Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 798 · 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 304 mangoes on Monday and 247 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 47 (b) 67 (c) 57 (d) 551
2. 2.After giving away 153 marbles, a boy has 264 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 407 (b) 111 (c) 427 (d) 417
3. 3.A library has 400 books. It buys 334 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 724 (b) 744 (c) 734 (d) 66
4. 4.A school has 154 boys and 272 girls. 94 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 322 (b) 520 (c) 332 (d) 426
5. 5.A train has 796 passengers. At a station, 683 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 103 (b) 113 (c) 123 (d) 1479
6. 6.A school has 272 boys and 115 girls. 124 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 511 (b) 253 (c) 387 (d) 263
7. 7.After giving away 178 marbles, a boy has 127 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 295 (b) 315 (c) 305 (d) 306
8. 8.A train has 522 passengers. At a station, 210 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 732 (b) 302 (c) 312 (d) 322
9. 9.A library has 220 books. It buys 328 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 648 (b) 538 (c) 548 (d) 558
10. 10.A train has 514 passengers. At a station, 246 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 278 (b) 258 (c) 268 (d) 760
11. 11.A farmer picks 278 mangoes on Monday and 239 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 39 (b) 29 (c) 49 (d) 517
12. 12.A school has 164 boys and 295 girls. 87 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 546 (b) 372 (c) 459 (d) 362
13. 13.A train has 478 passengers. At a station, 111 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 357 (b) 367 (c) 377 (d) 589
14. 14.After giving away 69 marbles, a boy has 281 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 350 (b) 360 (c) 340 (d) 212
15. 15.After giving away 81 marbles, a boy has 215 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 134 (b) 296 (c) 286 (d) 306
16. 16.A library has 465 books. It buys 156 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 309 (b) 621 (c) 611 (d) 631
17. 17.A library has 353 books. It buys 269 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 84 (b) 622 (c) 612 (d) 632
18. 18.A school has 158 boys and 248 girls. 93 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 499 (b) 303 (c) 406 (d) 313
19. 19.A school has 170 boys and 172 girls. 100 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 232 (b) 342 (c) 442 (d) 242
20. 20.A library has 447 books. It buys 252 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 689 (b) 699 (c) 709 (d) 195
21. 21.A library has 187 books. It buys 219 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 416 (b) 396 (c) 506 (d) 406
22. 22.A farmer picks 232 mangoes on Monday and 118 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 350 (b) 114 (c) 124 (d) 104
23. 23.After giving away 139 marbles, a boy has 130 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 270 (b) 259 (c) 279 (d) 269
24. 24.A farmer picks 386 mangoes on Monday and 343 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 53 (b) 33 (c) 43 (d) 729
25. 25.A school has 279 boys and 181 girls. 123 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 337 (b) 327 (c) 460 (d) 583
26. 26.A train has 715 passengers. At a station, 558 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1273 (b) 147 (c) 167 (d) 157
27. 27.After giving away 79 marbles, a boy has 177 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 98 (b) 266 (c) 256 (d) 246
28. 28.After giving away 123 marbles, a boy has 87 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 210 (b) 220 (c) 211 (d) 200
29. 29.After giving away 125 marbles, a boy has 131 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 6 (b) 246 (c) 266 (d) 256
30. 30.A train has 570 passengers. At a station, 209 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 361 (b) 351 (c) 371 (d) 779
31. 31.After giving away 119 marbles, a boy has 226 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 345 (b) 335 (c) 107 (d) 355
32. 32.A library has 274 books. It buys 118 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 382 (b) 392 (c) 156 (d) 402
33. 33.A train has 769 passengers. At a station, 620 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 159 (b) 139 (c) 149 (d) 1389
34. 34.A library has 131 books. It buys 258 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 489 (b) 389 (c) 379 (d) 399
35. 35.A library has 189 books. It buys 291 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 580 (b) 480 (c) 490 (d) 470
36. 36.After giving away 79 marbles, a boy has 167 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 88 (b) 236 (c) 246 (d) 256
37. 37.A school has 212 boys and 260 girls. 146 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 316 (b) 618 (c) 326 (d) 472
38. 38.A train has 726 passengers. At a station, 267 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 459 (b) 993 (c) 449 (d) 469
39. 39.A school has 226 boys and 132 girls. 118 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 240 (b) 358 (c) 230 (d) 476
40. 40.A library has 309 books. It buys 54 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 255 (b) 363 (c) 353 (d) 373

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