Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 898 · 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 300 boys and 297 girls. 50 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 537 (b) 547 (c) 597 (d) 647
2. 2.A library has 345 books. It buys 240 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 105 (b) 595 (c) 575 (d) 585
3. 3.A school has 196 boys and 121 girls. 60 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 317 (b) 377 (c) 247 (d) 257
4. 4.A library has 177 books. It buys 126 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 51 (b) 293 (c) 313 (d) 303
5. 5.After giving away 153 marbles, a boy has 63 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 216 (b) 217 (c) 206 (d) 226
6. 6.A train has 480 passengers. At a station, 277 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 757 (b) 193 (c) 203 (d) 213
7. 7.A train has 777 passengers. At a station, 458 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 319 (b) 309 (c) 1235 (d) 329
8. 8.A school has 108 boys and 246 girls. 73 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 427 (b) 281 (c) 354 (d) 271
9. 9.A farmer picks 217 mangoes on Monday and 179 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 48 (b) 38 (c) 28 (d) 396
10. 10.A train has 648 passengers. At a station, 120 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 768 (b) 528 (c) 538 (d) 518
11. 11.A farmer picks 445 mangoes on Monday and 197 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 248 (b) 642 (c) 238 (d) 258
12. 12.A farmer picks 289 mangoes on Monday and 119 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 180 (b) 160 (c) 408 (d) 170
13. 13.A school has 157 boys and 118 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 220 (b) 275 (c) 330 (d) 210
14. 14.A library has 375 books. It buys 126 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 511 (b) 501 (c) 491 (d) 249
15. 15.A library has 333 books. It buys 207 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 540 (b) 126 (c) 530 (d) 550
16. 16.A library has 399 books. It buys 64 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 335 (b) 473 (c) 463 (d) 453
17. 17.A train has 493 passengers. At a station, 260 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 753 (b) 223 (c) 233 (d) 243
18. 18.A train has 370 passengers. At a station, 254 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 126 (b) 116 (c) 106 (d) 624
19. 19.A farmer picks 267 mangoes on Monday and 142 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 115 (b) 409 (c) 125 (d) 135
20. 20.A farmer picks 520 mangoes on Monday and 347 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 867 (b) 183 (c) 163 (d) 173
21. 21.A school has 286 boys and 193 girls. 87 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 479 (b) 382 (c) 392 (d) 566
22. 22.A farmer picks 302 mangoes on Monday and 242 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 544 (b) 60 (c) 50 (d) 70
23. 23.A school has 279 boys and 148 girls. 143 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 284 (b) 274 (c) 427 (d) 570
24. 24.A school has 144 boys and 164 girls. 107 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 415 (b) 308 (c) 191 (d) 201
25. 25.A library has 284 books. It buys 102 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 396 (b) 182 (c) 376 (d) 386
26. 26.A farmer picks 517 mangoes on Monday and 120 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 637 (b) 397 (c) 407 (d) 387
27. 27.A library has 164 books. It buys 304 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 568 (b) 458 (c) 478 (d) 468
28. 28.A school has 145 boys and 297 girls. 139 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 293 (b) 581 (c) 442 (d) 303
29. 29.A train has 375 passengers. At a station, 171 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 194 (b) 204 (c) 214 (d) 546
30. 30.A farmer picks 205 mangoes on Monday and 153 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 52 (b) 358 (c) 42 (d) 62
31. 31.A farmer picks 257 mangoes on Monday and 162 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 85 (b) 105 (c) 95 (d) 419
32. 32.A school has 101 boys and 185 girls. 107 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 393 (b) 179 (c) 169 (d) 286
33. 33.A train has 365 passengers. At a station, 182 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 173 (b) 547 (c) 183 (d) 193
34. 34.After giving away 142 marbles, a boy has 236 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 388 (b) 368 (c) 378 (d) 94
35. 35.After giving away 88 marbles, a boy has 194 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 272 (b) 106 (c) 282 (d) 292
36. 36.After giving away 124 marbles, a boy has 177 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 301 (b) 291 (c) 311 (d) 53
37. 37.A train has 792 passengers. At a station, 447 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 355 (b) 1239 (c) 335 (d) 345
38. 38.A farmer picks 576 mangoes on Monday and 229 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 357 (b) 347 (c) 337 (d) 805
39. 39.A train has 385 passengers. At a station, 149 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 534 (b) 236 (c) 246 (d) 226
40. 40.A farmer picks 279 mangoes on Monday and 218 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 51 (b) 71 (c) 497 (d) 61

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