Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 879 · 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 486 mangoes on Monday and 172 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 304 (b) 658 (c) 324 (d) 314
2. 2.A school has 244 boys and 195 girls. 81 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 439 (b) 520 (c) 358 (d) 348
3. 3.A train has 378 passengers. At a station, 142 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 226 (b) 520 (c) 246 (d) 236
4. 4.A school has 233 boys and 293 girls. 149 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 526 (b) 675 (c) 377 (d) 367
5. 5.A library has 230 books. It buys 106 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 326 (b) 346 (c) 336 (d) 124
6. 6.A library has 179 books. It buys 52 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 127 (b) 221 (c) 231 (d) 241
7. 7.A train has 380 passengers. At a station, 135 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 235 (b) 245 (c) 255 (d) 515
8. 8.After giving away 98 marbles, a boy has 198 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 306 (b) 286 (c) 100 (d) 296
9. 9.A school has 152 boys and 248 girls. 129 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 400 (b) 271 (c) 529 (d) 261
10. 10.A train has 514 passengers. At a station, 199 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 713 (b) 305 (c) 325 (d) 315
11. 11.A school has 284 boys and 291 girls. 104 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 471 (b) 575 (c) 679 (d) 461
12. 12.A train has 760 passengers. At a station, 662 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 108 (b) 98 (c) 1422 (d) 88
13. 13.A library has 445 books. It buys 345 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 780 (b) 790 (c) 800 (d) 100
14. 14.A train has 343 passengers. At a station, 288 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 65 (b) 55 (c) 631 (d) 45
15. 15.A farmer picks 395 mangoes on Monday and 106 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 289 (b) 501 (c) 279 (d) 299
16. 16.A farmer picks 416 mangoes on Monday and 115 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 311 (b) 531 (c) 291 (d) 301
17. 17.A library has 353 books. It buys 279 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 642 (b) 74 (c) 632 (d) 622
18. 18.A library has 399 books. It buys 89 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 498 (b) 310 (c) 488 (d) 478
19. 19.A school has 113 boys and 223 girls. 63 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 336 (b) 263 (c) 273 (d) 399
20. 20.After giving away 33 marbles, a boy has 92 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 59 (b) 125 (c) 135 (d) 115
21. 21.A library has 204 books. It buys 312 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 526 (b) 506 (c) 516 (d) 616
22. 22.A library has 449 books. It buys 300 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 749 (b) 759 (c) 739 (d) 149
23. 23.A library has 240 books. It buys 67 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 173 (b) 297 (c) 307 (d) 317
24. 24.A library has 229 books. It buys 152 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 77 (b) 371 (c) 381 (d) 391
25. 25.A farmer picks 543 mangoes on Monday and 138 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 395 (b) 415 (c) 405 (d) 681
26. 26.A farmer picks 500 mangoes on Monday and 328 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 182 (b) 162 (c) 172 (d) 828
27. 27.A train has 348 passengers. At a station, 115 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 223 (b) 243 (c) 233 (d) 463
28. 28.A farmer picks 492 mangoes on Monday and 231 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 251 (b) 723 (c) 261 (d) 271
29. 29.A train has 520 passengers. At a station, 193 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 317 (b) 713 (c) 327 (d) 337
30. 30.After giving away 102 marbles, a boy has 27 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 139 (b) 119 (c) 130 (d) 129
31. 31.A school has 121 boys and 272 girls. 53 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 446 (b) 393 (c) 330 (d) 340
32. 32.After giving away 178 marbles, a boy has 54 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 222 (b) 242 (c) 233 (d) 232
33. 33.A school has 161 boys and 136 girls. 100 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 297 (b) 197 (c) 187 (d) 397
34. 34.After giving away 153 marbles, a boy has 287 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 134 (b) 430 (c) 450 (d) 440
35. 35.A library has 190 books. It buys 93 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 293 (b) 97 (c) 273 (d) 283
36. 36.After giving away 20 marbles, a boy has 47 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 67 (b) 77 (c) 27 (d) 57
37. 37.A farmer picks 511 mangoes on Monday and 150 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 361 (b) 661 (c) 371 (d) 351
38. 38.A library has 448 books. It buys 135 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 583 (b) 313 (c) 593 (d) 573
39. 39.A farmer picks 211 mangoes on Monday and 125 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 336 (b) 76 (c) 86 (d) 96
40. 40.A farmer picks 290 mangoes on Monday and 145 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 145 (b) 135 (c) 435 (d) 155

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