Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 81 · 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 248 boys and 146 girls. 99 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 285 (b) 295 (c) 394 (d) 493
2. 2.A farmer picks 318 mangoes on Monday and 149 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 169 (b) 467 (c) 159 (d) 179
3. 3.A school has 271 boys and 142 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 352 (b) 413 (c) 474 (d) 342
4. 4.A train has 430 passengers. At a station, 286 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 144 (b) 134 (c) 716 (d) 154
5. 5.A farmer picks 404 mangoes on Monday and 306 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 108 (b) 88 (c) 710 (d) 98
6. 6.A farmer picks 556 mangoes on Monday and 364 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 192 (b) 920 (c) 202 (d) 182
7. 7.A farmer picks 249 mangoes on Monday and 185 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 64 (b) 434 (c) 54 (d) 74
8. 8.A school has 205 boys and 136 girls. 137 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 204 (b) 194 (c) 478 (d) 341
9. 9.A library has 272 books. It buys 84 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 188 (b) 366 (c) 356 (d) 346
10. 10.A school has 258 boys and 219 girls. 80 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 397 (b) 387 (c) 477 (d) 557
11. 11.After giving away 100 marbles, a boy has 256 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 156 (b) 366 (c) 356 (d) 346
12. 12.A train has 625 passengers. At a station, 383 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 242 (b) 232 (c) 252 (d) 1008
13. 13.A library has 448 books. It buys 142 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 600 (b) 580 (c) 306 (d) 590
14. 14.A library has 161 books. It buys 120 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 271 (b) 291 (c) 41 (d) 281
15. 15.A library has 180 books. It buys 272 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 462 (b) 442 (c) 452 (d) 552
16. 16.A train has 557 passengers. At a station, 314 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 871 (b) 253 (c) 243 (d) 233
17. 17.A library has 134 books. It buys 120 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 14 (b) 264 (c) 244 (d) 254
18. 18.A school has 270 boys and 220 girls. 68 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 490 (b) 412 (c) 422 (d) 558
19. 19.A library has 430 books. It buys 168 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 588 (b) 608 (c) 262 (d) 598
20. 20.A school has 137 boys and 175 girls. 97 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 215 (b) 409 (c) 312 (d) 205
21. 21.A farmer picks 409 mangoes on Monday and 342 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 751 (b) 77 (c) 57 (d) 67
22. 22.A farmer picks 490 mangoes on Monday and 309 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 171 (b) 181 (c) 191 (d) 799
23. 23.A train has 659 passengers. At a station, 220 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 879 (b) 439 (c) 449 (d) 429
24. 24.After giving away 83 marbles, a boy has 81 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 164 (b) 174 (c) 154 (d) 165
25. 25.After giving away 41 marbles, a boy has 79 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 130 (b) 38 (c) 110 (d) 120
26. 26.A library has 344 books. It buys 108 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 442 (b) 462 (c) 236 (d) 452
27. 27.A farmer picks 594 mangoes on Monday and 567 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 27 (b) 17 (c) 37 (d) 1161
28. 28.A library has 160 books. It buys 155 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 5 (b) 325 (c) 305 (d) 315
29. 29.After giving away 179 marbles, a boy has 162 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 342 (b) 341 (c) 331 (d) 351
30. 30.A school has 131 boys and 123 girls. 144 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 254 (b) 398 (c) 110 (d) 100
31. 31.A train has 595 passengers. At a station, 140 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 455 (b) 735 (c) 445 (d) 465
32. 32.A farmer picks 301 mangoes on Monday and 121 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 170 (b) 190 (c) 422 (d) 180
33. 33.A train has 328 passengers. At a station, 184 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 134 (b) 144 (c) 154 (d) 512
34. 34.A train has 370 passengers. At a station, 260 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 120 (b) 100 (c) 630 (d) 110
35. 35.A farmer picks 358 mangoes on Monday and 117 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 251 (b) 241 (c) 231 (d) 475
36. 36.A train has 662 passengers. At a station, 199 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 453 (b) 861 (c) 473 (d) 463
37. 37.After giving away 63 marbles, a boy has 215 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 152 (b) 288 (c) 268 (d) 278
38. 38.A train has 659 passengers. At a station, 242 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 427 (b) 901 (c) 407 (d) 417
39. 39.A farmer picks 316 mangoes on Monday and 174 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 152 (b) 490 (c) 132 (d) 142
40. 40.After giving away 122 marbles, a boy has 175 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 287 (b) 297 (c) 53 (d) 307

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