 339 (c) 349 (d) 753
18. 18.A school has 273 boys and 154 girls. 122 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 549 (b) 427 (c) 305 (d) 295
19. 19.A farmer picks 272 mangoes on Monday and 126 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 136 (b) 156 (c) 146 (d) 398
20. 20.A library has 251 books. It buys 323 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 564 (b) 584 (c) 674 (d) 574
21. 21.A library has 139 books. It buys 330 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 479 (b) 569 (c) 469 (d) 459
22. 22.A school has 259 boys and 256 girls. 132 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 383 (b) 515 (c) 647 (d) 373
23. 23.A train has 527 passengers. At a station, 251 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 778 (b) 266 (c) 286 (d) 276
24. 24.A school has 213 boys and 208 girls. 113 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 298 (b) 421 (c) 308 (d) 534
25. 25.After giving away 48 marbles, a boy has 111 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 63 (b) 159 (c) 169 (d) 149
26. 26.A farmer picks 403 mangoes on Monday and 223 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 190 (b) 180 (c) 170 (d) 626
27. 27.A library has 433 books. It buys 160 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 273 (b) 583 (c) 593 (d) 603
28. 28.A library has 255 books. It buys 117 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 382 (b) 362 (c) 372 (d) 138
29. 29.After giving away 36 marbles, a boy has 284 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 330 (b) 248 (c) 320 (d) 310
30. 30.After giving away 42 marbles, a boy has 265 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 317 (b) 297 (c) 223 (d) 307
31. 31.A train has 762 passengers. At a station, 368 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 394 (b) 1130 (c) 404 (d) 384
32. 32.A library has 379 books. It buys 190 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 189 (b) 559 (c) 579 (d) 569
33. 33.A train has 492 passengers. At a station, 326 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 818 (b) 156 (c) 166 (d) 176
34. 34.A train has 416 passengers. At a station, 126 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 542 (b) 290 (c) 280 (d) 300
35. 35.A farmer picks 316 mangoes on Monday and 170 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 146 (b) 486 (c) 156 (d) 136
36. 36.A train has 488 passengers. At a station, 348 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 130 (b) 140 (c) 836 (d) 150
37. 37.A train has 640 passengers. At a station, 423 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 207 (b) 217 (c) 1063 (d) 227
38. 38.A farmer picks 369 mangoes on Monday and 326 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 695 (b) 53 (c) 43 (d) 33
39. 39.A train has 396 passengers. At a station, 166 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 240 (b) 562 (c) 230 (d) 220
40. 40.A farmer picks 476 mangoes on Monday and 286 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 180 (b) 200 (c) 762 (d) 190

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