Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 911 · 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 311 mangoes on Monday and 184 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 117 (b) 495 (c) 137 (d) 127
2. 2.After giving away 188 marbles, a boy has 196 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 384 (b) 394 (c) 8 (d) 374
3. 3.A train has 481 passengers. At a station, 345 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 826 (b) 146 (c) 136 (d) 126
4. 4.A school has 105 boys and 105 girls. 62 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 138 (b) 272 (c) 148 (d) 210
5. 5.A train has 779 passengers. At a station, 702 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 77 (b) 67 (c) 1481 (d) 87
6. 6.After giving away 75 marbles, a boy has 244 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 319 (b) 329 (c) 309 (d) 169
7. 7.A school has 117 boys and 206 girls. 111 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 434 (b) 323 (c) 202 (d) 212
8. 8.A library has 389 books. It buys 326 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 63 (b) 725 (c) 705 (d) 715
9. 9.A library has 400 books. It buys 51 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 461 (b) 349 (c) 451 (d) 441
10. 10.A farmer picks 200 mangoes on Monday and 112 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 98 (b) 88 (c) 78 (d) 312
11. 11.A library has 337 books. It buys 152 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 185 (b) 479 (c) 499 (d) 489
12. 12.A train has 302 passengers. At a station, 129 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 431 (b) 183 (c) 163 (d) 173
13. 13.After giving away 105 marbles, a boy has 245 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 350 (b) 360 (c) 140 (d) 340
14. 14.A library has 450 books. It buys 254 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 714 (b) 196 (c) 704 (d) 694
15. 15.A school has 193 boys and 118 girls. 102 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 311 (b) 199 (c) 413 (d) 209
16. 16.After giving away 113 marbles, a boy has 78 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 191 (b) 192 (c) 201 (d) 181
17. 17.A school has 266 boys and 299 girls. 99 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 664 (b) 456 (c) 466 (d) 565
18. 18.A library has 364 books. It buys 104 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 478 (b) 468 (c) 458 (d) 260
19. 19.A library has 186 books. It buys 118 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 294 (b) 68 (c) 304 (d) 314
20. 20.A farmer picks 311 mangoes on Monday and 108 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 203 (b) 213 (c) 193 (d) 419
21. 21.A school has 115 boys and 250 girls. 142 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 223 (b) 365 (c) 507 (d) 213
22. 22.A farmer picks 428 mangoes on Monday and 233 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 195 (b) 205 (c) 185 (d) 661
23. 23.A school has 210 boys and 282 girls. 68 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 560 (b) 424 (c) 414 (d) 492
24. 24.After giving away 21 marbles, a boy has 174 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 205 (b) 185 (c) 195 (d) 153
25. 25.A library has 189 books. It buys 120 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 299 (b) 69 (c) 319 (d) 309
26. 26.A farmer picks 396 mangoes on Monday and 173 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 569 (b) 233 (c) 213 (d) 223
27. 27.A train has 322 passengers. At a station, 114 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 218 (b) 436 (c) 198 (d) 208
28. 28.A school has 207 boys and 249 girls. 107 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 339 (b) 349 (c) 456 (d) 563
29. 29.A train has 483 passengers. At a station, 359 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 842 (b) 134 (c) 114 (d) 124
30. 30.A library has 449 books. It buys 237 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 676 (b) 212 (c) 696 (d) 686
31. 31.A train has 508 passengers. At a station, 260 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 258 (b) 248 (c) 768 (d) 238
32. 32.A school has 139 boys and 145 girls. 94 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 190 (b) 180 (c) 284 (d) 378
33. 33.A school has 120 boys and 163 girls. 67 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 350 (b) 283 (c) 206 (d) 216
34. 34.A school has 224 boys and 108 girls. 57 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 265 (b) 275 (c) 389 (d) 332
35. 35.A farmer picks 246 mangoes on Monday and 205 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 31 (b) 41 (c) 51 (d) 451
36. 36.A farmer picks 478 mangoes on Monday and 217 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 251 (b) 271 (c) 695 (d) 261
37. 37.A farmer picks 558 mangoes on Monday and 523 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 35 (b) 1081 (c) 45 (d) 25
38. 38.A library has 381 books. It buys 168 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 539 (b) 213 (c) 559 (d) 549
39. 39.A school has 285 boys and 123 girls. 114 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 284 (b) 408 (c) 522 (d) 294
40. 40.A school has 281 boys and 283 girls. 113 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 441 (b) 451 (c) 564 (d) 677

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