Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 958 · 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 train has 740 passengers. At a station, 611 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 139 (b) 119 (c) 129 (d) 1351
2. 2.A school has 113 boys and 114 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 172 (b) 282 (c) 162 (d) 227
3. 3.A farmer picks 302 mangoes on Monday and 271 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 573 (b) 21 (c) 31 (d) 41
4. 4.A library has 139 books. It buys 76 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 205 (b) 215 (c) 63 (d) 225
5. 5.A school has 287 boys and 203 girls. 116 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 490 (b) 606 (c) 364 (d) 374
6. 6.A library has 331 books. It buys 321 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 10 (b) 652 (c) 662 (d) 642
7. 7.A school has 142 boys and 204 girls. 51 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 346 (b) 295 (c) 397 (d) 285
8. 8.A farmer picks 581 mangoes on Monday and 208 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 373 (b) 363 (c) 789 (d) 383
9. 9.A library has 443 books. It buys 63 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 516 (b) 380 (c) 506 (d) 496
10. 10.After giving away 95 marbles, a boy has 79 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 164 (b) 174 (c) 184 (d) 175
11. 11.A school has 201 boys and 116 girls. 70 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 387 (b) 237 (c) 247 (d) 317
12. 12.A farmer picks 331 mangoes on Monday and 275 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 66 (b) 46 (c) 56 (d) 606
13. 13.After giving away 37 marbles, a boy has 141 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 104 (b) 188 (c) 168 (d) 178
14. 14.A library has 424 books. It buys 266 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 680 (b) 700 (c) 690 (d) 158
15. 15.A train has 532 passengers. At a station, 127 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 659 (b) 415 (c) 405 (d) 395
16. 16.A farmer picks 207 mangoes on Monday and 111 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 86 (b) 106 (c) 318 (d) 96
17. 17.A library has 354 books. It buys 302 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 656 (b) 646 (c) 666 (d) 52
18. 18.A farmer picks 585 mangoes on Monday and 544 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 51 (b) 31 (c) 41 (d) 1129
19. 19.A farmer picks 473 mangoes on Monday and 109 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 354 (b) 374 (c) 364 (d) 582
20. 20.A library has 248 books. It buys 328 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 676 (b) 576 (c) 586 (d) 566
21. 21.A library has 476 books. It buys 232 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 698 (b) 718 (c) 708 (d) 244
22. 22.A farmer picks 311 mangoes on Monday and 163 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 138 (b) 148 (c) 158 (d) 474
23. 23.A library has 459 books. It buys 68 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 537 (b) 391 (c) 517 (d) 527
24. 24.A train has 409 passengers. At a station, 295 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 114 (b) 104 (c) 124 (d) 704
25. 25.A train has 403 passengers. At a station, 289 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 114 (b) 104 (c) 124 (d) 692
26. 26.After giving away 25 marbles, a boy has 176 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 191 (b) 201 (c) 211 (d) 151
27. 27.A farmer picks 494 mangoes on Monday and 140 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 364 (b) 344 (c) 634 (d) 354
28. 28.A farmer picks 519 mangoes on Monday and 208 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 321 (b) 727 (c) 301 (d) 311
29. 29.A school has 258 boys and 180 girls. 127 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 301 (b) 311 (c) 565 (d) 438
30. 30.A library has 199 books. It buys 53 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 262 (b) 242 (c) 252 (d) 146
31. 31.A farmer picks 235 mangoes on Monday and 101 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 124 (b) 144 (c) 134 (d) 336
32. 32.A library has 424 books. It buys 223 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 657 (b) 637 (c) 647 (d) 201
33. 33.A school has 147 boys and 141 girls. 82 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 288 (b) 196 (c) 206 (d) 370
34. 34.A train has 424 passengers. At a station, 145 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 279 (b) 289 (c) 569 (d) 269
35. 35.After giving away 37 marbles, a boy has 197 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 160 (b) 224 (c) 234 (d) 244
36. 36.A train has 339 passengers. At a station, 163 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 176 (b) 186 (c) 502 (d) 166
37. 37.After giving away 116 marbles, a boy has 225 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 341 (b) 109 (c) 351 (d) 331
38. 38.After giving away 94 marbles, a boy has 23 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 107 (b) 117 (c) 127 (d) 118
39. 39.A farmer picks 493 mangoes on Monday and 217 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 286 (b) 266 (c) 710 (d) 276
40. 40.A library has 243 books. It buys 72 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 325 (b) 171 (c) 315 (d) 305

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