Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 876 · 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 265 mangoes on Monday and 186 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 89 (b) 79 (c) 451 (d) 69
2. 2.A school has 144 boys and 245 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 389 (b) 317 (c) 451 (d) 327
3. 3.A train has 323 passengers. At a station, 116 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 439 (b) 217 (c) 207 (d) 197
4. 4.After giving away 25 marbles, a boy has 229 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 204 (b) 244 (c) 254 (d) 264
5. 5.A train has 443 passengers. At a station, 202 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 231 (b) 251 (c) 241 (d) 645
6. 6.After giving away 50 marbles, a boy has 56 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 6 (b) 96 (c) 116 (d) 106
7. 7.A train has 799 passengers. At a station, 640 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 169 (b) 159 (c) 149 (d) 1439
8. 8.After giving away 103 marbles, a boy has 73 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 177 (b) 166 (c) 186 (d) 176
9. 9.After giving away 174 marbles, a boy has 52 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 227 (b) 236 (c) 216 (d) 226
10. 10.A farmer picks 445 mangoes on Monday and 156 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 601 (b) 299 (c) 279 (d) 289
11. 11.After giving away 150 marbles, a boy has 23 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 163 (b) 173 (c) 174 (d) 183
12. 12.A train has 693 passengers. At a station, 251 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 452 (b) 944 (c) 442 (d) 432
13. 13.After giving away 107 marbles, a boy has 155 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 48 (b) 262 (c) 272 (d) 252
14. 14.A school has 154 boys and 297 girls. 130 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 311 (b) 321 (c) 451 (d) 581
15. 15.A farmer picks 565 mangoes on Monday and 523 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 32 (b) 42 (c) 1088 (d) 52
16. 16.A farmer picks 570 mangoes on Monday and 424 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 994 (b) 156 (c) 146 (d) 136
17. 17.A library has 144 books. It buys 303 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 547 (b) 437 (c) 457 (d) 447
18. 18.A school has 229 boys and 136 girls. 91 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 456 (b) 274 (c) 365 (d) 264
19. 19.After giving away 23 marbles, a boy has 272 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 305 (b) 249 (c) 295 (d) 285
20. 20.A library has 227 books. It buys 144 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 381 (b) 371 (c) 83 (d) 361
21. 21.After giving away 199 marbles, a boy has 65 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 265 (b) 274 (c) 264 (d) 254
22. 22.A library has 446 books. It buys 257 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 703 (b) 189 (c) 693 (d) 713
23. 23.A library has 350 books. It buys 171 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 511 (b) 179 (c) 521 (d) 531
24. 24.A school has 275 boys and 125 girls. 81 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 400 (b) 481 (c) 319 (d) 309
25. 25.After giving away 25 marbles, a boy has 219 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 244 (b) 234 (c) 254 (d) 194
26. 26.A library has 245 books. It buys 53 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 192 (b) 298 (c) 288 (d) 308
27. 27.A library has 145 books. It buys 155 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 290 (b) 300 (c) 310 (d) 400
28. 28.A train has 345 passengers. At a station, 216 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 139 (b) 561 (c) 129 (d) 119
29. 29.After giving away 193 marbles, a boy has 93 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 286 (b) 276 (c) 287 (d) 296
30. 30.After giving away 29 marbles, a boy has 68 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 107 (b) 39 (c) 87 (d) 97
31. 31.A school has 139 boys and 104 girls. 118 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 125 (b) 243 (c) 115 (d) 361
32. 32.A train has 628 passengers. At a station, 275 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 363 (b) 903 (c) 353 (d) 343
33. 33.A train has 459 passengers. At a station, 149 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 310 (b) 608 (c) 320 (d) 300
34. 34.A farmer picks 515 mangoes on Monday and 202 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 313 (b) 323 (c) 717 (d) 303
35. 35.A school has 203 boys and 189 girls. 113 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 392 (b) 505 (c) 279 (d) 269
36. 36.A school has 109 boys and 281 girls. 105 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 495 (b) 275 (c) 390 (d) 285
37. 37.A train has 612 passengers. At a station, 491 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 121 (b) 131 (c) 111 (d) 1103
38. 38.A school has 135 boys and 168 girls. 82 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 385 (b) 211 (c) 221 (d) 303
39. 39.A library has 450 books. It buys 106 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 566 (b) 546 (c) 556 (d) 344
40. 40.A train has 668 passengers. At a station, 552 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 126 (b) 106 (c) 116 (d) 1220

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