Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 903 · 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 562 mangoes on Monday and 289 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 263 (b) 283 (c) 273 (d) 851
2. 2.A library has 206 books. It buys 131 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 75 (b) 347 (c) 327 (d) 337
3. 3.A farmer picks 292 mangoes on Monday and 216 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 66 (b) 508 (c) 76 (d) 86
4. 4.A library has 310 books. It buys 263 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 583 (b) 573 (c) 563 (d) 47
5. 5.A farmer picks 484 mangoes on Monday and 148 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 632 (b) 336 (c) 326 (d) 346
6. 6.A farmer picks 307 mangoes on Monday and 172 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 145 (b) 479 (c) 125 (d) 135
7. 7.After giving away 54 marbles, a boy has 63 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 127 (b) 9 (c) 117 (d) 107
8. 8.A school has 206 boys and 227 girls. 141 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 433 (b) 292 (c) 282 (d) 574
9. 9.A train has 533 passengers. At a station, 208 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 325 (b) 315 (c) 741 (d) 335
10. 10.A library has 389 books. It buys 189 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 568 (b) 588 (c) 578 (d) 200
11. 11.A school has 231 boys and 245 girls. 112 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 476 (b) 354 (c) 588 (d) 364
12. 12.A train has 540 passengers. At a station, 146 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 404 (b) 686 (c) 394 (d) 384
13. 13.A school has 175 boys and 137 girls. 73 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 239 (b) 312 (c) 385 (d) 229
14. 14.A train has 373 passengers. At a station, 169 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 214 (b) 194 (c) 204 (d) 542
15. 15.A library has 157 books. It buys 228 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 375 (b) 395 (c) 385 (d) 485
16. 16.A school has 209 boys and 261 girls. 108 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 362 (b) 352 (c) 470 (d) 578
17. 17.A train has 345 passengers. At a station, 202 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 547 (b) 153 (c) 133 (d) 143
18. 18.After giving away 137 marbles, a boy has 98 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 245 (b) 235 (c) 225 (d) 236
19. 19.A train has 452 passengers. At a station, 388 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 54 (b) 64 (c) 840 (d) 74
20. 20.After giving away 47 marbles, a boy has 53 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 100 (b) 90 (c) 6 (d) 110
21. 21.A library has 161 books. It buys 118 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 43 (b) 289 (c) 269 (d) 279
22. 22.A train has 303 passengers. At a station, 176 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 479 (b) 117 (c) 137 (d) 127
23. 23.A school has 224 boys and 227 girls. 76 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 365 (b) 451 (c) 375 (d) 527
24. 24.A train has 506 passengers. At a station, 434 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 82 (b) 940 (c) 62 (d) 72
25. 25.A school has 289 boys and 123 girls. 87 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 315 (b) 499 (c) 412 (d) 325
26. 26.A library has 209 books. It buys 83 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 282 (b) 126 (c) 292 (d) 302
27. 27.A farmer picks 373 mangoes on Monday and 309 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 682 (b) 74 (c) 64 (d) 54
28. 28.After giving away 196 marbles, a boy has 134 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 330 (b) 331 (c) 340 (d) 320
29. 29.A farmer picks 214 mangoes on Monday and 176 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 38 (b) 390 (c) 28 (d) 48
30. 30.A library has 442 books. It buys 193 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 645 (b) 249 (c) 635 (d) 625
31. 31.A train has 419 passengers. At a station, 313 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 106 (b) 732 (c) 116 (d) 96
32. 32.A school has 196 boys and 168 girls. 50 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 364 (b) 304 (c) 314 (d) 414
33. 33.A train has 718 passengers. At a station, 362 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 366 (b) 346 (c) 1080 (d) 356
34. 34.After giving away 70 marbles, a boy has 276 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 336 (b) 356 (c) 206 (d) 346
35. 35.A school has 159 boys and 153 girls. 64 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 248 (b) 312 (c) 376 (d) 238
36. 36.A school has 287 boys and 144 girls. 69 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 431 (b) 352 (c) 500 (d) 362
37. 37.A farmer picks 211 mangoes on Monday and 168 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 53 (b) 379 (c) 43 (d) 33
38. 38.A farmer picks 301 mangoes on Monday and 121 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 422 (b) 180 (c) 170 (d) 190
39. 39.A library has 181 books. It buys 203 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 484 (b) 374 (c) 384 (d) 394
40. 40.After giving away 67 marbles, a boy has 192 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 249 (b) 125 (c) 259 (d) 269

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