Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 948 · 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 574 mangoes on Monday and 233 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 807 (b) 331 (c) 351 (d) 341
2. 2.A library has 462 books. It buys 97 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 549 (b) 365 (c) 559 (d) 569
3. 3.After giving away 127 marbles, a boy has 255 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 392 (b) 128 (c) 372 (d) 382
4. 4.A train has 508 passengers. At a station, 243 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 255 (b) 751 (c) 275 (d) 265
5. 5.A school has 260 boys and 104 girls. 116 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 238 (b) 480 (c) 248 (d) 364
6. 6.A train has 380 passengers. At a station, 257 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 113 (b) 123 (c) 637 (d) 133
7. 7.A train has 796 passengers. At a station, 670 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1466 (b) 126 (c) 136 (d) 116
8. 8.A library has 168 books. It buys 192 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 350 (b) 460 (c) 370 (d) 360
9. 9.A library has 242 books. It buys 172 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 70 (b) 414 (c) 424 (d) 404
10. 10.After giving away 49 marbles, a boy has 53 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 112 (b) 92 (c) 102 (d) 4
11. 11.A library has 320 books. It buys 166 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 154 (b) 486 (c) 476 (d) 496
12. 12.A library has 313 books. It buys 268 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 591 (b) 581 (c) 45 (d) 571
13. 13.A school has 298 boys and 275 girls. 87 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 476 (b) 486 (c) 660 (d) 573
14. 14.A library has 150 books. It buys 72 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 78 (b) 212 (c) 232 (d) 222
15. 15.A library has 252 books. It buys 131 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 121 (b) 373 (c) 383 (d) 393
16. 16.A farmer picks 250 mangoes on Monday and 158 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 82 (b) 92 (c) 408 (d) 102
17. 17.A train has 757 passengers. At a station, 465 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 282 (b) 292 (c) 302 (d) 1222
18. 18.After giving away 62 marbles, a boy has 173 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 235 (b) 111 (c) 225 (d) 245
19. 19.A school has 155 boys and 164 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 319 (b) 258 (c) 248 (d) 380
20. 20.A library has 362 books. It buys 230 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 132 (b) 582 (c) 592 (d) 602
21. 21.A farmer picks 221 mangoes on Monday and 101 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 130 (b) 110 (c) 322 (d) 120
22. 22.A school has 110 boys and 102 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 151 (b) 212 (c) 273 (d) 141
23. 23.After giving away 150 marbles, a boy has 83 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 234 (b) 243 (c) 233 (d) 223
24. 24.A farmer picks 547 mangoes on Monday and 290 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 837 (b) 257 (c) 267 (d) 247
25. 25.A farmer picks 395 mangoes on Monday and 195 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 210 (b) 190 (c) 200 (d) 590
26. 26.A farmer picks 522 mangoes on Monday and 314 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 208 (b) 218 (c) 836 (d) 198
27. 27.A train has 307 passengers. At a station, 187 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 130 (b) 120 (c) 494 (d) 110
28. 28.A train has 471 passengers. At a station, 370 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 101 (b) 841 (c) 111 (d) 91
29. 29.A library has 301 books. It buys 215 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 516 (b) 526 (c) 506 (d) 86
30. 30.A school has 285 boys and 217 girls. 143 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 359 (b) 645 (c) 349 (d) 502
31. 31.A train has 693 passengers. At a station, 316 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 367 (b) 1009 (c) 387 (d) 377
32. 32.After giving away 151 marbles, a boy has 226 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 367 (b) 377 (c) 387 (d) 75
33. 33.A farmer picks 580 mangoes on Monday and 534 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 46 (b) 1114 (c) 56 (d) 36
34. 34.After giving away 134 marbles, a boy has 53 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 177 (b) 187 (c) 188 (d) 197
35. 35.A school has 174 boys and 170 girls. 92 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 252 (b) 242 (c) 344 (d) 436
36. 36.A school has 178 boys and 226 girls. 90 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 404 (b) 494 (c) 314 (d) 304
37. 37.A school has 269 boys and 192 girls. 94 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 367 (b) 357 (c) 461 (d) 555
38. 38.A train has 315 passengers. At a station, 224 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 81 (b) 539 (c) 91 (d) 101
39. 39.A farmer picks 538 mangoes on Monday and 108 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 646 (b) 430 (c) 440 (d) 420
40. 40.A train has 335 passengers. At a station, 261 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 84 (b) 74 (c) 64 (d) 596

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