Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 82 · 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 547 mangoes on Monday and 514 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 43 (b) 1061 (c) 23 (d) 33
2. 2.A farmer picks 579 mangoes on Monday and 315 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 274 (b) 254 (c) 894 (d) 264
3. 3.A train has 590 passengers. At a station, 297 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 283 (b) 293 (c) 303 (d) 887
4. 4.A library has 333 books. It buys 98 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 441 (b) 235 (c) 421 (d) 431
5. 5.After giving away 166 marbles, a boy has 237 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 403 (b) 413 (c) 71 (d) 393
6. 6.A train has 635 passengers. At a station, 503 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 132 (b) 1138 (c) 122 (d) 142
7. 7.A train has 690 passengers. At a station, 602 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 78 (b) 88 (c) 98 (d) 1292
8. 8.A farmer picks 204 mangoes on Monday and 173 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 21 (b) 377 (c) 41 (d) 31
9. 9.A school has 296 boys and 288 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 646 (b) 584 (c) 512 (d) 522
10. 10.After giving away 152 marbles, a boy has 198 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 350 (b) 46 (c) 360 (d) 340
11. 11.A farmer picks 372 mangoes on Monday and 129 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 243 (b) 233 (c) 501 (d) 253
12. 12.A library has 242 books. It buys 306 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 548 (b) 648 (c) 558 (d) 538
13. 13.After giving away 71 marbles, a boy has 97 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 178 (b) 26 (c) 158 (d) 168
14. 14.A train has 377 passengers. At a station, 146 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 523 (b) 221 (c) 231 (d) 241
15. 15.After giving away 160 marbles, a boy has 82 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 232 (b) 243 (c) 242 (d) 252
16. 16.A library has 438 books. It buys 340 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 768 (b) 98 (c) 778 (d) 788
17. 17.A school has 132 boys and 216 girls. 116 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 348 (b) 222 (c) 464 (d) 232
18. 18.A school has 223 boys and 113 girls. 85 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 241 (b) 421 (c) 251 (d) 336
19. 19.After giving away 197 marbles, a boy has 287 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 90 (b) 474 (c) 484 (d) 494
20. 20.A train has 385 passengers. At a station, 311 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 64 (b) 84 (c) 74 (d) 696
21. 21.A train has 788 passengers. At a station, 478 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 300 (b) 320 (c) 310 (d) 1266
22. 22.A farmer picks 233 mangoes on Monday and 163 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 396 (b) 60 (c) 80 (d) 70
23. 23.A farmer picks 210 mangoes on Monday and 127 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 93 (b) 337 (c) 73 (d) 83
24. 24.A train has 697 passengers. At a station, 453 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 254 (b) 244 (c) 1150 (d) 234
25. 25.A library has 297 books. It buys 81 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 378 (b) 368 (c) 388 (d) 216
26. 26.A train has 688 passengers. At a station, 180 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 868 (b) 498 (c) 508 (d) 518
27. 27.A library has 274 books. It buys 137 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 421 (b) 411 (c) 137 (d) 401
28. 28.A library has 433 books. It buys 143 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 290 (b) 576 (c) 586 (d) 566
29. 29.A school has 243 boys and 183 girls. 70 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 496 (b) 346 (c) 426 (d) 356
30. 30.After giving away 27 marbles, a boy has 80 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 53 (b) 117 (c) 97 (d) 107
31. 31.A library has 383 books. It buys 92 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 475 (b) 465 (c) 291 (d) 485
32. 32.A school has 149 boys and 136 girls. 102 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 183 (b) 387 (c) 285 (d) 173
33. 33.After giving away 181 marbles, a boy has 161 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 332 (b) 352 (c) 343 (d) 342
34. 34.A train has 432 passengers. At a station, 210 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 642 (b) 222 (c) 232 (d) 212
35. 35.A train has 380 passengers. At a station, 214 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 594 (b) 156 (c) 176 (d) 166
36. 36.A train has 751 passengers. At a station, 541 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 210 (b) 200 (c) 220 (d) 1292
37. 37.A library has 379 books. It buys 82 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 451 (b) 461 (c) 297 (d) 471
38. 38.A train has 453 passengers. At a station, 384 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 837 (b) 79 (c) 59 (d) 69
39. 39.A train has 425 passengers. At a station, 149 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 286 (b) 574 (c) 266 (d) 276
40. 40.A school has 185 boys and 248 girls. 114 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 547 (b) 433 (c) 309 (d) 319

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