Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 883 · 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 495 mangoes on Monday and 196 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 299 (b) 289 (c) 309 (d) 691
2. 2.A farmer picks 554 mangoes on Monday and 179 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 733 (b) 365 (c) 385 (d) 375
3. 3.A train has 640 passengers. At a station, 107 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 523 (b) 543 (c) 533 (d) 747
4. 4.A train has 395 passengers. At a station, 316 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 711 (b) 79 (c) 69 (d) 89
5. 5.A school has 112 boys and 275 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 449 (b) 325 (c) 387 (d) 315
6. 6.A train has 496 passengers. At a station, 410 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 906 (b) 76 (c) 96 (d) 86
7. 7.After giving away 31 marbles, a boy has 245 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 276 (b) 286 (c) 214 (d) 266
8. 8.A farmer picks 232 mangoes on Monday and 152 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 80 (b) 70 (c) 384 (d) 90
9. 9.A farmer picks 235 mangoes on Monday and 145 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 380 (b) 100 (c) 80 (d) 90
10. 10.A school has 131 boys and 183 girls. 142 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 162 (b) 314 (c) 172 (d) 456
11. 11.A library has 451 books. It buys 275 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 726 (b) 176 (c) 736 (d) 716
12. 12.A train has 685 passengers. At a station, 442 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 253 (b) 233 (c) 1127 (d) 243
13. 13.A library has 132 books. It buys 150 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 382 (b) 282 (c) 272 (d) 292
14. 14.A library has 395 books. It buys 174 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 221 (b) 579 (c) 569 (d) 559
15. 15.A school has 157 boys and 258 girls. 93 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 415 (b) 322 (c) 508 (d) 312
16. 16.A farmer picks 210 mangoes on Monday and 122 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 88 (b) 78 (c) 98 (d) 332
17. 17.A school has 243 boys and 207 girls. 113 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 450 (b) 327 (c) 337 (d) 563
18. 18.A library has 379 books. It buys 305 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 74 (b) 674 (c) 694 (d) 684
19. 19.A library has 268 books. It buys 300 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 668 (b) 578 (c) 568 (d) 558
20. 20.A library has 321 books. It buys 203 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 118 (b) 514 (c) 524 (d) 534
21. 21.A library has 310 books. It buys 242 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 542 (b) 552 (c) 562 (d) 68
22. 22.A train has 326 passengers. At a station, 148 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 168 (b) 188 (c) 474 (d) 178
23. 23.A farmer picks 238 mangoes on Monday and 118 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 110 (b) 120 (c) 130 (d) 356
24. 24.A train has 383 passengers. At a station, 118 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 275 (b) 255 (c) 265 (d) 501
25. 25.A train has 386 passengers. At a station, 166 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 552 (b) 210 (c) 220 (d) 230
26. 26.After giving away 21 marbles, a boy has 208 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 187 (b) 229 (c) 219 (d) 239
27. 27.A school has 275 boys and 203 girls. 84 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 394 (b) 478 (c) 562 (d) 384
28. 28.A farmer picks 257 mangoes on Monday and 134 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 123 (b) 133 (c) 113 (d) 391
29. 29.A train has 519 passengers. At a station, 262 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 257 (b) 247 (c) 267 (d) 781
30. 30.A school has 197 boys and 211 girls. 122 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 286 (b) 530 (c) 408 (d) 276
31. 31.A train has 442 passengers. At a station, 209 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 223 (b) 243 (c) 651 (d) 233
32. 32.A library has 391 books. It buys 292 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 693 (b) 99 (c) 683 (d) 673
33. 33.After giving away 30 marbles, a boy has 43 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 63 (b) 73 (c) 83 (d) 13
34. 34.A school has 230 boys and 193 girls. 74 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 497 (b) 339 (c) 349 (d) 423
35. 35.After giving away 164 marbles, a boy has 234 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 388 (b) 70 (c) 398 (d) 408
36. 36.After giving away 64 marbles, a boy has 278 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 342 (b) 352 (c) 214 (d) 332
37. 37.A farmer picks 435 mangoes on Monday and 186 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 239 (b) 621 (c) 259 (d) 249
38. 38.A library has 358 books. It buys 72 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 430 (b) 440 (c) 286 (d) 420
39. 39.A library has 419 books. It buys 290 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 129 (b) 719 (c) 709 (d) 699
40. 40.A school has 259 boys and 166 girls. 67 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 425 (b) 492 (c) 358 (d) 348

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