Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 887 · 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 school has 108 boys and 156 girls. 80 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 174 (b) 344 (c) 264 (d) 184
2. 2.A library has 377 books. It buys 202 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 569 (b) 589 (c) 175 (d) 579
3. 3.After giving away 50 marbles, a boy has 286 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 236 (b) 326 (c) 346 (d) 336
4. 4.A train has 742 passengers. At a station, 386 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 356 (b) 1128 (c) 346 (d) 366
5. 5.After giving away 135 marbles, a boy has 179 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 304 (b) 314 (c) 324 (d) 44
6. 6.A library has 252 books. It buys 343 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 595 (b) 605 (c) 585 (d) 695
7. 7.A farmer picks 531 mangoes on Monday and 356 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 185 (b) 175 (c) 165 (d) 887
8. 8.A farmer picks 471 mangoes on Monday and 417 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 44 (b) 54 (c) 64 (d) 888
9. 9.A farmer picks 358 mangoes on Monday and 258 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 100 (b) 110 (c) 616 (d) 90
10. 10.After giving away 52 marbles, a boy has 215 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 163 (b) 277 (c) 257 (d) 267
11. 11.A train has 712 passengers. At a station, 353 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 369 (b) 1065 (c) 359 (d) 349
12. 12.A farmer picks 291 mangoes on Monday and 125 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 416 (b) 166 (c) 156 (d) 176
13. 13.A farmer picks 346 mangoes on Monday and 212 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 144 (b) 124 (c) 558 (d) 134
14. 14.A train has 719 passengers. At a station, 401 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1120 (b) 318 (c) 308 (d) 328
15. 15.A library has 250 books. It buys 135 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 385 (b) 375 (c) 395 (d) 115
16. 16.A farmer picks 338 mangoes on Monday and 110 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 448 (b) 218 (c) 228 (d) 238
17. 17.A train has 380 passengers. At a station, 297 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 73 (b) 677 (c) 83 (d) 93
18. 18.A train has 656 passengers. At a station, 129 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 537 (b) 527 (c) 785 (d) 517
19. 19.After giving away 23 marbles, a boy has 170 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 183 (b) 203 (c) 193 (d) 147
20. 20.A train has 569 passengers. At a station, 215 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 364 (b) 344 (c) 354 (d) 784
21. 21.A farmer picks 369 mangoes on Monday and 126 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 243 (b) 495 (c) 233 (d) 253
22. 22.A library has 223 books. It buys 292 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 515 (b) 525 (c) 505 (d) 615
23. 23.A library has 273 books. It buys 144 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 129 (b) 407 (c) 417 (d) 427
24. 24.A library has 466 books. It buys 286 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 752 (b) 762 (c) 742 (d) 180
25. 25.A farmer picks 206 mangoes on Monday and 112 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 94 (b) 84 (c) 318 (d) 104
26. 26.After giving away 176 marbles, a boy has 263 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 449 (b) 439 (c) 429 (d) 87
27. 27.A library has 172 books. It buys 81 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 91 (b) 263 (c) 243 (d) 253
28. 28.A train has 532 passengers. At a station, 283 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 249 (b) 815 (c) 239 (d) 259
29. 29.A farmer picks 234 mangoes on Monday and 106 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 128 (b) 118 (c) 138 (d) 340
30. 30.A train has 743 passengers. At a station, 229 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 504 (b) 514 (c) 972 (d) 524
31. 31.A school has 299 boys and 254 girls. 98 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 455 (b) 553 (c) 651 (d) 445
32. 32.A train has 354 passengers. At a station, 138 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 492 (b) 216 (c) 206 (d) 226
33. 33.A train has 589 passengers. At a station, 181 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 770 (b) 418 (c) 398 (d) 408
34. 34.A train has 723 passengers. At a station, 313 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 400 (b) 410 (c) 420 (d) 1036
35. 35.A school has 133 boys and 198 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 331 (b) 259 (c) 269 (d) 393
36. 36.A library has 454 books. It buys 196 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 640 (b) 258 (c) 660 (d) 650
37. 37.A train has 407 passengers. At a station, 173 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 224 (b) 234 (c) 580 (d) 244
38. 38.A school has 180 boys and 127 girls. 150 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 147 (b) 157 (c) 457 (d) 307
39. 39.A farmer picks 451 mangoes on Monday and 174 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 267 (b) 625 (c) 287 (d) 277
40. 40.A train has 427 passengers. At a station, 160 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 277 (b) 587 (c) 267 (d) 257

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