Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 868 · 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 583 mangoes on Monday and 354 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 219 (b) 239 (c) 229 (d) 937
2. 2.A library has 442 books. It buys 96 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 528 (b) 548 (c) 346 (d) 538
3. 3.A library has 384 books. It buys 335 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 719 (b) 709 (c) 729 (d) 49
4. 4.A train has 328 passengers. At a station, 209 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 119 (b) 109 (c) 129 (d) 537
5. 5.A library has 253 books. It buys 328 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 571 (b) 581 (c) 681 (d) 591
6. 6.A train has 338 passengers. At a station, 154 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 184 (b) 492 (c) 174 (d) 194
7. 7.A school has 137 boys and 288 girls. 85 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 425 (b) 340 (c) 510 (d) 330
8. 8.A school has 148 boys and 292 girls. 148 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 282 (b) 588 (c) 440 (d) 292
9. 9.A farmer picks 413 mangoes on Monday and 326 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 77 (b) 87 (c) 739 (d) 97
10. 10.A school has 103 boys and 202 girls. 103 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 408 (b) 305 (c) 202 (d) 192
11. 11.After giving away 24 marbles, a boy has 240 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 274 (b) 216 (c) 264 (d) 254
12. 12.A train has 591 passengers. At a station, 318 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 263 (b) 273 (c) 909 (d) 283
13. 13.After giving away 154 marbles, a boy has 224 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 388 (b) 70 (c) 378 (d) 368
14. 14.A farmer picks 209 mangoes on Monday and 173 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 46 (b) 26 (c) 382 (d) 36
15. 15.A school has 145 boys and 190 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 282 (b) 388 (c) 335 (d) 272
16. 16.A school has 277 boys and 159 girls. 124 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 560 (b) 302 (c) 312 (d) 436
17. 17.After giving away 127 marbles, a boy has 88 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 225 (b) 216 (c) 205 (d) 215
18. 18.After giving away 139 marbles, a boy has 99 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 239 (b) 238 (c) 248 (d) 228
19. 19.After giving away 30 marbles, a boy has 66 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 96 (b) 106 (c) 36 (d) 86
20. 20.A train has 654 passengers. At a station, 115 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 539 (b) 529 (c) 549 (d) 769
21. 21.A library has 214 books. It buys 63 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 277 (b) 287 (c) 151 (d) 267
22. 22.A school has 244 boys and 202 girls. 104 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 332 (b) 446 (c) 550 (d) 342
23. 23.A train has 427 passengers. At a station, 298 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 725 (b) 139 (c) 129 (d) 119
24. 24.A farmer picks 284 mangoes on Monday and 190 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 84 (b) 474 (c) 94 (d) 104
25. 25.A train has 455 passengers. At a station, 184 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 261 (b) 271 (c) 639 (d) 281
26. 26.After giving away 55 marbles, a boy has 146 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 211 (b) 191 (c) 201 (d) 91
27. 27.A library has 198 books. It buys 154 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 44 (b) 362 (c) 342 (d) 352
28. 28.A train has 605 passengers. At a station, 373 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 978 (b) 242 (c) 222 (d) 232
29. 29.A library has 241 books. It buys 172 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 69 (b) 423 (c) 403 (d) 413
30. 30.A train has 376 passengers. At a station, 321 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 45 (b) 65 (c) 55 (d) 697
31. 31.A train has 564 passengers. At a station, 475 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1039 (b) 99 (c) 89 (d) 79
32. 32.A school has 190 boys and 140 girls. 129 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 201 (b) 191 (c) 459 (d) 330
33. 33.A library has 267 books. It buys 169 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 426 (b) 446 (c) 98 (d) 436
34. 34.A library has 129 books. It buys 272 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 391 (b) 501 (c) 401 (d) 411
35. 35.A farmer picks 524 mangoes on Monday and 337 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 197 (b) 187 (c) 861 (d) 177
36. 36.A library has 213 books. It buys 177 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 380 (b) 390 (c) 36 (d) 400
37. 37.A school has 147 boys and 277 girls. 122 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 546 (b) 424 (c) 292 (d) 302
38. 38.After giving away 47 marbles, a boy has 81 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 118 (b) 34 (c) 138 (d) 128
39. 39.A train has 724 passengers. At a station, 536 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 188 (b) 178 (c) 1260 (d) 198
40. 40.A train has 498 passengers. At a station, 147 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 361 (b) 341 (c) 645 (d) 351

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