Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 956 · 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 288 mangoes on Monday and 119 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 169 (b) 407 (c) 159 (d) 179
2. 2.A train has 321 passengers. At a station, 148 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 469 (b) 183 (c) 173 (d) 163
3. 3.After giving away 133 marbles, a boy has 81 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 204 (b) 224 (c) 215 (d) 214
4. 4.After giving away 179 marbles, a boy has 52 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 241 (b) 231 (c) 221 (d) 232
5. 5.A library has 398 books. It buys 178 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 586 (b) 566 (c) 220 (d) 576
6. 6.A library has 291 books. It buys 134 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 425 (b) 415 (c) 435 (d) 157
7. 7.A school has 137 boys and 239 girls. 54 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 312 (b) 322 (c) 430 (d) 376
8. 8.A farmer picks 237 mangoes on Monday and 164 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 63 (b) 83 (c) 73 (d) 401
9. 9.A farmer picks 521 mangoes on Monday and 304 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 217 (b) 825 (c) 207 (d) 227
10. 10.A library has 408 books. It buys 323 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 85 (b) 721 (c) 741 (d) 731
11. 11.After giving away 132 marbles, a boy has 216 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 348 (b) 338 (c) 84 (d) 358
12. 12.A school has 119 boys and 247 girls. 94 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 272 (b) 262 (c) 460 (d) 366
13. 13.After giving away 132 marbles, a boy has 34 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 166 (b) 167 (c) 156 (d) 176
14. 14.After giving away 77 marbles, a boy has 195 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 272 (b) 118 (c) 262 (d) 282
15. 15.A train has 398 passengers. At a station, 193 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 215 (b) 591 (c) 205 (d) 195
16. 16.A school has 180 boys and 169 girls. 96 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 243 (b) 445 (c) 253 (d) 349
17. 17.After giving away 42 marbles, a boy has 191 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 243 (b) 149 (c) 233 (d) 223
18. 18.After giving away 175 marbles, a boy has 85 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 250 (b) 261 (c) 260 (d) 270
19. 19.A train has 711 passengers. At a station, 318 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 393 (b) 1029 (c) 403 (d) 383
20. 20.A farmer picks 389 mangoes on Monday and 252 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 147 (b) 127 (c) 641 (d) 137
21. 21.A farmer picks 557 mangoes on Monday and 112 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 669 (b) 435 (c) 455 (d) 445
22. 22.A library has 467 books. It buys 52 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 519 (b) 529 (c) 509 (d) 415
23. 23.After giving away 92 marbles, a boy has 165 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 247 (b) 267 (c) 257 (d) 73
24. 24.A train has 398 passengers. At a station, 297 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 695 (b) 111 (c) 101 (d) 91
25. 25.After giving away 115 marbles, a boy has 154 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 259 (b) 39 (c) 279 (d) 269
26. 26.A library has 145 books. It buys 301 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 456 (b) 436 (c) 546 (d) 446
27. 27.A train has 789 passengers. At a station, 479 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 300 (b) 310 (c) 1268 (d) 320
28. 28.A library has 307 books. It buys 74 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 381 (b) 371 (c) 391 (d) 233
29. 29.A school has 115 boys and 143 girls. 60 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 188 (b) 198 (c) 258 (d) 318
30. 30.A train has 493 passengers. At a station, 151 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 644 (b) 332 (c) 342 (d) 352
31. 31.A library has 210 books. It buys 181 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 401 (b) 29 (c) 391 (d) 381
32. 32.A library has 199 books. It buys 156 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 365 (b) 355 (c) 345 (d) 43
33. 33.A school has 184 boys and 263 girls. 63 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 374 (b) 384 (c) 510 (d) 447
34. 34.After giving away 167 marbles, a boy has 83 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 260 (b) 240 (c) 250 (d) 251
35. 35.A farmer picks 552 mangoes on Monday and 425 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 977 (b) 117 (c) 137 (d) 127
36. 36.A train has 359 passengers. At a station, 283 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 642 (b) 86 (c) 76 (d) 66
37. 37.A train has 369 passengers. At a station, 262 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 97 (b) 107 (c) 117 (d) 631
38. 38.A library has 295 books. It buys 80 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 215 (b) 385 (c) 375 (d) 365
39. 39.A library has 206 books. It buys 215 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 411 (b) 431 (c) 521 (d) 421
40. 40.A train has 311 passengers. At a station, 144 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 177 (b) 157 (c) 455 (d) 167

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