Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 950 · 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 565 mangoes on Monday and 188 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 377 (b) 387 (c) 367 (d) 753
2. 2.After giving away 117 marbles, a boy has 169 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 276 (b) 52 (c) 296 (d) 286
3. 3.A train has 736 passengers. At a station, 225 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 521 (b) 501 (c) 961 (d) 511
4. 4.A train has 459 passengers. At a station, 356 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 93 (b) 815 (c) 113 (d) 103
5. 5.A school has 296 boys and 243 girls. 95 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 634 (b) 539 (c) 444 (d) 434
6. 6.After giving away 119 marbles, a boy has 208 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 327 (b) 317 (c) 89 (d) 337
7. 7.A library has 478 books. It buys 245 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 723 (b) 733 (c) 713 (d) 233
8. 8.A school has 271 boys and 227 girls. 81 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 417 (b) 498 (c) 579 (d) 407
9. 9.A farmer picks 306 mangoes on Monday and 205 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 101 (b) 91 (c) 511 (d) 111
10. 10.A farmer picks 472 mangoes on Monday and 279 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 183 (b) 193 (c) 751 (d) 203
11. 11.A library has 137 books. It buys 75 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 202 (b) 62 (c) 212 (d) 222
12. 12.A school has 240 boys and 236 girls. 131 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 345 (b) 607 (c) 476 (d) 335
13. 13.A school has 141 boys and 172 girls. 137 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 166 (b) 450 (c) 313 (d) 176
14. 14.A library has 232 books. It buys 162 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 394 (b) 384 (c) 70 (d) 404
15. 15.After giving away 63 marbles, a boy has 155 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 218 (b) 208 (c) 228 (d) 92
16. 16.A farmer picks 516 mangoes on Monday and 332 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 848 (b) 184 (c) 194 (d) 174
17. 17.A train has 357 passengers. At a station, 215 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 152 (b) 132 (c) 142 (d) 572
18. 18.A library has 318 books. It buys 313 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 5 (b) 641 (c) 631 (d) 621
19. 19.A farmer picks 439 mangoes on Monday and 343 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 106 (b) 782 (c) 86 (d) 96
20. 20.After giving away 184 marbles, a boy has 117 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 301 (b) 291 (c) 302 (d) 311
21. 21.A library has 160 books. It buys 72 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 242 (b) 88 (c) 232 (d) 222
22. 22.A farmer picks 543 mangoes on Monday and 334 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 209 (b) 219 (c) 199 (d) 877
23. 23.A train has 425 passengers. At a station, 207 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 632 (b) 208 (c) 228 (d) 218
24. 24.A farmer picks 325 mangoes on Monday and 210 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 535 (b) 105 (c) 115 (d) 125
25. 25.A train has 392 passengers. At a station, 111 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 281 (b) 291 (c) 271 (d) 503
26. 26.A farmer picks 425 mangoes on Monday and 396 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 39 (b) 29 (c) 19 (d) 821
27. 27.After giving away 53 marbles, a boy has 289 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 236 (b) 332 (c) 342 (d) 352
28. 28.A train has 789 passengers. At a station, 583 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 206 (b) 196 (c) 1372 (d) 216
29. 29.After giving away 20 marbles, a boy has 22 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 52 (b) 2 (c) 42 (d) 32
30. 30.A school has 227 boys and 111 girls. 56 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 394 (b) 272 (c) 282 (d) 338
31. 31.A train has 623 passengers. At a station, 263 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 370 (b) 350 (c) 886 (d) 360
32. 32.After giving away 94 marbles, a boy has 205 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 111 (b) 289 (c) 309 (d) 299
33. 33.After giving away 124 marbles, a boy has 81 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 206 (b) 195 (c) 215 (d) 205
34. 34.A train has 348 passengers. At a station, 180 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 178 (b) 158 (c) 528 (d) 168
35. 35.A train has 630 passengers. At a station, 372 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 248 (b) 258 (c) 1002 (d) 268
36. 36.A train has 385 passengers. At a station, 227 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 168 (b) 612 (c) 148 (d) 158
37. 37.A farmer picks 393 mangoes on Monday and 286 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 117 (b) 107 (c) 679 (d) 97
38. 38.A farmer picks 348 mangoes on Monday and 142 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 490 (b) 216 (c) 206 (d) 196
39. 39.A library has 409 books. It buys 273 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 672 (b) 692 (c) 682 (d) 136
40. 40.A train has 414 passengers. At a station, 249 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 663 (b) 155 (c) 165 (d) 175

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