Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 871 · 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 319 mangoes on Monday and 174 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 155 (b) 145 (c) 493 (d) 135
2. 2.A school has 160 boys and 213 girls. 60 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 373 (b) 313 (c) 303 (d) 433
3. 3.After giving away 70 marbles, a boy has 169 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 229 (b) 249 (c) 99 (d) 239
4. 4.A library has 364 books. It buys 262 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 626 (b) 616 (c) 636 (d) 102
5. 5.A school has 208 boys and 158 girls. 128 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 228 (b) 238 (c) 366 (d) 494
6. 6.A train has 591 passengers. At a station, 290 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 301 (b) 881 (c) 291 (d) 311
7. 7.After giving away 91 marbles, a boy has 284 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 365 (b) 385 (c) 193 (d) 375
8. 8.A library has 444 books. It buys 108 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 552 (b) 562 (c) 336 (d) 542
9. 9.A farmer picks 308 mangoes on Monday and 269 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 49 (b) 577 (c) 29 (d) 39
10. 10.A school has 174 boys and 116 girls. 120 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 170 (b) 160 (c) 290 (d) 410
11. 11.A farmer picks 251 mangoes on Monday and 110 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 131 (b) 151 (c) 141 (d) 361
12. 12.A school has 177 boys and 186 girls. 59 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 304 (b) 294 (c) 422 (d) 363
13. 13.A library has 291 books. It buys 300 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 601 (b) 691 (c) 591 (d) 581
14. 14.A train has 790 passengers. At a station, 128 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 662 (b) 652 (c) 672 (d) 918
15. 15.A train has 420 passengers. At a station, 244 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 166 (b) 176 (c) 186 (d) 664
16. 16.After giving away 74 marbles, a boy has 102 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 28 (b) 166 (c) 186 (d) 176
17. 17.After giving away 28 marbles, a boy has 148 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 120 (b) 186 (c) 166 (d) 176
18. 18.A farmer picks 499 mangoes on Monday and 355 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 154 (b) 144 (c) 134 (d) 854
19. 19.A school has 253 boys and 231 girls. 125 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 359 (b) 609 (c) 349 (d) 484
20. 20.A library has 374 books. It buys 101 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 485 (b) 475 (c) 273 (d) 465
21. 21.A train has 391 passengers. At a station, 266 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 657 (b) 125 (c) 135 (d) 115
22. 22.A library has 463 books. It buys 64 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 527 (b) 537 (c) 517 (d) 399
23. 23.A library has 208 books. It buys 86 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 304 (b) 284 (c) 294 (d) 122
24. 24.After giving away 96 marbles, a boy has 145 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 241 (b) 231 (c) 49 (d) 251
25. 25.A library has 441 books. It buys 209 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 660 (b) 650 (c) 640 (d) 232
26. 26.A library has 335 books. It buys 140 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 195 (b) 485 (c) 475 (d) 465
27. 27.After giving away 87 marbles, a boy has 80 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 167 (b) 157 (c) 177 (d) 168
28. 28.A school has 159 boys and 285 girls. 88 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 356 (b) 346 (c) 444 (d) 532
29. 29.A train has 331 passengers. At a station, 118 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 449 (b) 213 (c) 223 (d) 203
30. 30.A school has 138 boys and 247 girls. 147 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 228 (b) 385 (c) 238 (d) 532
31. 31.A farmer picks 341 mangoes on Monday and 124 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 217 (b) 227 (c) 465 (d) 207
32. 32.A farmer picks 551 mangoes on Monday and 418 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 143 (b) 133 (c) 969 (d) 123
33. 33.After giving away 64 marbles, a boy has 75 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 139 (b) 11 (c) 129 (d) 149
34. 34.A farmer picks 322 mangoes on Monday and 256 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 76 (b) 578 (c) 56 (d) 66
35. 35.After giving away 55 marbles, a boy has 169 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 224 (b) 234 (c) 214 (d) 114
36. 36.A train has 363 passengers. At a station, 105 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 468 (b) 248 (c) 268 (d) 258
37. 37.A train has 510 passengers. At a station, 435 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 945 (b) 75 (c) 65 (d) 85
38. 38.A train has 462 passengers. At a station, 350 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 812 (b) 102 (c) 112 (d) 122
39. 39.A train has 678 passengers. At a station, 444 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 244 (b) 234 (c) 1122 (d) 224
40. 40.After giving away 115 marbles, a boy has 277 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 402 (b) 382 (c) 162 (d) 392

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