Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 927 · 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 504 mangoes on Monday and 403 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 101 (b) 907 (c) 91 (d) 111
2. 2.A library has 471 books. It buys 86 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 547 (b) 567 (c) 557 (d) 385
3. 3.A school has 198 boys and 291 girls. 130 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 359 (b) 619 (c) 489 (d) 349
4. 4.After giving away 20 marbles, a boy has 148 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 158 (b) 178 (c) 128 (d) 168
5. 5.A school has 133 boys and 250 girls. 109 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 383 (b) 274 (c) 492 (d) 264
6. 6.A library has 392 books. It buys 293 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 685 (b) 695 (c) 99 (d) 675
7. 7.A school has 193 boys and 131 girls. 115 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 439 (b) 199 (c) 209 (d) 324
8. 8.A farmer picks 334 mangoes on Monday and 181 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 515 (b) 153 (c) 163 (d) 143
9. 9.A school has 195 boys and 252 girls. 147 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 300 (b) 447 (c) 290 (d) 594
10. 10.A school has 137 boys and 154 girls. 75 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 366 (b) 206 (c) 291 (d) 216
11. 11.A train has 516 passengers. At a station, 247 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 259 (b) 279 (c) 269 (d) 763
12. 12.A library has 345 books. It buys 314 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 659 (b) 649 (c) 31 (d) 669
13. 13.A train has 547 passengers. At a station, 231 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 326 (b) 306 (c) 778 (d) 316
14. 14.A farmer picks 465 mangoes on Monday and 351 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 816 (b) 104 (c) 124 (d) 114
15. 15.After giving away 54 marbles, a boy has 165 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 111 (b) 209 (c) 219 (d) 229
16. 16.A library has 263 books. It buys 130 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 383 (b) 403 (c) 133 (d) 393
17. 17.A library has 209 books. It buys 124 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 343 (b) 323 (c) 85 (d) 333
18. 18.A library has 279 books. It buys 261 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 540 (b) 530 (c) 18 (d) 550
19. 19.A school has 183 boys and 152 girls. 107 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 228 (b) 442 (c) 335 (d) 218
20. 20.A school has 147 boys and 133 girls. 89 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 191 (b) 181 (c) 369 (d) 280
21. 21.A train has 644 passengers. At a station, 440 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1084 (b) 204 (c) 214 (d) 194
22. 22.A library has 401 books. It buys 78 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 323 (b) 469 (c) 479 (d) 489
23. 23.A school has 296 boys and 115 girls. 52 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 349 (b) 411 (c) 463 (d) 359
24. 24.A train has 616 passengers. At a station, 175 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 791 (b) 441 (c) 431 (d) 451
25. 25.A school has 263 boys and 158 girls. 101 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 421 (b) 522 (c) 310 (d) 320
26. 26.After giving away 174 marbles, a boy has 108 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 283 (b) 272 (c) 292 (d) 282
27. 27.After giving away 23 marbles, a boy has 231 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 244 (b) 264 (c) 208 (d) 254
28. 28.A train has 467 passengers. At a station, 251 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 206 (b) 718 (c) 226 (d) 216
29. 29.A library has 467 books. It buys 244 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 711 (b) 701 (c) 223 (d) 721
30. 30.A library has 316 books. It buys 95 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 401 (b) 411 (c) 421 (d) 221
31. 31.A school has 168 boys and 148 girls. 114 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 430 (b) 316 (c) 202 (d) 192
32. 32.A farmer picks 476 mangoes on Monday and 126 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 340 (b) 602 (c) 360 (d) 350
33. 33.A train has 543 passengers. At a station, 486 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 67 (b) 57 (c) 1029 (d) 47
34. 34.After giving away 89 marbles, a boy has 177 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 88 (b) 266 (c) 256 (d) 276
35. 35.A train has 758 passengers. At a station, 143 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 615 (b) 625 (c) 605 (d) 901
36. 36.A farmer picks 395 mangoes on Monday and 184 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 579 (b) 201 (c) 211 (d) 221
37. 37.A train has 392 passengers. At a station, 128 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 254 (b) 274 (c) 264 (d) 520
38. 38.A library has 168 books. It buys 92 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 260 (b) 76 (c) 250 (d) 270
39. 39.A library has 466 books. It buys 98 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 564 (b) 554 (c) 368 (d) 574
40. 40.A school has 253 boys and 226 girls. 98 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 371 (b) 577 (c) 381 (d) 479

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