Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 888 · 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 107 boys and 206 girls. 70 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 243 (b) 313 (c) 383 (d) 233
2. 2.A train has 449 passengers. At a station, 321 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 770 (b) 128 (c) 138 (d) 118
3. 3.A farmer picks 536 mangoes on Monday and 463 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 73 (b) 83 (c) 999 (d) 63
4. 4.A library has 355 books. It buys 216 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 581 (b) 561 (c) 139 (d) 571
5. 5.After giving away 182 marbles, a boy has 64 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 246 (b) 236 (c) 256 (d) 247
6. 6.After giving away 192 marbles, a boy has 32 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 234 (b) 214 (c) 225 (d) 224
7. 7.After giving away 72 marbles, a boy has 114 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 176 (b) 42 (c) 196 (d) 186
8. 8.After giving away 66 marbles, a boy has 169 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 103 (b) 225 (c) 235 (d) 245
9. 9.A farmer picks 243 mangoes on Monday and 180 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 73 (b) 423 (c) 53 (d) 63
10. 10.A train has 345 passengers. At a station, 237 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 118 (b) 582 (c) 108 (d) 98
11. 11.After giving away 144 marbles, a boy has 86 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 231 (b) 240 (c) 230 (d) 220
12. 12.A farmer picks 520 mangoes on Monday and 379 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 899 (b) 131 (c) 151 (d) 141
13. 13.A train has 408 passengers. At a station, 324 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 94 (b) 84 (c) 74 (d) 732
14. 14.A school has 208 boys and 129 girls. 141 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 196 (b) 186 (c) 478 (d) 337
15. 15.A library has 266 books. It buys 181 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 447 (b) 457 (c) 437 (d) 85
16. 16.A school has 107 boys and 152 girls. 82 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 341 (b) 177 (c) 167 (d) 259
17. 17.A school has 256 boys and 104 girls. 127 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 487 (b) 233 (c) 360 (d) 223
18. 18.A train has 705 passengers. At a station, 374 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 341 (b) 331 (c) 321 (d) 1079
19. 19.A library has 203 books. It buys 167 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 360 (b) 370 (c) 36 (d) 380
20. 20.A library has 354 books. It buys 128 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 492 (b) 482 (c) 472 (d) 226
21. 21.After giving away 176 marbles, a boy has 267 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 433 (b) 91 (c) 453 (d) 443
22. 22.A school has 224 boys and 110 girls. 143 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 477 (b) 334 (c) 191 (d) 181
23. 23.A farmer picks 304 mangoes on Monday and 273 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 31 (b) 21 (c) 41 (d) 577
24. 24.After giving away 185 marbles, a boy has 80 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 255 (b) 266 (c) 265 (d) 275
25. 25.A farmer picks 367 mangoes on Monday and 141 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 508 (b) 226 (c) 216 (d) 236
26. 26.A library has 416 books. It buys 335 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 761 (b) 751 (c) 81 (d) 741
27. 27.A train has 799 passengers. At a station, 215 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 594 (b) 574 (c) 1014 (d) 584
28. 28.A school has 286 boys and 282 girls. 110 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 448 (b) 458 (c) 568 (d) 678
29. 29.A library has 149 books. It buys 249 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 398 (b) 498 (c) 408 (d) 388
30. 30.A farmer picks 523 mangoes on Monday and 472 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 995 (b) 61 (c) 51 (d) 41
31. 31.After giving away 22 marbles, a boy has 144 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 122 (b) 156 (c) 176 (d) 166
32. 32.A school has 201 boys and 262 girls. 126 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 589 (b) 337 (c) 463 (d) 327
33. 33.A library has 243 books. It buys 123 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 120 (b) 366 (c) 356 (d) 376
34. 34.A train has 503 passengers. At a station, 345 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 848 (b) 148 (c) 168 (d) 158
35. 35.A train has 442 passengers. At a station, 341 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 91 (b) 111 (c) 101 (d) 783
36. 36.A train has 352 passengers. At a station, 294 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 68 (b) 58 (c) 646 (d) 48
37. 37.A farmer picks 329 mangoes on Monday and 129 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 210 (b) 190 (c) 458 (d) 200
38. 38.A school has 142 boys and 117 girls. 148 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 407 (b) 101 (c) 259 (d) 111
39. 39.A farmer picks 209 mangoes on Monday and 119 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 328 (b) 100 (c) 80 (d) 90
40. 40.A library has 239 books. It buys 231 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 470 (b) 8 (c) 460 (d) 480

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