Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 892 · 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 257 mangoes on Monday and 154 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 93 (b) 411 (c) 103 (d) 113
2. 2.A school has 120 boys and 119 girls. 101 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 128 (b) 239 (c) 340 (d) 138
3. 3.A school has 129 boys and 140 girls. 102 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 157 (b) 167 (c) 269 (d) 371
4. 4.After giving away 168 marbles, a boy has 101 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 270 (b) 279 (c) 269 (d) 259
5. 5.A school has 176 boys and 219 girls. 67 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 328 (b) 395 (c) 318 (d) 462
6. 6.A train has 740 passengers. At a station, 373 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1113 (b) 377 (c) 357 (d) 367
7. 7.A farmer picks 546 mangoes on Monday and 384 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 172 (b) 152 (c) 930 (d) 162
8. 8.A train has 479 passengers. At a station, 303 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 166 (b) 782 (c) 186 (d) 176
9. 9.A school has 235 boys and 139 girls. 124 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 250 (b) 240 (c) 498 (d) 374
10. 10.A farmer picks 220 mangoes on Monday and 169 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 61 (b) 41 (c) 51 (d) 389
11. 11.A train has 416 passengers. At a station, 111 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 527 (b) 295 (c) 305 (d) 315
12. 12.A train has 353 passengers. At a station, 209 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 134 (b) 144 (c) 154 (d) 562
13. 13.After giving away 100 marbles, a boy has 57 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 167 (b) 157 (c) 158 (d) 147
14. 14.A train has 699 passengers. At a station, 168 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 541 (b) 531 (c) 867 (d) 521
15. 15.A school has 172 boys and 209 girls. 83 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 464 (b) 298 (c) 381 (d) 288
16. 16.A farmer picks 596 mangoes on Monday and 549 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 1145 (b) 47 (c) 57 (d) 37
17. 17.A train has 736 passengers. At a station, 654 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1390 (b) 82 (c) 72 (d) 92
18. 18.A library has 339 books. It buys 169 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 170 (b) 498 (c) 508 (d) 518
19. 19.A train has 387 passengers. At a station, 197 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 200 (b) 180 (c) 584 (d) 190
20. 20.A library has 180 books. It buys 234 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 414 (b) 424 (c) 404 (d) 514
21. 21.A school has 208 boys and 247 girls. 64 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 455 (b) 381 (c) 519 (d) 391
22. 22.After giving away 87 marbles, a boy has 33 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 121 (b) 130 (c) 110 (d) 120
23. 23.A farmer picks 588 mangoes on Monday and 274 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 304 (b) 324 (c) 862 (d) 314
24. 24.A library has 398 books. It buys 244 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 632 (b) 154 (c) 642 (d) 652
25. 25.A farmer picks 394 mangoes on Monday and 311 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 83 (b) 93 (c) 705 (d) 73
26. 26.A train has 453 passengers. At a station, 136 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 327 (b) 589 (c) 307 (d) 317
27. 27.A library has 442 books. It buys 224 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 656 (b) 666 (c) 218 (d) 676
28. 28.A library has 255 books. It buys 153 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 408 (b) 418 (c) 398 (d) 102
29. 29.After giving away 21 marbles, a boy has 251 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 262 (b) 272 (c) 230 (d) 282
30. 30.After giving away 168 marbles, a boy has 110 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 268 (b) 288 (c) 278 (d) 279
31. 31.A farmer picks 506 mangoes on Monday and 379 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 137 (b) 117 (c) 885 (d) 127
32. 32.A school has 154 boys and 252 girls. 107 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 513 (b) 289 (c) 299 (d) 406
33. 33.A library has 462 books. It buys 128 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 590 (b) 580 (c) 334 (d) 600
34. 34.A farmer picks 505 mangoes on Monday and 191 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 314 (b) 324 (c) 304 (d) 696
35. 35.A farmer picks 314 mangoes on Monday and 270 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 584 (b) 34 (c) 54 (d) 44
36. 36.A library has 137 books. It buys 90 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 47 (b) 227 (c) 237 (d) 217
37. 37.A school has 234 boys and 247 girls. 92 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 379 (b) 389 (c) 573 (d) 481
38. 38.A library has 431 books. It buys 140 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 581 (b) 291 (c) 561 (d) 571
39. 39.After giving away 154 marbles, a boy has 157 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 301 (b) 3 (c) 321 (d) 311
40. 40.A library has 135 books. It buys 330 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 455 (b) 565 (c) 475 (d) 465

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