Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 822 · 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 242 mangoes on Monday and 142 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 110 (b) 384 (c) 90 (d) 100
2. 2.A school has 188 boys and 238 girls. 137 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 279 (b) 563 (c) 289 (d) 426
3. 3.A train has 397 passengers. At a station, 192 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 195 (b) 589 (c) 205 (d) 215
4. 4.A school has 138 boys and 207 girls. 58 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 345 (b) 277 (c) 287 (d) 403
5. 5.After giving away 150 marbles, a boy has 35 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 175 (b) 186 (c) 185 (d) 195
6. 6.A library has 256 books. It buys 269 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 625 (b) 535 (c) 515 (d) 525
7. 7.A library has 174 books. It buys 159 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 333 (b) 15 (c) 343 (d) 323
8. 8.A library has 124 books. It buys 115 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 229 (b) 239 (c) 249 (d) 9
9. 9.A school has 128 boys and 245 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 435 (b) 301 (c) 311 (d) 373
10. 10.A train has 778 passengers. At a station, 143 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 635 (b) 645 (c) 921 (d) 625
11. 11.After giving away 68 marbles, a boy has 40 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 118 (b) 98 (c) 109 (d) 108
12. 12.A train has 449 passengers. At a station, 300 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 159 (b) 139 (c) 149 (d) 749
13. 13.A library has 177 books. It buys 68 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 235 (b) 255 (c) 245 (d) 109
14. 14.After giving away 137 marbles, a boy has 180 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 43 (b) 307 (c) 317 (d) 327
15. 15.After giving away 122 marbles, a boy has 205 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 337 (b) 83 (c) 317 (d) 327
16. 16.A farmer picks 256 mangoes on Monday and 187 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 59 (b) 443 (c) 69 (d) 79
17. 17.A farmer picks 312 mangoes on Monday and 104 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 416 (b) 218 (c) 198 (d) 208
18. 18.A farmer picks 372 mangoes on Monday and 329 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 701 (b) 53 (c) 43 (d) 33
19. 19.A school has 210 boys and 120 girls. 140 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 330 (b) 180 (c) 470 (d) 190
20. 20.A train has 513 passengers. At a station, 455 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 48 (b) 68 (c) 968 (d) 58
21. 21.A train has 705 passengers. At a station, 180 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 515 (b) 885 (c) 525 (d) 535
22. 22.A library has 125 books. It buys 262 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 397 (b) 387 (c) 487 (d) 377
23. 23.A library has 196 books. It buys 258 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 454 (b) 554 (c) 444 (d) 464
24. 24.A library has 168 books. It buys 296 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 464 (b) 564 (c) 454 (d) 474
25. 25.A library has 156 books. It buys 202 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 348 (b) 458 (c) 368 (d) 358
26. 26.A train has 326 passengers. At a station, 157 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 179 (b) 169 (c) 159 (d) 483
27. 27.A train has 767 passengers. At a station, 128 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 649 (b) 639 (c) 629 (d) 895
28. 28.A train has 398 passengers. At a station, 246 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 644 (b) 142 (c) 162 (d) 152
29. 29.A library has 366 books. It buys 197 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 553 (b) 573 (c) 169 (d) 563
30. 30.A farmer picks 594 mangoes on Monday and 340 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 244 (b) 264 (c) 934 (d) 254
31. 31.After giving away 137 marbles, a boy has 48 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 175 (b) 186 (c) 185 (d) 195
32. 32.A train has 729 passengers. At a station, 517 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1246 (b) 212 (c) 202 (d) 222
33. 33.A train has 371 passengers. At a station, 187 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 174 (b) 558 (c) 194 (d) 184
34. 34.After giving away 130 marbles, a boy has 43 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 183 (b) 163 (c) 173 (d) 174
35. 35.A library has 460 books. It buys 119 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 589 (b) 341 (c) 579 (d) 569
36. 36.A train has 322 passengers. At a station, 215 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 537 (b) 117 (c) 107 (d) 97
37. 37.A library has 375 books. It buys 121 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 496 (b) 506 (c) 254 (d) 486
38. 38.A library has 145 books. It buys 108 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 37 (b) 243 (c) 263 (d) 253
39. 39.A train has 332 passengers. At a station, 145 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 177 (b) 197 (c) 187 (d) 477
40. 40.After giving away 63 marbles, a boy has 162 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 215 (b) 225 (c) 99 (d) 235

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